MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

WvowrnoN Proposals. &OMFIBD HOME RULE, •j f«Wr»»h—Pre* A»n.~Copyrtiht. 4 Received Aug. 8, O.SO a.m. . ' London, Aug. 0. ! A pwrtoiMnt member of the House of Commons, holding office, interviewed regarding the Speaker 1 ! devolution com' WttMr »y«i "imperial fed# rat km h not Involved, though comparisons with the constitutions of Australia, South Africa, aqfl Cftsada will be most useful, and will alio Meuitom the British electors to ,thfe federtl idea. The committee, will formulate a scheme for the devolution of {xmmm to relieve the British ParliaIMnt'ofthe pressure of local affairs in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, to coordinate,' and probably the funHtans whlch already are locally contrtlled, such as education and jndicatflites. It is hoped the scheme whisp preparid will clear the Irish atmMphero andiwhieelreland to came into line." The same official .regards the prospects of , a conference with the self-governing . Dominion*,jwith * *few to bringing then* into, ctettr. touch with Imperial affaire, cpUMIy before the middle, of next year, owlft? to- the. necessity of Ministers returning to their own oountrie« and attending to their local affairs.—Aus. N.Z, .<S»W« A«,oc. j. . ' • THE SOVIET PLOT. CIfcaiMIKATING DOCUMENTS. ISAM OP EFFECT IX FUTURE, r , Received Aug. 8, S£ p.m, ' • ' London, Aug. <l. fhs arrested Swede i» one SSaeharr ,*tun, wko i« charged with that he deiWtHid a mltd paeket to a female extremist, who denies oomplicity. The Swede's confession. implicates certain extremist organisations with which the fes!^n«eted. ' The police seized, at Plaietow, plans fottfhs formation of an English Soviet .Rfjpablie, the documents affirming that «rgM and /bombs were secreted at eertajiMpots at Plaistow. iftespansible British Labor leaders are Wt implicated In the plot, but theTe la i a 4Wgef that they may unwittingly beecom* tools. v 't is believed the plot has mm overthrown, the effect is expected ,tq Ve, felt in many quarters of Britain * €&«. Hear future.—United Service. 'jfe. LLOYD GEORGE'S SERVICES. • R$G GEORGE'S TRIBUTE. . Received August 8, 10.15 p.m. London, August The Ring, in a fetter to Mr. Lloyd George, 4akt that honours and awards of the amy air force were now being submitted to Parliament. "I feel the Staple share my regret that it is not possible to express the Nation's grate? fajjrecognltion ofthe pre-eminent serif®? 8 jPrim?; Minister has renderej oirryinig the war to 4 viet®riou» end and securing an honorable j»ace. To mark my high appreciation of his seryicaa, it gives ma great pleasure to 'confer on 1 you the Order of HerJt"—Aus.-NjZ. Cable Assn. 'fBB FLAX INDUSTRY. EMKBE COMMISSION'S REPORT. Rweived Aug. 8, 5.6 p.m. '...••4,,. , , lArioa, Aug. fl. - rae interim report pf tlje Empire Committee recommends the mflflmmsoe of the Government's efforts Je d»v»lop flw-growing within the Em. P're until the (all value is derived from , *•» flax-growiog in Nvassaland, Rhodesia, tad South Africa seems to Resent possibilities of success. The committee has receded information pointing to the con- . elusion that. fl»* ton be grown euceeisfrtjly in Awtrnlif on a Iqrge wale, if tlio economic conditions are fuch that ♦he «rop ii likely to offer sufficient indWMBWI, but. r»ndin« further ioforma. tfoi), it defers its reference in connec,ttw with Australia., The same applies 2eal»nd.r-Rflrtpr.