The Times from London, Greater London, England • Page 7

THE TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1906. UkMiwmy mouths for tha collection tod tabulation of umdoni. Bet be would leave the Hoot he had a monthly record were of a charade; and men would be apt after the passing of the Bill the detriment of diaciplioe audio the injury of trade. JO Tne House divided, and there roted coal nor voir polled at the last gener rl c. of expenses of uncontested elee 4.

1.4. aad whether, harts reaped shall be pa) WALSH the moved ths the emplormeut or bnsi BJ uUTa" Mr.P.RACliid'h X'lSMra insert the lowing I would eari, da iaarodace lejUUtion to pr. difierent to thnt7d child, jftty accepted the amcIZ additional proviso In the rase of workman who EaaedkS 77L th I'SSafti Sfflni! to the effect that on account of old age, or of amendment wiU. considerable not. Tb.

worfc mg 'election extienae. It in, I think, a araotxWnt to the amrndmrnt. He felt vcrjr strongly Mae for (. in the law. Hut the ranctity of nuuTisge.

tions. ha UJI tUM. to av the precise time when SIR Q. lXKXiHTV (Great Orimaby) atipported the ployed in ear employment of anv elans sneeifled Lndortaldag legialstloa foV the purpcae, original Ho Wed at the qoiatioTf the Jnd entered' 2T.nreSa TOBACCO CTLTi ATION. of the compensation (Ilcmr, the OWnotrof the F.

ATTORNE fi KNKItAL (Sir J. Lewson Waltoe) i cr, the attention oft. Tweawry to lot Merthyr. They would be logical because this BUI Wen I en by every member ieaeaelia dependent, he thought that to, 3d fcrVardcd to the Prime Miaietar. chnTuiee contemplated week! VNCKLIAJR of the EXCIIKQL'KR.

The Wr, oear.1 If they due couMderati May I ask the ahf hi the Mamo. Surely thereto re, n.s the County go before an applica nt Bute, obUmed from a oertifyiits urgeou a r. GLADSTONE that he aoeeo "'f' bii, "MO! to enterta the the wasnot an unlawful aefembly. beMoot know whofe CXDLONEL KrYQItSLANEY (Shropabire. New tLib ItJi, Prewd the orreiou that, a the measure rtood, it oust pro justice on the other.

The jury micht here ttrong feel iocs organise the provision of meals any feelings of irmpalhy, partiality, or Je psxeuu whose children received mduee then, to r.Vste dutiestwhU thef and make the chsxpe on the parenU whose children received toduce them to the duties which they had nndet jhrou the ruardlaes that he wm to be forced to par. that they could'not agree. They were then diechai If the edocotioaal aothoriUes acted tbey ahould A) hy and tie accused were remanded on bail, machinery of their own and take proceeding cn their In my message of last night, by a telegraphic UieaHl Waterferd. hare freed the mm from eccwtomed to a procedure which left doubt as to what a i tBonmahoo, POLITICAL VOTES. hare that right, but he would have to go with public interest for the amendment.

be able to iJEJS I P' JP In the diril et si thr. the siRU.rvxniu.i.ur.ANM i iow whrtber the bon. Kimn comdder. that much in its ta hm inahjiwij. wnraaa, and ail I hare 10 aOy thai, having had forwarded to me ua I Iri ta.T.

ler a lornnJaole of the' ichoiuer, aod we v. RBDMOMO hoped the a right boa. gentlemen. CAVALRT IN SCOTLAND. parent in the act dependent.

the Bill should be checked by any inuuirv as persons who obtained the beneiit. The iIleSitinte i demsnied tb, He could not contempUie illegitimate child. The bread hing thorefore hiped a spirit of humanity. (Hear, hear.) I practical relief i House would approach the amendment i 1 i.sied a question FfaaWiallrsj) said, The cost of rsrairr in a su et lasted at 15 M) include anything for the ground, la answer to Mr. iULzisx.

