BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10019, 15 April 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

ME O'BRIEN AND ME LLOYD-GEORGE. ASSERTION AND DENIAL. United Press Association—By Electric Talegrip Copyright. Received April 14, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, April 13. Owir.g ta the veto debate the promised statement by Mr William O'Brien, Leader of the Independent Inah Party, with reierence to interviews between himself, Mr LloydGeorge, and Mr Healy rws-been postponed until Monday next.

(In a speech at Cork, Mr O'Brien said he had read Mr Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, a letter summarising his recollection of the .results of his and Mr Healy's previous interviews, with Mr LloydGeorge, namely: That the increased duties .and' New taxes in Ireland, and the propoaed re-valuation, might be dropped; and land purchase in Ireland again expedited, conditional on !Vr Redmond and Mr Dillon meeting Mr O'Brien and Mr Pealy to j arrange matters. Mr O'Brien added that Mr Lloyd-George did not dispute the accuracy of the recollection. In an interview Mr Lloyd-George said he never received the letter referred'to by Mr'O'Brien, nor was it read to him. The statement made therein was grossly untrue, and the affair was a disgraceful; breach of confidence.) ■ '■<*•■',-. . ~

COLOURED LABOUR ON THE RAND. '■: \ COLONEL SEELY HKCKbED.. Received April 14, 9.40 a.m. LONDON, April 13. " In the House of Common?, in reply to a suggestion by Mr Will Thonie, Labour member far West Ham South, that at condition ol'.affaira analogous to that prevailing' when the Chinese were employed, continues in full swing on the Rand* Colonel Seely Under-Secretary or the Colonies, emphasised the great difference between imported Chmese, who were outlaws, and Kaffirs, who were 'living and workiug under the ordinary law. Labourites and Unionists further heckled Colonel Seely on the'subject*/ AN OPINION THAT IS HARDENING. Received April 14, 11 a.m. LONDON, April 13. The opinion is hardening that MrRedmond, Leader ot the Nationalist Party, does not intend to seriously embarrass the Government in conneo tion with Monday's guillotine motion with respect to the Budget.