IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2720, 27 January 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

MR BALFOUR ON THE NAVY

United Pkebs Association —Copxiugiit LONDON, Jan. 25.

Mr Balfour, speaking at Paddington, said that if the Conservatives were called to manage the country’s affairs, they would insist on an immense accretion of naval strength, so as to put asido for ever all fears of war or inwasion, or .of interference with commerce and diplomacy. The Opposition did not desire to draw matters of great national and imperial moment into the party vortex. “I would give any-” thing,” he added, “to find machinery .whereby the navy could be put above party, but with a democracy only governed by organised parties it is impossible to put any problem entirely above party. The Budget is not going to give money even for the starved Navy. lam more certain than ever in my mind that tariff reform is absolutely inevitable.”

MR BLATCHFORD AND THE “CHRONICLE.” LONDON, Jan. 25. Answering Mr Blatchford’s quotation the “Chronicle” states that the figures dhere supplied were not given editorially, but extracted from a correspondent’s contribution. It adds: “The “‘Chronicle” has been officially informed that Krupps in the closing month of 1900 employed 31,000 at Essen, the only works where guns are made. Austria is building Dreadnought docks at Pola.” 'THE “TIMES” ON THE SITUATION (Received January 26, 10.15 p.m.) . LONDON, Jan. 26. The “Times” says that Mr. Asquith is now in a. position to carry a great constitutional change by main force, but the Unionists are ready for reasonable reform of the House of Lords if effected by consent. It is not beyond the wit of man to devise legislation which would secure to the Commons full ipower over finance? but exclude the possibility of “tacking.” ( K THE “BIRMINGHAM POST’S” ADVICE. The “Birmingham Post” urges all advocates of tho two chamber system to unite upon an alternative scheme for the reconstruction of the House of Lords. MR. ASQUITH’S CAMPAIGN. (Received January 27, 12.5 a.m.) Mr. Asquith, despite the snow, motored through East Fife, paid brief visits to the polling stations to thank .his supporters. The suffragettes are actively appealing to the voters to reject Mr. As--quith. MR. LLOYD-GEORGE’S LATEST. Air. Lloyd-George, in a speech at .Stourbridge, said there must be no faltering about a settlement owing to the reduction of the majority. The west and north favor a strong unflinching policy, and it is perfectly certain that if the Liberals listened to the counsels of timidity and faintness the great democracy would become disgusted and would abandon the Government. ELECTION RESULTS. RESULTS OF CONTESTS. —High Peak (Derbyshire).— "Oswald L. Portington, Liberal, 5912. Wood, Unionist, 2860. '.,f No change. -- - - * —Kincardineshire. — Captain A. C. Murray. Liberal, 3926, Pearson, Unionist, 1891. No change. . —Forfarshire.— Falconer, Liberal, 6789. Blackburn, Unionist,' 428'4. No change. —Flintshire. — M. H. Lewis, Liberal, 6610. Howard, Unionist, 4454. No change. —Merionethshire.— ■ Jones. Liberal, 6065. Morris, Unionist, 1873. No change. .—Lanneeston (Cornwall). — *C. Croydon Marks, Liberal, 4703. Grysies, Unionist, 3564. No change. —Southport (S. W 7. Lancashire).— White, Unionist. 7637. Forst, Liberal, 7218. Unionist gam. t—Hey wood (South-east Lancashire.)— Cawley, Liberal, 5809. / Ruller, Unionist, 4750. '' No change. —Tottenham (Middlesex). — * Percy Alden, Liberal, 12,302. Sturdy, Unionist, 11,787. No change. —Gorton (S.E. Lancashire). — "John Hodge, Labor, 7807. White, Unionist, 7334. No change. —Kerry East.— E Sullivan, Independent Nationalist, 2643. z "John Murphy, Nationalist, 2154. No change. • —Bassetlaw. — Williams, Unionist, 5631. *F. H. Newnes, Liberal, 5290.. Unionist gain. —Crickdale. — Calley, Unionist, 7389. '*John Massie, Liberal, 6/04. Unionist gain. —Reigate.— Rawson, Unionist, 8338. *H. C. Brodie, Liberal, 5715. Unionist gain. —Newmarket. — 'G. H. Verrall, Unionist. 5752. «C. D. Rose, Liberal, 4632. ■Unionist gain.

