KIDSTON AND PHILP.
QUEENSLAND DUEL
"A GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY."
MP.. PHILP PREPARED TO TAKE THE , CHANCES. Br TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION'—COPTRIOHT, (Rec. Nov. 21, 0.5 a.m.) t Brisbane, November 20. Whon the Legislative Assembly met, Mr. Philp, whoso Government was announced and was defeatqd yesterday, stated that tho Governor had granted a dissolution. Ho moved tho necessary resolutions for supply. He then moved' the adjournment of tho House till to-morrow.
Mr. Kidston, tho ox- Premier, called for a J division on .tho motion for adjournment, j which was defeated by 37 to 25. Mr. Kidston then moved tho adjournment; of tho House till Friday. Ho made an attack on tho Government, and said that Mr 1 hilp, in advising tho Governor to grant a dissolution, assumed a grave responsibility. When the people know what had been done they would pay him out with interest. Mr. Philp interjected that he was prepared to take the chances. ■ Mr. Kidston said the chances wero small. Mr. Philp created a sensation by declaring that he would use tho peoplo's money to carry on, whether the peoplo ■ desired it or not. Mr. Kidston hoped that wiser counsels Would prevail. If n battle had to be fought, ho would fight it, because upon it depended the self-governing libortics of the country. . ■Mr. Kidston's motion of adjournment until Friday was carried. • The position is peculiar. Mr. Kidstoli rcsignea the Premiership on Tuesday week, and Mr. Philp, Leader of the Opposition, was sent for, ami undertook to form a Cabinet. Noxt day (Wednesday), the Assembly, -in ■ tho, intentional absence of the Philp party, resolved on Mr. luufiton'g motion "that there bo no change in His Majesty's advisers/' On Thursday, Mr. ludstonj nt uio request of Mr. Philp, moved tho adioumment of the House till 'toesday, which motion was carried. Mr. Philp also obtained . .extension of-.tim'Q within winch to form his Ministry. Tho work, which i took a week, was -undone by tho three-party .Assembly within a day.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 49, 21 November 1907, Page 7
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326KIDSTON AND PHILP. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 49, 21 November 1907, Page 7
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