S4r. LLP AN id. A 1 explained leWF no reason why Scotiead ahqald oeesf or more o. all thai 1 can. c.

with duty to Una House and to the Army, to maXs the interval as short as not pledc mvself as to the exact sum from eperieace, ahut for ih and lot building a good ay to daasi I arrack for cavalry. kfc (Avr Burghs) naked whether the eecK nn ot the richt hon. fentleman would be expedited yast now. (Cheers.) If some patriotic people i erks ax ray disposal I should be glad to hear tn. Laughter.) KS8BB askH whether the right hon.

gentle Cheshire, EddisbnnrV offer to the right hon. gentle 'k sslSSy attention has been drawn to rshill Barracks are ia a perfect the I frm the War ejiijeru, 3 vre Li.utonasvColoaei Melville, R.A.M.C.. and Mr. Tyadale. aautary engineey, down to PaarehOl.awd t.i re Tuest tna: Mr nenry Uttlejohn and Dr.

fh i meet the on the spot while they by i Keogh. the Director GenAtal of Armv Ued st et rerM, teiieeted these barracks last rummer, and who has Informed me that, in addition to tisratisfv ti with other features ofthe barracks, he spress in inoderate language his the oondiuon under which the number of officers quffel for a cavalry regiment were being aocomao COCRFE OP BUSINESS. (Prorjsn of Meals) Bill wotdd not'be oontinued entile rrow. It would be a great inconvenience rr. rr.hers wV took great interest in the they ere obliced to sit much after the ordi Hal JZ.

VMPB rlLL BANNER MAN (SUrling Burghs) Itha CtiiafMUtt hope! the Provision of Meals Bill al I 'e rwd to morrow without any great delay. He I hope was not realised the probability sing st ail would be of course, ahrays the rltemati ad. tiiat thai was wk. on Mondav they would begii mpered. There before Mr.

COCHRANE said an amendment was moved in Committee to bring iu the mother of aa illecHitnete child, and the right hon. gentleman succeedtd in defeat signs of mutiny thought the Government I Iiey (Cheers.) When, however, the ni nd On the knee' he the part take a leaf out of the Scotch Uw nan.ifhehad illegiUmate chUdrencould legiti MrJIERBERT SAMCEL wished to remove a possible misunderstanding aa to what the amendment would really effect. Tho bon. member for North Ayrshire had argued aa if a claim might be made by the mother of the workmen's illegiti workman was hiuiself aTillercbthelsueot Mr. (Notts.

Mansfield) Drotested the unfair attack made on the Home Secretary, whose employer a. to 1 U.jK ning to the wcrkman whilst emplo: him under this Act, the leas (i.) where death with sr. undertaking which he pare (Hear, he ar.) Tho a very dear decision that ightto be made in order any such class, ief.ndants. than fifty pounds (ii.) tho lntter i c. refeM e.

Tho VMmi atood'left'tJ shiUings." "onof he registrar. He urged thi party. provide that, idicml nrmeti. between the employer Board Order ksned last year. injury accordance luesUon which dirr rtly come his own imperfectly formed medical Mr.

H. BAhfOKL i iigninst tho practical if th, v. comraiuoe. and said It coritamedf Vtrong the part of the workmen themselves POWELL (Wigan) ai refer nce Judge. If the solicitor lake proceedings both before I ornty Court.

It Tho amendment was negatived, el drafting and co of Mr. Gladstosi. the 18th put before the 1 this lleagues, luid infirmity. Every agreed On the parsgrsph he Cnited Kingdom nod He did providing injury ff a pel res id. their best attention to result imjirtial judgment on it.

referee amendment, on behnlf. he said, not onlv of I hi trX accnung one during ie admittedhT ev.L "Tire' increasing intensity incapacity as mount of the weekly payments pwiuennag quarter so long as pa ment is payable. In the second schednle arbitration. Mr. HARMOOD BANNER, on behalf of Mr.

