British and Foriegn

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 March 1914, Page 3

British and Foriegn

ILICTEIC Tlf.lflllfH —COPTW«H2. PKiSSS ASSOCIATION. I (lieceived This Day, 8.40 a.hi.) HOME 11ULE. Loiidoii, March <3. Tilt'.; iiight Hon. H. n. Asquitli ■ Stus. promised to make a statement r« concessions on Monday, when moving" the second reading of the Home llule Bill. THE NAYi. The ltight Hon. Winston Churchill, in reply to Mr Allen Baker, M.P., concerning the British and (jrermun shipbuilding programmes, said that the displacements of all British battleships Avere considerably below those of almost all the latest being constructed abroad. The Admiralty was willing to join m an agreement limiting tlie size of capital ships. *® LABOUR'S MISSION. The Djaily Citizen, 111 upholding the principle of three cornered contests, declares that the Labour Party has its own mission, and asks what other political organisation is caring for the men deported from South Afric. AIIiSHIP APPIAL. The Britannia airship committee has opened an appeal for funds in India, Canada, and the Australian states. The committee oilers to construct a similar vessel at the cost price of £15,000 for Australia or New Zealand; all British made, and witli many new features.

The liight Hon. Winston Churchill will accept the liritannia for the navy if successful.