CABLE NEWS.

—Eyremont.— Grant, Unionist, 4060. *Hngh Fullerton, Liberal, 3949. Unionist gain. —Wellington (Shropshire).— *C S. Henry, Liberal, 4673. Wood, Unionist, 3484. No change. —St. Austell.— *Hon. Thos. Agar-Robartes, Liberal, 6225. Bernard, Unionist, 3138. No change. (Received January 27, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 26. —llkestone. "Right Hon. Sir W. B. Foster, Liberal, 10,632. Morrow, Unionist, 6422. No change. —Chichester.— ’'Lord Talbot, Unionist, 6589. Rees, Liberal, 3338. No change. —Lichfield.— *T. C. T. Warner, Liberal, 5230. Coates, Unionist, 4253. No change. '■ —Ross, Hereford. — *Captain P! A. Clive, Unionist, 5073. Webb, Liberal, 4678. No change. —Epping.— "Colonel R. M. Lockwood, Unionist, 6578. Symons, Liberal, 3545. No change. —Blackpool.— *W. W. Ashley,' Unionist, 11,567. Hodgkinson, Liberal, 7942. No change. —Wellington, Somerset.— "Right Hon. A. F. Acland Hood, Unionist, 5216. King, Liberal, 4150. No change. —lnce. *S. Walsh, Labor, 7723. Lord, Unionist, 5029. N o change. —Andover.— * Captain TV. V. Faber, Unionist, 0127. Wodehouse, Liberal, 3723. No change. —Londonderry, South. — *J. Gordon, Unionist, 3895. S. Keightley, Liberal, 3678. No change. —Maldon.— *T. R. Bethel], Liberal, 4822. Other candidate omitted. No change. —‘Banbury.— Captain R. Bassey, Unionist, 3831. *’Hon. E. T. W. Fiennes, 3516. Unionist gain. .—Cork, South-East. — *E. Crean Independent Nationalist, 2300. ’ Burke, Nationalist, 1v57. No change. —Mid-Tyrone.— Brunskill, Unionist, 2475. Valentine, Nationalist, 2070. *G. Nurnaghan, Nationalist, 1244. Unionist gain. —'Worcester, Eastern. — * Right Hon. Austen Chamberlain, Unionist, 12,644. Youpg, Liberal, 6955. No change. . —Mid-Cork. — P*. J. Sheehan, Independent Nation! alist, 2824. Fallon, Nationalist, 1999. No change. —Glamorgan, Eastern.— *Sir A. Thomas, Liberal, 14,721. Gaskell, Unionist, 5727. No cnange. —Govan. — Hunter, Liberal, 6556. *R. Duncan, Unionist, 5127. Liberal gain. —Normanton.— *F. Hall, Labor, 9172. Ashmead Bartlett, Unionist, 3540. No chang*. —Partick. — *R. Balfour, Liberal, 10,093. Maconochie, Unionist, 9522. No change. SUMMARY OF RESULTS. Unionists ... ... 226 Liberals ... ••• ••• 205 Labor 83 Nationalists 68 KRUPP’S ESTABLISHMENTS. The “Daily Chronicle” 'Lib&raD replied to the report published in the '“Standard” (Unionist) to the effect that the’Krupp works at Essen are full of guns, armor-plate, turrets, :-tid platforms for ships and forts; also, that the Krupp establishments are working 24 hours a day, and have 66,000 employees. The “Chronicle” tates that Krupps chiefly turn out implements for “peaceful industry. The greatest total “of hands employed on armaments is 'SOOO. To this statement a reply was forthcoming from Mr. Robert Blatchford, the contributor of a of; articles in the Unionist press on Germany’s preparedness for war. In the course of his reply, Mr. Blatchford quoted the “Chronicle’s” article of March 20 last, stating that Krupps .in 1907, employed 1350 men and had rince secretly raised two millions sterling for the purpose of increasing their manufacture of guns, gun-mounting, and armour-plates.