IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2647, 1 November 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN POLITICS. IUWITISD PIIKSS ASSOCIATION—-COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Oct. 29 J Air Asquith , and a committee of the Cabinet considered the question of civil servants participating in politics, and had come to the conclusion that the impartiality of the civil service in politics was an essential feature of the Constitution-, but permitted servants to become candidates' for county and municipal councils. THE BUDGET—LLOYD-GEORGE’S BOAST. (Received October 31, 5.5 p.m.') LONDON, October 30. The report stage of the Budget lias concluded in the House of Commons. Air. Lloyd-Geqrge stated that the Budget had had an extraordinary effect upon the habits of the people.-. The consumption of beer had .decreased. ’The drinking in some districts of Ireland had declined 70 per cent., in some' parts of Scotland 50 per cent., and in Glasgow 3G per cent. He now anticipates that the consumption of spirits will decrease over 20 per cenL This, he says, may mean loss of work for a -few hundreds, hut enormously increased comforts and happiness to thousands -of homes.

Air. -Austen Chamberlain will move the rejection of the Bill on the third reading. I