CONFIDENTIAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2204, 17 July 1914, Page 7

CONFIDENTIAL

A CIRCULAR GOVERNMENT'S ANXIETY DUTY OF LIBERALS EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE By Telecraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. July 1G„ 10 p.m.) London, July 16. Mr. P. H. Illingworth (Senior Government Whip) confidentially circularised the Liberal members, stating that' the fate of tlio Bills under the Parliament Act was at stake. Any diminution of the majority held in May would encourage the Opposition, and adds:— "The constituencies demand that no Liberal should do anytliing by speech or action at this supreme moment which would weaken -the Prime Minister when everything is at stake for which the generations of Liberals have laboured." Many Liberals have protested against the circular on the ground of its speaking for' a minority. Unionist critics comment that the circular exhibits anxiety amounting almost to distress with which the Government is approaching tlie crisis of their fortunes. NATIONALISTS OPPOSED TO CONCESSIONS J London, July 15. The Nationalist loader* have privately expressed to. the Government their determination not to agree to further concessions. LIMIT FIXED BY NATIONALISTS. (Rec. July 16, ILIS p.m.) London, July 16. It is understood that communications have passed betweeu Mr. ' Asquith (Prime Minister) and Mr. John Redmond (Leader of the Irish Party). Tlio latter is prepared to let each:, county in Ulster ueoido by vote whether it desires to bo_ excluded, but this is the extremest limit of the concession. CONFERENCE WILL PROYE. ABORTIVE. "Times" and Sytinov "Sun" Bcrticoa. (Rec. July 16, 5.30 ,pm.) London, July 15. The opinion in Belfast is that nothing will result'from.tho conference which is the reason for Sir Edward Carson's sudden call to London. HOME RULE BILL IN COMMONS. London, July 15. The Prime Minister (Mr Asquith), in the House of Commons, announcod that lie proposed to put down the Amending Home Rule Bill provisionally for Monday next. . . 1 . i - AN AMAZING STATEMENT. London, July 15. Tho "Pall Mall Gazettes" (Unionist) is responsible for tho amazing statement that tho Government intends t-q abandon tho Amending Home Rule Bill, withdraw the troops from Ulster, and allow tho Provisional Government to keep order, collect taxes, and remit them to 'Whitehall, from where they will be disbursed proportionately between Ulster and Dublin. BOYCOTT BY TRADERS. London, July 15. Traders in Carrick-on-Shannoii have decided to boycott Belfast merchants if Ulster persists in opposing Homo llulo. ' AMMUNITION SEIZED. London, July 15. A consignment of 150,000 rounds of ammunition for Belfast was seized at Stbckfon-on-Teos