British and Foriegn

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 March 1914, Page 3

British and Foriegn

jrjaa AsiowAiioif.l f KLKUTIUC TEUBGIiAI'II, COPYRIGHT. | (Received This Day, 8.20 a.m.) LEAVING QUEENSLAND. London, March 8. Bishop Frodsham, of North Queensland, has accepted the cannonry of Gloucester. AGAINST PROHIBITION. New York, March 8. Cardinal Gibbons has been greatly criticised for a pronouncement at New Oi'leans that it is impossible to enforce prohibition in any Christian country. He added that prohibition is calculated to make hypocrites, and leads to the manufacture of illicit whiskj', replacing good material with bad, and simultaneously robbing the Government of legitimate taxation.

I CREW RESCUED. The crew of the Charlemagne Tower was rescued by a revenue cutter. Several were almost dead from exhaustion. A PROTEST. Washington, This Day. Sir C. Spring-Rice has complained that the rebels at Chikuakua have driven out an Englishman named Sydnam, and attempted to destroy his property. Mr W. J. Byran immediately telegraphed to the- American consul to protest to Carranza. MARCONI SHARES. London, March 8. The appointment ol a committee of peers, to inquire into the dealings in Marconi stock is judged to be a bad blow for the prestige of the Government. The Liberals were confident a week ago tFat the committee would not be formed, and Lord Loreburn's acceptance has aroused the fiercest resentment. He is openly denounced a? a traitor; and Ihe indignation is shared by Ministers, despite the report that Lord Charnwood only ,oined on the understanding that the inquiry would be limited to Lord Murray's dealings in the shares.

The Daily News says thai doubtless the Liberal peers accepted with the idea of preventing the committee being made simply nn engine of personal or party malice, but they would have been better advised if tliey had boycotted it altogether. A i\ T EW PROPHET. Paris, March 8. _ The traffic in one of the busiest Jioulevards during the busiest hours of the day was brought to a standstill by a tall man in a long black robe shouting "I am the Prophet Daniel, bear ye," and displaying a sheet, whereon was printed in red'letters, that a great wind will fall .upon Paris, and everyone will be swept up into the clouds.

He was arrested, but released under a promise of his friends to take care of the new prophet.

HOME RULE. London, March 7. The report that the King has intervened in regard to the Home Rule Bill Is now generally accpted as true. London, March 8. Newspapers continue to affirm that Mr Asquith is determined tlial every Irish County shall decide by referendum whether to remain outside The jurisdiction of the Irish Parliament for five years.. ft is expected that Mr Bonar Law and Mr "Redmond will follow Mi- Asquith to-morrow and the debate will then be adjourned for fortnight. Tt is understood that Mr Lloyd George conducted negotiations ™i the Trish Party. (Received Tins Day, '<) a.m.) London, March 8.

Lord Selboune, ' speaking at Darlington, said that the present crisis had arisen because half the country had tried to trample upot. the convictions of the other half, and that is impossible in a democracy. He rather favoured a dissolution because il would cripple the party machine and rearrange public opinion in Britain in a less artificial manner. There is no chance of peace if the baptism Home Rule was in blood. A FAREWELL. Mr Ben TilTett, Mr (i ray son and Mr fi. Lansbury, M.l\, assisted in the farewell to Mr Tom Mann. A series of violent speeches were made, and revolutionaiy songs sung. Mr Cirayson said they must fighl capitalism by everv possible weapon. "ft (hey shoot .von down you musf get ready fo shoot them."

'MissisroKD BY srmrv GETTES. Six I'lstcr suffragettes are bosieging Sir E. Larson s residence sitting oji stools in the portico 'la.v and nigh I. Sir E. Carson refuses fo be interviewed, and declares that his suporters are divided on the suffrage movement he is unable to speak on their behalf. FOB LTFE. Bombay, March fi. The wife of Buckingham Stephens, a dentist, has been found guilty of murdering her husband while asleep in a bungalow at Kotiayam and Burton \V. Swinny of abetting the crime. Both were imprisoned for life.