7 MARCH 1908, Page 2

The polling at Hastings resulted in the return of Mr.

Arthur du Cros, the Tariff Reform candidate, by a majority of 1,018. In 1906 the Tariff Reform majority was 413. The un- popularity of the Licensing Bill is said to have played a very great part in the result. It is once more clear that the old- age pensions policy does not possess the attractive power which has been attributed to it.