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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 12984, 27 January 1910, Page 5

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’ SUMMARY. Total number of seats 670 Total returned 568 Returns to come ,L.. 102 PRESENT POSITION. Unionist gains 116 Liberal gains 17 PRESENT STATE OF PARTIES. . Liberals 221 Labour ~. 36 Nationalists 70 Unionists V. 241 THE REFORM OF THE LORDS. The Premier on the Problem. Press Association .—Telegraph .—Copyright. Received January 27, 10.0 a.m. , LONDON, January 26. The London Times says that Mr Asquith is in no position to carry out a great constitutional change by main force, but that the Unionists are ready for reasonable reform of the House of Lords if effected by their consent. It is not - beyond the wit of man to devise legislation which would secure to the House of Commons full power as to finance, but which would exclude the possibility of tacking. The Birmingham Post urges all advocates of the two-Chamber system to unite upon an alternative scheme for the reconstruction of the House of Lords.

SPEECH BY LLOYD GEORGE. An Unflinching Policy Urged. LONDON, January 26. Mr Lloyd George, in a speech at Stourbridge, said there must bo no faltering about a settlement. The swinging majority in. the west and north favoured a strong, unflinching' policy. He was perfectly certain that if the Liberals listened to the counsels with timidity and faintness, the great democracy would become disgusted and abandon the Government.

UNDAUNTED MR ASQUITH

Silly Suffragettes. LONDON, January 26. Mr Asquith, despite snow, motored through East Fife, paying brief visits to polling stations to thank his supporters. Suffragettes made an active appeal to the voters to reject Mr’Asquith.

SUFFRAGETTES IN MOTOR-CARS. Ctfase the Prime Minister. < LONDON, January 26. Mr Asquith, who was driving in a motor car at East Fife, was chased' by Suffragettes in motor cars, compelling police intervention.

FURTHER RETURNS. PRIME MINISTER RETURNED. By Substantial Majority.. LONDON, January 26. Morley—France (L.) 8026; Charlesworth (U.) 3305; Smith (Lab.) 2192. As previously.

Loughborough—Sir Maurice Levy (L.) 67701 Carington (U.) 6007. As previously. Renfrewshire East—Gilmour (U.) 9645; Laidlaw (L.) 8771. Previously Liberal. Stirling Burghs—Arthur Pou'sonby (L.) 4471; Cochrane Patrick (U.). 2418. As previously. Lanark, North East—Pringle (L.) 8422; Thomson (U.) 7528; Small (Lab.) 1718. Previously Liberal. Monmonth, Western—Thos Richards (Lab.) 13,295; Cameron (U.) 3045. As previously. Stowmarkot—Goldsmith (U.) 5311; G. A. Hardy (L.) 4666. Previously Liberal. Haddington—Right Hon. E. B. Haldane (L.) 3771; Blyth (U.) 3026. As previous!y- '

Ludlow—Rowland Hunt (U.) 5779; Forscdiko (L.) 3365. As previously. Ashburton—C. Roden Buxton (L.) 5668; Capt. E. F. 801 l (U.), 5421. Previously Unionist.

Danvcn—P. G. Hi mile (L.) 8639; Aid. John Rutherford (U.) 8428. Previously Unionist.

Fife, East—Right Hon. H. H. Asquith (Premier), 5242, fcjprot (U.)- 3183. As previously; ‘.

. Waltliamslone—Jol’m A. Simon (L.) 17,726; Johnson (U.) 15,531. As previonsJ y-

Cirencester—Hon. Allen B. Bathurst (U.) 5091 ; R. M. Essex (L.) 4018. Previously Liberal. Truro—George A., Morgan (L.) 4873; Sir Edward Lawrence (U.) 4262. As previously.

Northampton, Southern. —Fitzroy (U.) 4565; Kellaway (L.) 3955. Previously L. .Derbyshire, .Ilkeston.—Rt. Hon. Sir W. Foster (L.) 10,632, Morrow ,(U.) 6432. Previously Liberal. Sussex, Chichester. —Lord 'Talbot (U.) 6589, Reiss (L.) 3338. Previously U. Lichfield.—Tims. Warner (L.) 5230, Coates (U.) 4253. Previously L. Hereford, Ross.—Capt. Clive (U.) 5073, Webb fL,.) 4637. Previously L. Epping.—Limit.-Col. Rt. Hon. A. R. M. Lockwood (U.) -6578, Symons (L.) 3845. Previously. 11. Blackpool,—W. W. Ashley (U.) 11,567, Hodgkinson (L.) 7942. Previously U. Somerset, Wellington.—Capt. Sir . Acland Hood (U.) 5216, King (L.) 4150. Previously 11. Inge.—Stephen Walah (Lab.) 7723, Lord (U.) 5029. Previously Labour. ■ Andover.—Capt. W. V. Faber ,U ) 6127, Wodebouse (jj.) 3723. Previously Londonderry, South.—Gordon 3895, Keighley (L.) 3687. Previously L. Essex, Maldon.—T. R. Bethell (L.j 4822 (other candidate, omitted). Previous ly L. Banbury.—Captain P. Brassey (U ' 3831, Fiennes 3516. Previously L. Cork, South-East.—Crcao (1.N.) 2300, Burke (N.), 1757. Previously N. Mid-Tyrone.—Brnnskill (U.) 2375, Valentino (N.) 2070, Nurnaghan (N.) 1244. Previously. N. s Worcester, Eastern.—Austen Chamberlain, 12,644, Young (L.) 6955. Previously Mid-Cork.-—Sheehan (1.N.) 2824, Fallon (N.) 1999. Previously I.N. Glamorgan, Eastern.—Thomas ;L.) '14,721, Gaskell (U.) 5727. Previously L. Govan.—Hunter (L.) 6556, Duncan ( r ) 5127, Brownlie (Lab.) 3545. Previously U. Normanton (Yorks)-—Fred Hall (Lab.) 9127, Ashmoa-d (Bartlett (U.) 3540. Previously Lab. > Patrick—R. Balfour (L.) 10,093, Maconochie (U.) 9522. Previously L.