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A very interesting debars on Scottish Home Rale was opened in the House of Commons recent- ly by Mr. Johnstone. He brought in a Bill of 25 pages which noone has read except its backers, bui the Bill was only a bloated arouse for a brief, bright, and brotherly Friday afternoon. * batter ocession would have been a resolution, but private members, like Governments, bave all got legislation on the brain, and think that the primary business of Parliament is to legislate, where- as in fact it is to look after the administration of existing laws so wall that no, or very few, now
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and, in voting for the Bill, he that it would strengthen the Mr. Munro, the Szerators Taco ild vote for the principle, not authority of Parliament and Scotland, brought the debale dow? (for the proposals. bring many valuable recruits into with a bump from the realm o No one, however, got a chance Scottish politics, and Mr. Lang-theory to hard facts. He insisted of voting, for the closure did not Sturrock gave reasons why he that there was a demand for res receive the necessary 100 votas,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
DISTURBED IRELAND.
London, May 26
The forces in Ireland are approaching fifty thousand. The muni-
he might have added, the Orkneys | Lions barcott has extended to Queenstown where the weapons of the with the Shetlands
cavalry were neglected by the dockers. Cargo sailinga to Holyhead
Sir George Younger agreed, and Dublin have been cancelled owing to the strike.
and thought that there was all Kilbrittain Castle in County Cark was burned down last night. the diference between Home The damage amounts to one hundred thousand pounds. Also the west- Rule and Devolution. The latter known Ganaveen Farm, near Ballinasloe, valued at thirty thonaaNİ 4 STRAND 3" to 10"
would come-in fact there is a pounds was burned down, Committee under the Speaker CIRCUMFERENCS
Despite the Irish quay workers" refusal to handle munitions thei kirting on it now, and Mr. Mooro objections do not extend to handling military foodstuffs. The strik says that it is on the eve of re-continues. The 12th Cameron3. 16: Kings Royals, 2nd Argylls, and 20 porting-but Nationalist Home Fusiliers have been warned for service in Ireland. Rale was another story. It would' From Tralee an armed and disguised party of men at night time make trouble between Scotland on the 25th attacked Ballyheigue coastguard station. Six coastguarda- and England. Mr. Kidd went men families were forced to surrender after a brief resistance being further and moved the rejection. | deprived of arms and ammonition. The women and children were On the other hand, Dr. Murray ordered out after which the building was burned down. facetiously suggested that the
London. May 27. Billight bring about Home Rule
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An official message says: Four hundred barracks have been bur the duty of governing. England, ad and one hundred and fifty income tax offices.raided in freland since skip back, across the border, and. Exster. like Cincinnatus, wait till they were sent for. He did not quite pus it that way, but that was what he meant.
THE SENSE OF NATIONALITY. There were two Irish Nation- alists present and they must have been pleased with the trend
London, May 23. Kilmallock police barracks, between Cork and Limerick, were attacked last night and burned down. Two policemen were burne: to death and a civilian wounded.
Washington, May 23.
The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee by 1: vates to 7 favourably reported on a resolution expressing the House's sympathy with the Irish people's aspirations for their own govern
of the debate, and especially with t. It is proposed to invite artion by the House thereon next wee
HYTHE CONFERENCE
Paris, May 23.
the sharp distinction between Devolution and Home Rate. which rests of a burning and unsatisfed sense of nationality. The late Mr. John Redmod aften, une fancies, used to over- do the argument for Irish Hume The Chamber voting on an interpellation anent the Hythe Con- Rule, which is based on the need of ference passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 525 votes to maintaining the efficiency of the 84. Imperial Parliament. The con- In the Chamber, replying to eriticisms of the Hythe.Conference xestion of business At West-particularly as regard reparations, M. Millerand defended on the mínister 13 In argument for ground of economic advantages the fixing of the reparations deb Devolution, but not for self how instead of waiting twelve months bence as the treaty enabled.' I Government such as the irish is estimated the French reparations would total 285,000,000 francs. want; there must be passion to the equivalent of 70,000,000 gold marks and the estimate is in nowise make a demand" for real Homebased on Germany's ability to pay. As regards priority he mentioned Rule, a sense of injustice branded
a plan whereby the Allies might obtain effective realisations in the Linto e historical self-consciou-shape of capital or realizing the indemnity-by-an-international-lost- ness of the people. These things or a series of loans under combined Allied control. Another metho are happily absent in Scotland. was by prolonged waiting for the payment of the German annual but they ache like theumatic instalments. But he considered that this was impossible. He pains in the very bones of Irish reiterated desire of a policy in agreement with Germany but the latter Nationalism.
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The debate gained by a very original speech by Laptain Elliot.j who thought that though Scot- Hand, and England too for chan needed devolution, it matter. (ought not to be on nationalist! lioes, but on economic lines. He is a kind of Heptarchy devolu
H... the Prince of Wales landed and then immediately re- tionist, and one lancies would embarked on the steamship Hygeia and was conveyed through the lines like more than one Parliament of Australian warships amid the booming of gons and masses of for Scotland. His observations other sea-craft to the suburb of St. Kilda where he re-tanded and was on the evils of தா inflamed received by the Governor-Chmural, the Prunier and a brilliant assem
London, May 25. sense of nationality led him blage. The Prince was ovated along the eight mile drive which was
In his Far Eastern articles in "The Times" Mr. J. O. P. Bland exalt the importance thick with people. An Address of Welcome was presented en route urges that disbandment of the armies of the Tuchun is essential to of Teal
Bou: He then proceeded to Government House where the day's programme the restoration of order and good government. He says everything daries between peoples, and he terminated with a reception. frightened the House little by discussing the occupational
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Melbourne, May 23.
MR. BLAND AND CHINA.
drpends on the readiness of Japan, Britain, and the United Stafar loyally to co-operate in a common, self-denying policy of reconstrúe After a continuous round of receptions the Prince held a largeletion. He is convinced the resources of diplomacy will be sufficient to or Soviet representation in attended levee at which he decorated a considerable number of ex-attain the desired end and secure a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese LONDON DIRECTORY treat with regional representa service men. Subsequently he received addresses from the House of Alliance under conditions ultimately beneficial to China. An united
Ition. But Captain Coote echoed Representatives and Senate. He attended in the evening a Com-¦ the same train of thought, whi hmonwealth Dinner at Parliament House at which the Labour leada, front and clear cut policy on the part of the Consortium Powers" is not really dreadful. The idea Mr. Tudar supported Mr. Hughes in proposing the toast. The Princether loans should be made to China except on the condition of final necessary to make disbandment complete and irrevocable. No fur that the present House of Lords eulogised Australia's services in the war, also the forethought and disbandment. There is enough intelligence, ability, and patriotism in is as occupational representation enterprise of the Australian nation in providing its own feet. The China to make China an united and prosperous nation soon, but at which needs to be extended by enthusiastic scenes were repeated outside the building, every avena including other occupations may to which was blocked by crowds for hours.
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At a joint meeting of the Senate and Dipulien constititti smaller nationalities, and in the porter of the Committee insisted on the necessity of provisioning newly-elected first Caecho Stovek National Assembly. M. KA same vein Captain Elliot de- Austria to prevent Bolshevism and pan-Germanism. He opined that election as-President of the Republic was confirmed clared that if-England ever got the best means of securing the execution of the Treaty will be by the injority. The German National parties nominated a candida Home Bale the Border States establishment of a Franco-American Banking Consortium and added polled a few rates,
would vink back to the obscurity that French diplomats need not be afraid of an independent policy. from which she had resoned in helping the Central European States to recover,
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