CABLE NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2611, 20 September 1909, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

Erskine May’s staten’ent of the Lords’ legal right to withhold assent from any Bill they disapprove of. The “Chronicle” says that Mr. Asquith’s main thesis is that the Budget is not revolutionist, but its rejection by tho Lords would be. The “Daily News” says that the Liberals are prepared to take advantage of the revolution by limiting the hereditary right of veto, and thus remove the greatest stumbling block' in the path of national advancement. The “Daily Telegraph” says that tho speech is quite futile as an effort to coerce the Lords.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SUFFRAGISTS.

Elaborate precautions were taken to prevent the .suffragettes from invading the meeting. Barricades were erected, forming a secret passage from the railway station to Mr. Asquith’s hotel. There w’ere numerous suffragist disturbances, and several arrests were made. Champions of female suffrage interrupted the meeting, and several were ejected.

THE IRISH LAND BILL. Tho Irish Land Bill has been read a third time in the House of Commons by 174 to 51. A LIBERAL PRONOUNCEMENT. Lord Swaythling, Mr. Arthur Chamberlain, Sir Charles McLaren, Sir John Brunner, Mr. George Cadbury, and 53 other business men have signed a statement in favor of the valuation of land, considering the new basis of assessment necessary to secure relief from the growing rates. NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. United Puksb Association — CorYuioiiT. LONDON, Sept. 17. The “Times” states that it is practically certain that if the House of Lords rejects the Finance Bill the Government will accelerate the revision of the electoral register to November, instead of January, and that a general election will be held about the end of November. OLD AGE PENSIONS. LONDON, Sept. 17. In the House of Commons, Mr LloydGeorge, in reply to Mr Verney, said that the cost of old age pensions between January 1 and September 2 was: England and Wales £3,270,000, U-har.d £1,541,000, Scotland £593,030 The numbers of pensioners respectively vere 410,000, 184,000, and 73,000. Thus the pensioners proportionately to the population were 11 per 1000 in England Mild Wales, 42 per 1000 in Ireland, ■ nd 15 per 1000 in Scotland.