British and Foreign

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign

ELEC'IJiIC XKLEGfiAPH COPTEIGHT. jl'Kll I'ttESS ASSOCIATION .7j HOME BULE DEBATE. (Beceived This Day, 11.25 a.m.) London, April G. Mr J. Bedniond, in the House of Commons, said that Sir Edward Carson made no step towards a compromise. The talk of federalism was misleading and mischievous. He sympathised with federalism, but as a solution of the IHster difficulty it would be necessary to bo more precise. The House owed a duty to Ireland to pass the Bill. He was undeterred by threats of resistance.

Sir Edward Carson said that after the Government's attempt at a military and naval revolution, he was sceptical at its conciliation professions. The only solution ws to exclude Ulster until her consent was won. ■

Sir John Simon said that the exclusion offer would remain open to the latest possible date. Exclusion would prevent a leap in the dark. The essence of the Government's view was that. Home Bule meant Trish unity.

The Bight Hon. 1!. cKenna, in reply to Lord Hugh Cecil's suggestion of n select committee of HO members to frame suggestions regarding Flsfer. said that the Government at present did not think a select committee the best method of dealing with the Horn Bule bill. STOKEBS KILLED. The bursting of a boiler tube killed three stokers on the destroyer Albacori at Chatham. APOSTOLIC DELEGATION. Bome, April 6. The Pope has created a new apostolic delegation for Australia, Oceania and New Zealand. Monsignor Conaveutura Cerretti, of the Washington delegation, has been appointed a delegate. DTYOBGE AND MARRIAGE. (Becoived This Day, 11.15 a.m.) London, April G. Tu the morning the Divorce Court gran led . Lady Bandolph Churchill a decree absolute, and in the afternoon Mr G. Comwallis West married Mrs Patrick Campbell. Nobody, except the witnesses, attended the ceremony. BY-ELECYION. Mr Crawford (Unionist) has been elected unopposed for Belfast, vice Mr M. C. Mordie, deceased. (Beceived This Day, 8.30 a.m.) FENNER REMANDED. London, April 6. Fenner, the absconding' stockbroker, was charged at the Mansion. House police court witli 78 charges of fraudulent conversion, of which Lord Murray's loss amounted to £20,198. He was

remanded. A SHRIEKING STEFRAGETTE. An exciting scene took place at the Marlborough street police court, when Mrs Drummond was brought up. By continuous shrieking she successfully interrupted the proceedings. She said she would not be tried by the court, which was doing the Right Hon. Tl. H. Asquith's dirty work, and where were Sir Edward Carson and others. Mrs Drummond was removed, struggling-violently, and brought back to court several times, but refused to stop shouting. Several women shouting "You devils!" were ejected. Afterwards they had a scuffle with the police in the street, and a man and woman were arrested. OHESS. St. Petersburg. April fi. Dr. Lasker, Gapabl anca and Rubinstein have entered for the international chess tournament on ihe 20'h inst. (Received This Day, 11.3- r ) a.m.) A BISHOP'S PLIGHT. Mexico ('lly, Xpril 0 . Zapata captured the Bishop of Clialpa, and is holding him a prisoner in the vicinity of Guereas. He is demanding fifty thousand pesos as ransom, otherwise he will crucify the Bishop on Good Friday. ' RETRTBTTION. As the outcome of the Caranza (■onnnission. Major Eerrero has been sentenced to he executed for murdering Benton. It appears that General Villa merely imprisoned Benton, but Eerrejro waylaid Benton en route to the prison and shot him while aboard the train.