Second Edition Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 71, 28 June 1916, Page 6

Second Edition Great Britain

■ LBORNE'S EXPLANATION IN THE LORDS. \ <r . HE HOME RULE QUESTION. REASONS FOR RESIGNATJpN.

II ißnitbd Pbbm JUboowtiok. 1 (Received 1.10 p.m.) . . ; Loudon,' Jvine 27. In the House of LordVtiord Selborne *de a .personal explanation. He said e original basis of Mr Lloyd George's was that Home Rule was not operate until the restoration of ace. Lord Selborne said he was not epared to advise His Majesty that jme Rule could be wisely and safely ought in during the war. He learn--during the Whit.sun recess that the sis had been changed, and that the tverament was contemplating a Bdl sallow it to operate during,,the war. } immediately placed his resignation -Mr Asquiih's hands. -He,: did not asider the moment had yet arrived debate these grea'i' 8 ? m'atters. 'lt raid!be in the public 8 iM9Wfct to be atent to briefly review the developing When the war broke emt ;the an 'principle for which the Unionists itendedfor thirty years had been oided against them, but the Ulster estion having been decii&d; 'the übnists agreed to accept it as an acnplished fact and' not ialfeempt- dtlrthe war to revive the controversy. i Asquith returned; from his visit to iland impressed with dee for settlement, and he'entrusted r- Lloyd George with an inquiry to ther the best opinions..-.and.,sugges-ts and report to the Cabinet, who would'decide. Lord Selborne said that although regarding the Home Ru e 'Wicy as dangerous .thte Home Rule Act was workable. He had a ways labored for Ulster's 1 considered that the welfare of the Urn ed Kingdom and the Empire demanded that Home Rule should be given a fantrial. He was prepared to agree lo an immediate arrangement for.Llsteis exclusion, provided that neither t,be principal nor the amending Act would operate until-peace arrived. Ireland would be gravely disturbed by a constitutional change of such and in war time it, would be ous than any other course. ••' I • Lord Crewe expressed the Government's regret at Lord Se borne s r4W 'nation. He had filled the office.with credit, and distinction. Lord<Urewe. agreed that it was not exact a debate on the Irish qgerfMr, Lord Salisbury said many mysteiies. surrounding the question i-emained and avdebato was advisable at the earliest moment. He appealed to Loid Crewe to make a statement to-morrow. Lord Crewe said he would make no premise.

,THE: NATIONAL BAN|O (Received 1.40 p.m.),;,*,.. London, r U The profit ;of the National^fl^KM 1 ; New Zealand for the year wa^sl»ly'eo'9 which will be put out .in |i«Y»«f-> ments, less depreciation and *#*&*# £25,000', and bonus to the staff. £BOOO. ONE RISK IN * LOSING THE WAf/ (Received 1.40 p.ns ."«, London, June 27. Lord Montagu, of Beaulieu, in the House of Lords, stated that an aeroplane which left Farnborough on May 31 had not reached its destination. He read* an officer's letter stating that the pilot did not know the way, and three hours after leaving .Farnborough, our latest machine landecl intact in a German aerodrome at Ljlle. Lord Curzon, in reply, stated that Bimilar things happe^i** 0 :'. German pilots. It was one of the risks they had to run. .s

i ■ '■■■■ ■• . i ' : i U 5 IRISH REBELS;?J^|p?•tl^^"

(Received 1,4 Q pan.) 2"v - Mr Tennant, in the" House of Commons, said one hunch;edvattd twentyfive persons were uudel P 0 sentences of penal servitude in connection with the Irish rebellion. ; ! v-i MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. • London, June 27. It is feared that Lord Lansdowne, Mr Long and Lord,,ftobei-ti Cecil will follow Lord Selborne >in retirement. Mr Bonar Law presides at a general meeting of Unionists on Wednesday. Gordon Campbell has .handed to the Red Cross the firti of £50,000 from the meat trade, whereof £20,000 is from, the Argentine. All the minimum, .'prices on the Stock Exchange were abolished on Monday. ~ '