THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1918, Page 3

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

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IN THE COMMONS.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

LONDON, April 15. In the Commons, Hon. A. Bonar Law refused tho Nationalist request for an additional day’s discussion on tho application of compulsion in Ireland.

Mr. Maephersou, replying to a question. whether iu view of the position in France,' they proposed. to permit horse racing in United Kingdom, said the Government saw no reason to stop the present military age should be was considered necessary to maintain the important industry of horse breed-

mg. Sir, A. Geddes stated that Government were determined no man over the present miliary age should ho taken, if the situation could he met by j calling up men of the present military • s,g 0 of 25, selected for clean cut civil | service because above twenty-live were men really indispensable from the view point of the war effort-. This did not mean that civil servants above 25 were not being released as rapidly as possible.

FURHTER DISCUSSKD. LONDON April 15

In the House of Commons, S©' E Carson strongly criticised the machinery of the Man Power Bill as applied to Ireland, while he was strongly in favour of conscription in Ireland, he asked how was tho Government going to apply it, whether they were going to establish Military Tribunals, or local Tribunals similar to England. Government, lie said, seemed ashamed of the measure. He gravely distrusted if the Government really meant to nut the Bill into force. He urged the Government to tell Ireland everything at the present moment. The Government wore playing to Ulstermen and Nationalists alike.

Mr J. Devlin, declared that- the Government was in a state of panic and in order to cover its own misdeeds were raising flic* anti-Irish cry so as to create a civil war in Ireland. Right Hon. Sir G. Cave warmly repudiated Mr Devlin’s suggestion. He said 1 hr- Government’s only purpose was to call the manhood of the whole country to participate in the war, ami wfljre asking -Irishmen to made the same sacrifices as Englishmen and Scotchmen. The Government intended ihat tho Act he applied to Ireland i > e similar fashion as applied to England.

Kir {'!. Cave announced thnl in viov of the importance of the continueeo-' of religious ministrations and ns theealling up of Ministers, would not yield much to the Military man power. Government- were willing to continue their exemption. THE COMING BUDGET.

Received.,this day at Q . 45 a.m. LONDON. April 16. Th« “Daily Telerrrenh” is or niv"-n"

that the Budget! on Monday will include a slight increase in the income tax and duty on luxuries, including jeweller*-, t-ca, migar, beer, spirits and possiblv lobar eo.