The New British Ministry

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1504, 11 December 1905, Page 2

The New British Ministry

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'■' I'resa Association.—Copyright. ■'. , '■;'•. .'';.•;'■ London; ;Deoeinber 9 SIRHi'OAM'PBBW.BANNBBMANSUbmUVtbe. names of tho new Cabinet to King Edward to-night.: .', ' '■-• Tlip.Bi-.als of offioo will bo oxohangbd on Monday..

Tho (?oj«rkr forecasls tho following Ministry: Sir H, Campboll.Barinorinan, Premier; Sir Robert Btid, Lord Ohancollor; Sir Edward Groy,.; Minister of Foreign Allaire; Mr. Asqaith,. Chanoollor of tho Exoh'equer; Mr. Moiley,'Secretary for India; Mr.Halite, Sooretary for War ;_'■ Lord Elgin, Seoroiary for-, tho Colonies; fjord Tvvcothiioutb, Lord of the Admiialty; Mr.. Gladstone, Minister for Home Affairs. ' i ''.

Gordon, Dec. 10,-; Mr Balfour, addressing. 5000 .constituents, said it had been incumboot on tho Government to retain office until, tho Anglo-Japanese treaty wasconoludcd, The treaty'ensured peace in iko Fur East for at least d deoade. • Although the Unionist majority Was 'quite 'adequate, to pass tho Redistribution of Boats ; Bill, the tusk was an 'extraordinary difficulty unless tho Unionists were assisted by 'enthusiasm, in amending and reforming tho franchise. Although hie party was loyal to the core throughout the'.: country, 'nevertheless it was diatrooled at into vals by controversies on a eubjoot which had already givw oonsiderablo Parliamentary trouble, and wa'« likely to give more. ■ Although the response to the Nowcasllo appeal was personally satisfactory, y.et it didnot disoloso, such, a cessation of mutual •■oritiois'mas' would render possible a display of the unanimity and onthusinsm rtqnired to oarry theßedistribntionßilL. ThoQovormuont thought it ft as best to resign, enabling the now Ministry to appear baforo the conBtutenoics with its mon and policy, com' plote. ::■'-.'

. Mr, Balfour, continuing, said it was oloar that tho now Government intended to adhero to the letter and spirit of the late Mr. Gladstone's Home Rulo soheme, although they disagreed ai,to tho doses to be administered, In 1892 tho Libera's wcro proud of Homo.Bule,"' but,were now ashamed of it. They wero bound, howover, to conciliate: tho Nationalists'by re' maiuing. a. party of .Imperial disintogration, Mr, Balfour earnestly appealed to tho Liberals to absjijin from the greit and criminal blunder oi destroying tho Spuih African industries by interfering with the Ohiuese. Their unscupuloue oolumnioa would be forgiven if they ; did not mako South Afrioa apawn in tho game of polities, They ought to beware that the kindling flauio of colonial reaentmont was liard to extinguish, and ho. hbpod that .if Lord Elgin bocamo'Colonial Secretary he would assist tho party to aequiesoe iu a polioy so bosslesßly assailed. Ho doubted his suocessor's ability to upset tho Unionist, legislation, and hoped, but was not confident, that ho would be ablo to continue llio foreign policy. ' 'Mr Balfour said further that if tho Unionist GoyeTnraoiit had oonduotod linperialand foreign affairs was beo'ause if approached thorn with ii single eyo and undivided oonnwls, Thoro' was never a shadow of difforeuoo in their ideals. A mixed adminstration' of Big and Little Englandeis, Liberal Imperiali ists,.. Extreme ■ Homo' ■. Rulors, Labour Membors, and Old Whigs, would find the..'• task m'pro, difficult. \Ho hoped ; (hat when tho Liberals surrondored their' power they would be able to point to an assured poßoe throughout the world, with British authority standing as high as at presont. Mr. Balfour announced that'ho would klso.an oarlyopporuinity to deal' witLihe difficulties oHho Unionist policy,, and tho inevitable dangers ahead unless tho constituenoieß at least returned an.Opposition powerful enough ,to render the Govßnnont powerless for harm',

A resolution of unabated oMfidenco in Mr Balfour was carried.by aoelamatioo,

Cliaiiilio'laiii Euloyises Balfour,

Hotioiirs G&sifefrei! bf tk Jiidjsti'y , ■; London, December 9 ■■'; Mr' Ohamborlain, speaking ht Oxford, passed a warm oulogium on Mr Balfour, with whomlurenid ho had never had a' 'shadow of dilfercnco on quostions of principle. He anticipated that Sir H, Oauipbell-Bannerman would endeavour; to give Homo Rule by instalments. LoKOON,'l)eeembor9 The honouri conferred by the Ministry on resigning were two Viscounts, seven Barons, five Privy Councillors, eleven Baronots, and fifteen Kuights. ■'. Sir Michael Hioks-Be'aoh has been created a visoount j'MrßHohie, Sir' William Wallrond,. Sir Alfred" Harmsworlh, and Barons Clement, Kurlooh and' Cooke, Kuighls; and Mr. Hoiiniker-Henton Commander of tho Ordor of St, Miohael and ?t, George,,, ■' ' Sir ii. Oampbell-'Bannermaii refuses at present to go lo the House of Lords, Tho Tinm slates that Sir Edward Grey, 'to tbo country's groat advantage, goes to tho'Foroign Offioo, Sir Edward Grey declares that' the Times', information is entirely unaulhorisbd bj.liiua, nndincorreot'.'' ■. .-.• ' • ' Tho Transvaal -.Progressivo Association, consisting of fifty brauohos, totalling 43,000 eleotors, has thanked Mr Balfour 'for his defence of theEmpiro, and his'farBighlod and courageous polioy in South Africa.