IMPERIAL ELECTIONS.

Waikato Argus, Volume IX, Issue 765, 27 September 1900, Page 3

IMPERIAL ELECTIONS.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION j. (BY ELKCTRIO TELEGRAPH.— COPYRIGHT). (luiciivud September 20, 10 50 p.m. London, September 26. One hundred and seventy-four Unionist, and forty Radical seats are unchallenged. Messrs O'Brien and Headly, Bpeaking at Louth, from different ends of the same platform, abused each other for three hours. (Received September 27, 9 a.m.) London, September 26. Mr Goschen shortly ictires from the Admiralty. He denies any differences with his colleagues. On the contrary they are in entire accord. Mr Chamberlaiu received an enthusiastic reception at Oldham. The Liberal party, he asserted, was a collection of internecine factions. When certain people encouraged Kruger at a critical moment to resist and give Joe another fall, no Liberal Imperialist from Lord Rosebery downwards said a single word to help the Government and so convince Kruger that the coun • try was united in its demands. Behind Kruger were people upon whom the guilt of war fell equally with Kruger. Mr Wyndham, speaking at Dover, admitted that the forces ueeded for South Africa were miscalculated at the outset; but denied the unprepareduoss of the army, inasmuch as 213,000 men with, innumerable guns were sent in the briefeet time. The Government was alert on the question of army reform, and seven millions were now being spent on modern guns and coast defence.