Tomcnt, agreement arrived fair manner in response to a practically unanimous feeling on both aides of the House in favour of giving corupensa Against Majority r. the SoucrroR GBTKiiAL Merchant Shipping AclbM, The S0UC1T0R GENER.L moved the following addition to the clause Manager in relation to a the management of' the ship is entrusted by or on behalf ASHLEY asked for an explanation of the term phraseology, and managed tl relationship. (Laughte hip being in nautical perfectly legitimate ted to. r. Gladstosi the definition of for solo in his own home or on ho' (special provisions as to Scot moved a repose, henry legal He regretted the the Count deprive them of the benef.ts of Itstandine their acute differences, he bad itlon, there was lees chance moved to insert an amendment in refei ara ao of emnlovmeut.

he I memorandum to be sent to the Countv Court ke thought he might almost Mr. GLAnSTCNE assente on the understanding that Vt that was tru in many occupations, which at "earlier should be required physical strength rather than any special' Thamcndmnt amnl tn likely to do old men serious injury than 'csin and ci a certiAeeaL which mlH iw i7. diaeaten affecting dyeworkers. gangway on tne Uppos.tion side fKS, in seconding the amendment, wished, as urs c.r.duci wliich would tell hot only against him, 1 btovd' Thy House would delete the clause and reject tl (Carnarvonshire, Kfion) said that was passed in its present general fofiowa. lend oTTb t.V representatives of hardship on these House would labour were on this question better judges itivea of the workmen.

At the present nco companies made it a rule tluit old employers and the insurance com pa building trade thei old and experienced mo tmanitarian grouudo aloni H. SAMUEL admitted Government diirod the Houx ely upon it. lie was himse "ther ti.o ni n.va'iun Av owing old mm out cf emploi aerally the nsaiifj err.ployed" a.s .1 Im. i ufferin from the loss of an eye or limb or 5 jhyvi.al i r.rtnity incapacity. As he hi emjdoymer.t Secretary afforded a substantial day tbey would begin to consider pointedly alluded to the necessity in all this cUa in it new shar YLaughter i twa ofthiihitewi Asar.

th Rniv 4..: i mid triat irrrolved a thick veil which rcch homes and purses of those affected, ion, at aU events, the progress of her') ia; Cftaidflha principle of the Provision of it woadd ITigp ioriowdy inconvenient which they carried on business On Clause 15 (provision! diassed said be was afraid interests Friend I have efert it hr at an hour Act. 5) The Registrar shall recertify a Bnbcr9 scheme if it is proved to his salisfai tion that the palliativ KLIR HARD1E i greed to without a dmsion. Tho For nearly the lai did not get the fuU of jbo numbers was greeted with to insert a proviso applying tho over 21 years of age whoso average lees than 20s. per week, if he is grade in the Mme rla.ss of employ 50 years had been provisions of this Act gendeman said that the Bill certificate thereof shall be revoked, r'm'Jy'l pVoe did Ifke I Tto Bed as to conform, with thot would be created i trade the anomaly Preaton). Ca 1 the House right hon.

liiwely friend. (Laughter.) Pi: KLIBANNBRMAH said be would WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BILL. KB BEACH (Gloucester. Tewkesbury) moved the definition of dependants by declaring January to July shall operation. lords Provided that where ho dissblr.

f.r.t, I injury' which prevent the workman from earning 'iveeding 28 days, the employer shall be mine from the date of the accident." He pointed doing ii 'uh rd fo. HAKV.O. ri from the Labour benches. He hoped had feared it might, to be an undue I industry of the country. Mr.

HERBERT SAMUEL said these were eases under inouiry hy the departmental cot nthout discourtesy to thorn, I jf the Bill by accepting the In tho report stage. The third reading Mr. CLOI'GII (Yorks. W.R., SKpton) moved that ti till be read a second time that day three month Ob, The Attorney General had said the Act was a dead letter. He wishr it to remain so.

Mr. G. HARDY (Suffolk, Stowmarket) seconded tl The ATTORNEY GENERAL saidthe object of the Bi Secretary had on the stocks a Bill dealing with the who lioensing question, ana rws of the trade would that Bill was introduced. EDUCATION (PROVISION OP MEALS) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this I litted Bill, Mr.

