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Clutha Leader, Volume XL, Issue 73, 20 March 1914, Page 6

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HOME RULE FOR IRELAND

THE BASIS OF SETTLEMENT. LONDON, March 18. Mr A. MacCallum Scott (Liberal member for Bridgeton, Glasgow), ,n the House of Commons, has given' notice of aa amendment to Mr Bonar Law's (Leader of the Opposit.on) motion of closure, in wh:cii he regrets the Opposition's refusal to state whether it is prepared to accept the Government's suggestion as to a bas : s of settlement in the Home Rule question.

THE NATIONALIST VIEW. LONDON, Ma ch IS. , Mr J. Redmond (leader of the Nationalist Party) pres.ded at the National sts' St. Patr.ck's Day banqu-3. at the Hotel Cecil. He stated that any permanent partition of Ireland wjuld f>e an outrage in the aiinais of history, with which the Irish leaders wouid never acqu.esce. In the absence of a political earthquake Home Rule would no the law oi the land probably in its ..resent form. The Government's cf'•»ts at conciliation were a failure. Extremists on both s des had deliberate.y misrepresented the Government's eiiorts. r l lie automatic ending of any period of exclusion was tor the Nationalists an immutable principle and their latest woid. If force interposed it wou.d be met with force. THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE. LONDON, March 18. J he proposal to change the name of the Colon.al Institute to the Brittanic Institute was unfavorably rece ved, and the annual meeting resolved to take a referendum on the matter.

ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA. FREMANILE, March IS. Mr Albert Goklie returned by the Orsova. He s;ient several months in England and America in t-e interests ol a gigantic scheme for a great Australian Exhibition at Earl's Court in J9lGli. He brought back models executed by -Mr Hart designed for the Festival of Empire of 1908. The proposition includes a coninrehentive display of industry, lite, scenery, «ikl athletic prowess, and will give intending; emigrants a letter idea of Australia. The total co-t is estimated at £125,000, of which Mr Goklie ha:j p.rr-anjced to underwrite £IOO,OOO at Lloycis at a premium of three :ier cent. The Federal and State Governments wi!! bo asked to cover the remaining £25.000. The profits will be devoted to tiu- turtlier advertisement of Australia. GOLD IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

SYDNEY, March 13. Two brothers named Itoberts, who were prospecting near Corindhap, 15allarat, picked out 3140z of gold from wash-dirt ac a depth of 18ft. Considerable excitement has been caused by tho discovery, and a la-rge area, of country in the neighborhood has been pegged out.