British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 February 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign.

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THE PROBLEM OF ULSTER

, London, Feb. 12. Daily Chronicle says there is a widespread impression among Liberal members that there is far too much .Ministerial talk about Ulster's exclusion. There is keen disappointment that no word of protest -has been uttered against the Opposition's incendiary speeches. There can be no question about the exclusion of Ulster which amounts to withdrawing the bill. If the Government did so it would betray not only the party but its covereignty over Parliament.

SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.

Capetown, Feb. LI). The Right Hon. .J. X. Memman, speaking in tlie Assembly, said (hat the passengers on the Umgeni were enemies 01 society, but a grave error had been made in deporting them without trial. It made heroes of the sorriest lot of failures ever seen. . The right course would be to bring the deported men back and try tliem. The Government had struck two deadly blows at the Empire. First it had got into a mess with the Indian Empire, and now it was sending nine dangerous agitators to inflame public opinion against Britain, which was on the verge of civil war. Johannesburg, Feb. 12. The majority of the wives'" of the deported men are awaiting their husbands' instructions. Mrs Bain and, Mrs Poutsma have accepted free passages to England. QUITE FEASIBLE. New York, Feb. 12. Glenn Curtis, replying tcr Or- < ville Wright, thinks the transAtlantic flight is perfectly feasible. A special motor ear easily could be developed to carry the necessary additional weight. AMPHIBIOUS BIPLANE.

Two biplanes, one lor the army and the other for the navy, are

being- constructed at Los Angeles. The machine for the army will be propelled by an fcSU horse power engine ami have steel armour that can be taken off iu. a few minutes. It will be convertible into a hydroplane and adapted mialighting or starting 011 either

land or water. (Received This Day, U. 5 a.m.) Lllili Alt I BURN ED. London, Eeb. 12. The Carnegie Library ai Northfield lias been burned. Suffragette literature was found near the premises. SUITRAGETTES. The suii'ragettes attemjited to bow up the late Mr Arthur Chamberlain's mansion, Moorgreen Hall. A ROYAL TO IT it. It is understood iliai at the King's request Sir John Anderson, permanent U lider-Secretary to the Colonial Department, will - draw up preliminary plans for the I'rince of Wales's and i'rince Alberts tour of the dominions. It is expected that one year will heallotted to the tour, which will commence in Autumn, 1915. Australia will be visited first-, then New Zealand and Canada, and probably the United States. The Westminster Gazette states that Sir E. Carson's more generous tone is implicating that they are all Irishmen, a nil Mr Redmond's response reminds us thatfinal peace is to be made between Irishmen at Westminster. The paper .suggests that the Government should make special conditions for Ulster; a provisional arrangement until lloine Ilule all round is completed. This is the logical outcome of the Government's and Unionists' declarations. A HEAVY .FINE. A tradesman at Roilierhithe was fined £25 for selling margarine as butter. It was his third conviction. (Received This Day, 11.45 a.m.) AMEN DM EX T DEFEATED. London, Eeb. 12. Mr Ramsay Mac Donald's amendment was defeated liy 212 votes to 50. Lord Robert Cecil argued (hat it would be impossible, when selfgovernment was once given to South Africa or Ireland, for the Imperial Government to interfere or reverse decisions of their Parliaments.

(.Received This J)ay, 1.1. a.m.) CHAIIGES klvbi (JED. London, Eel). 1!3. The Pacific Cable Hoard lias surrendered four-penee a word on ordinary cables to New Zealand, 'reducing (he tariff to the public to 2s Bd. The new charges will 'coinft into force in ;i few weeks. Tlie King has invested Sir T. Coghlan 'and other New Year's Knights. ANGLO-A ME 1iI(J A.\ FI! J J- 1 , XDSHIP. The Chronicle's Washington correspondent states that President Wilson at first demurred .■( meeting Sir Lionel Garden a.s not being accredited to Washington, but subsequently decided thai Anglo-American friendship was more important than red tape; also the best means to dispose of the newspapers' wild charges against Sir Lionel Tardea.

No sli|>ping and sliding on the floors when they are polished with TAN-OL. It shines beautifully and preserves the floor-coverings. Applied with little labour.--Advt. That modest lilflc llower the pink is always here or hereabouts; and so is Fred : just give him the wink, and see him fit your trilbies out with dancing pumps or plodding' boots made in. a style that always suits and sold as cheap as cheap can be; 1 11 red Pink leads all Ihe company--Ad vt.

MOTION CARRIED

Lord Middleton's motion "That, it will be disastrous to proceed with the Home Pule Bili," was carried by 24 ; ! votes to -j5. A LIBEL AC'l ioN.

Major Ada in sued Colonel Sir Edward Ward, 1i.C.8., late Secretary -to the War Office, for libel in a letter written iii 1910 on behalf of the Army Council to Sir Henry Scobell - -and communicated to the press upholding Sir Henry Scobell's confidential reports ot August, 1910, when five officers were removed, including Adam, who declares that Sir Henry Scobell's report is a deliberate mis-state-ment. Defendant denied publication and also pleaded privilege. (Received This Day 12,30 p.m.) NOT EN TOUR. London, February Reuter, on the highest authority, denies that the English Princes are making a colonial tour* THE MADNESS GOES ON. The lit. Hon. Winston Churchill, in reply to questions, said that since the introduction of the .British Estimates in 1910 there had been no retardation in vjcrnmny's naval construction. Her programme had been increased by three battelships and two small cruisers. One of these battleships is provided for in the L'Jl'-l programme and the second for 1910. The dates of faying down the third battleship ana iwv cruisers are reserved. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) BOUND OA'ER. London, February 12. The Rev. Mr Ghent, who recently sued Sergeant Fitzgerald (a police officer) for libel, has summoned Mrs Fitzgerald for striking him in the street at Stockwell. • lu the case in which the Rev. Mr Ghent sued Mrs Fitzgerald for striking him, defendant has been bound over to keep the peace. DECISION UNALTERED. Cabinet reconsidered the matter but has decided to adhere to the decision not to participate in die San Francisco Exhibition. THE DEPORTAiIONS. The lit. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, in reply to a question, said that the Colonial Office on the 27th, when it was too late for a reply, ' received information of the intended deportations. Mr Ramsay Mac Donald moved an amendment to the Address-in-lieply to instruct Lord Gladstone to reserve the Indemnity Bill until a judicial inquiry lias been instituted. He contended that martial law and the deportations ■without, trial were unwarranted. The Rt. Hon. L. Harcourt said that the indemnity question was one for the South African Parliament and people. TOWN BOMBARDED. Guayaquil, Feb. 12. A Government gunboat is bombarding rebels at Esmeraldas and the town is burning. Guayaquil, February 12. Concha, the rebel leader, lias declined to fix a neutrality zone or permit foreigners to go aboard the ships in the harbour. It is understood that the revolt is the work of adventurers instigated by the Alfaros family wlfo are seeking revenge upon President Plaza. It is reported that ijie Government has captured Esmeraldas. nTllliin « ■mi inmi