Emmott (Oldham) in the chair. On Clause 1 (power of local education authority to aid the provision of ma HAROLD COX mov Poor Law guardians in any unio eduction authority as the authority the House ci rus yesterday guardians with power to deal with hungry children, had i Bill "do now nasa (the Dnfco of Vnefnlb "'guartiadid notwanMo'cariT'o, objeetii i the majority included, in addition to iupporters ot tae Uoveraroent present. 'h the following Unionist peers Th Dukes of assistance IbesTcirut'sef tSA ford LaasdoWT1'' Salisbury. Winchester, and Committee rould' not Lords Camperdown, Cariisle, wieke, Harrowbr. Lonjsdale, Luean, Lytton, Mar art! Kellie.

Mcrier, MoaDt Edcumbe. St. meal. That was i isqoesiio This wrxs emphaucall antheritT. but he security ought to be taken that the guardians local education authority associated itself.

baer. I Mr. BURNS. replTing to tho hm. member for North Casnberwell.

amid that, subject to the quabficarlon that it demit with a somewhat dillerent olaxs of hild fmm tbitt. with by this Bill, the Order mil might ha daacrihed boaids of ewardiaas 1 kS consider this subject bonrds of guardians. Hear, hen Gormars. Stamf. rd.

Waldejrrave, ChurchiU, Cross. Falkland. ITardinse, Donooglimore. Ridley, St. Aldwyn, Addintoo.

AUerton, Armstrong, Ashbourne. Rtlfour. Beihaven and Stenton. BlTthswood. Meath.

Leitrim, Clinton, DunbojTie, Faber. Glansrotr, Forester. Harris, Headier, Hylton, Kelvin, Kinnaird. Liwrenee, Leith of Fyvie( Manners, Methuen. Middleton.

Monk Brett n. of Beanlieu. Mostyn, Penrhyn, Ranfuriey. Hedesdalc. Riu hie of Dundee.

Kob rts, Saltoun. Saro and Sele. Sefrxm. 'keep Siiicbir. Mr.iy, Ventry, Walstng lesaaataoa of principle.

He I agreed. Thij was body entrusted witit the pro boards of guardians would not. tl serried of voluntary isabsomtely i rkin; (Glasgow sod Aberdeen rjahLsiUsafl boards of guardia thi local edui aVii aUaai ast Pie eiucations be restricted te oreaniation. the acta SIR F. BANBURY (City of London) sail Poplar guardians he had some doubt in his whether he should support the amendment.

Swr tirv Ha. ynsworth, and the Biahop ot With the Dnke of Norfolk in the minority were tho Dukf of Newcastle, the Marquis of Bate, and Lords Abingdon. Ashburnham, Denbigh. Egerton, Feversham. Nelson.

Shaftesbury. Halifax. Llan daff. Loudoun. Brayo, Clifford of De Frerne.

Dormer, Emir, Fingall. (Jacre. Gerard, Hie first bnsinem in the House of Commons after questions to dny will be the Prime Minister motion suspending the 11 o'clock rule on Mondays, Tuesdays. Wednesdays, and Thursdays, remainder of the Session. Later the consideration of the Edncation (Prorision of Meals) Bill wilt lie tbe desire of the Government being proceedings had had mriryr e.

a sort of refreshment deparaner. I not believe that the educ it experience ia providing refrwhmi Poor Law guardians had. (Hear, hear.1 Colonel Lock wood (Essex, Epping) and Mr. Hat menumeat, express education authoritv (Shore litch, Hoxton) opposed body For the amendment divided, there i andf they in England mid I Wales i tho way he had suggested. lis subject without careful investigation nb rity whi.

li had tho machinery for conducting icfa investigation. Ho referred to tho views on Camberwell of feeding idea that what the gentlemen agreed insprc said he did not see what tl i investigated at i'hat hikhe the subject who incapacitated li th da'! fSFwha! amendment, what was af define, as 1 word on behalf of these i on unpopular thing thonpht tbey GLADSTONE a duty ti away. (Hear, moderate way in wl i ric'T definition of the they provided gentleman, had pr but that danger thought tbe mesmre length" ti qnalifyinc period. existe however they treated tho quostii I gent Ionian's proposal was as much ope tlt ground as the proposal of theOc Government preferred the period they "inland in every Kmc Lj the site wee a fair and nrooer meaanre. It would be remittee, but nobody would deny their impartiality niore difficult for a man to malinger for 28 days, and the wVvMl? cSSA tfteSr: I SgBeT.

