Another interesting political event is the announcement of Mr. Rigg's intended resignation of his seat in Parliament with a view to his recontesting it asa Conservative and a supporter Chamberlain's fiscal policy. Mr. Rigg the youngest member of the presen! House of Commons. When he was retarned as Liberal member for the Appleby Division of Westmoreland in 1900 he was only 23 years of age. He then turned a Conservative majority of 873 into a Liberal majority of 579; and his conversion is a bitter blow to the borals must, however, admit, disappointed as they may feel, that he has taken s mach more honourable and straightforward course in resigning hi seat that many other members of this Parliament who have changed their views have done. It appears to have been over the Transvaal Labour Ordinance that Mr. Rigg first found himself in disagreement with the bulk of his party.
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