iSS ki rTLfTZjri th. amendment more serious considerioa. the coachuion that the imestion of partial dependency Mr. GI LL (Bolton) thanked the Home Secre ttan conunne to be treated es one of fact. That was the try for opposing the amendment.

He reminded thoUoverasaaat, and they could asn accept the the Hons, that thonsar.ds. of men were earring more traeadmeat. than 1 a week and that tbe days were past when em CHants. Basin held that worda ployera aest their workmen to their own doctor and paid oduced limhing the riant to compensation bill. He was not prepared to admit that the too who bad Ksrtainadloaa or dhlsaatsoa iareal employers found the whole of the money that was hem.

illegitimate woald not be held of it elf it HAM said thai what happened in practice thaw weawU to do TheocsUt rsde wis dmv iu mother of cRpeoaati in th ereai at it tics did not aososmt to a charge of lid. a tea. They 'B killed or injared. Ihepoor molbrr had enough to ought to do all they could for the live, of those who eircamtfaace. witW having aa injuatioV of cr.ated their wealth.

(Labour cheers.) that kind inflicted oa her. was only by food, but deals with the er machinery for rate tho supporters of the Bill le stomach. (Laughter.) guardia Scotchmer adjourned at five QUESTIONS NOT AN.YERED ORALLY. Wagks at Waltham Exnaxo. Mr.

Hauas informs OnOslSL Lockwood tha icroase of tha miaiiauifi rate of wages for unskilled ibour to 23s. a week has been sancaoued from April joined the Army during the year lited ar. In reply to Mr. Ripsdale, Mr. Llotd Georoe says Taking the average of the last Ave years, a littto over half of the fresh beef imported into the United Kingdom what proportion of this waa controlled by the Beef flssa7nsBBi Common Council i and August having asked during tho last 12 months, Mr.

11 ended September last was 3,782. enlist in England. 2500rMd l2 rpLti 7. Tni UyKMPto' Central (Dnemployrd) Body for London actually paid present assessable hausted their power of raising London, rr period up to Mart theyh by the t.trionT the Act on March 31, and I Leeds adjourns. i Committee stage before the House The Government hare under consideration the desirability of introducing into the Merchant Shipping Bill during its progress through the House of Lords an amendment preventing the sale of vessels to foreigners without the mort gagees' consent.

A deputation introduced by Lord Inrerclyde. consisting of Sir Robert Ropner. M.P.. Mr. Russell Rea, M.P., Sir Dixon, and others interested in shipping aHairs.

had an interview at the House of Commons yesterday with Mr. Lloyd George might be morteaKod.it could be transferred by tho actual owner without any adequate the mortgagee notification of the transaction risk of losing the whole of the money mortgagee ich he had advanced. Tho President of the Board oi lrado, whose attitude was entirely sympathetic. grievance, and is earnest con was airreed that the deputation should place their case personally found" of solving tiafactory to ail parties that a mea problem in i would i fashion i tho Connaught winter assizes now ope i were indicted before Mr. Jn.

t'iih riot and unlawful assembly boycotting of a farmer, named Thornas Brady. alwsysbeanomalies.but the Government must stand I Of generosity a daring totad incapacity lively by one employer i et more wag. Tj. CHAIRMAN. I ment to point out that unless investigation to child to tryjJ1 P'ck upamealat schoohc The CILURMAN again called the bon.

I order, and said he warned him for the 1 (Cheers.) Mr. COX said he waa trying to argue that the guardians should undertake this duty. He wc a change that would lie administration of tho muy trades. disregarding aa employed u'l furh workman I asttid eft! oyment.it is impracticable a re anl same work by Uie same employer, or, if there is no person so employed, by a per on in the same grade employed in the rame clasa of employment and In the same district (c) where the workman whs engaged mider contracts of earnings shall be computed as if his earnings under all employer for whom he was working previoue to the accident, was being iplovment Sheffield, EcclesaU) moved I on him by the nature receipt of rebef guardians to another body under it would not entai Socialist propoaaland he Socialism could force such a measure ir Nate' ta uJ" The CHA1 RM.N. The hon.

member is irrele and laughter.) (Cheers (1 bring (Cheers LOUGH (Islington, said the Bill bad been arrfully considered by tbe committee. He had i harmonious, and on the whole it had produced oestions to which Poor Law guardians took exoep ulesof I thes; amendment waa only to what is relevant in the arguraenU of the hon. member lor rreston. (Cheers ssd laughter.) The srgunwnf wsethat This was entirely a matter of relief; but many of the meals served were 100 paid for by the children. Many kindly disposed people found money in order that le any i rohmtary funds he encouraged in the future aa in the past ofhfs and some facility be given for their expenditure Uth.

certain legal decisions that the amount of the earnings school authorities. It was desired that this work should was the gross earnings. I be not a work of relief hut a work of education. Four The SOLICITOR GENERAL opposed the amendment Royal Commissions and several Parliamentary com aSjsiicwr amount a workman was earning remove this work still more comnleteir Iron tha applicable to the wccklv i while thv 'Thetoung Pradysa Ir. Justice Gihson.

in summing concerned. A meeting of the Bankers' Pariiamentarr Committee was held at the House of Cornmons on Toea dav to consider what stem should be taken, in view of the ChaneeUor of the Exchequer's recent replies to Sir F. Dixon Hartland that he ia unable to admit any analogy between the conditions of Savings Bank business and those of commercial banking in regard to the question oi reserves, that compute and publish an annual valuation of tbe tera of the Savings Banks funds on the basis of current market price of securities would defeat the purpose of the changennr de by the Savings Bank Act, 1904, on the recommendation of the Select Committee on Seringa Banks Funds, Ac. Sir F. Dixoo Hartland presided, and there were also present Sir W.

Holland. Mr. Holden, Mr. S. Roberta, Mr.

Baldwin, Sir H. Kimber, Mr. Stuart Wortley, Sir C. Furneaa, Colonel R. Williams.

Sir H. S. Kin, and Mr. Brigtr After some discussion it was agreed to take no Parliamentary action until next Session, tho meantime to communicate with the Central Bankers' Association and the Country iation with a view to co operation A memorandum, prepared by a special committee of the Liberty and Property Defence League (consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament and representative landowners and land agents, with tho Hon. Percy Wyndham aa their chairman), has been sent to all peers that the Land Tenure Bill, whieh is appointed for 1 Committee stage in the House of Lords next Thursday, should be amended with a view to (1) the preservation of the nrcsent system of arbitration equirin the tenant to manure the land before cropping instead or leaving mm tuo option kJ eompeinr a head constable of poll the e.gnt prisonej going 0 miles to get his food, should be told that if he I tecting existing contracts.

rminatfon of tenancies and (5) pro The Kano I The Tone hat is hastily selected, because its price and ippearance suit the purchaser, and because quently turns out a disappointing investment. of a piano may be excellent according to a certain standard, and yet fail to give the maximum of pleasure owing to lack of sympathetic responsiveness, or because it does not exactly suit tbe voices it accompanies. TPsaw afailfj of piano should accord perfectly with the JL IlU JL OUCfl temperament of the person who uses the The Price The Guide it. and making a selection that several makes be compared in order to get the piano with the right touch." paid for a piano is not always a criterion of its value. To get the utmost value for a certain expenditure it is advisable to compare the different makes before purchasing.

All the standard instruments are to be found at Wariag's at their lowest prices, to satisfactory piano buying is a neat booklet entitled 5 The Choice of a Piano," published by VVaring's. It will be sent post free on application. Ton avre invited te write for this useful booklet now to Dept. 35 164.180 Oxford St LONDON, W..