ACCIDENT OF BIRTH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 763, 11 March 1910, Page 7

ACCIDENT OF BIRTH.

■■ ———0 , ' • flip LORDS. PEERAGES AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE. LORD ROSEBERY'S RESOLUTIONS. By TeleEraiili-Preßs Assbciatibn-Copyrleht. (Red. March 10, 0.35 p.m.) . London, March 10. : In pursuance of his notified intention to movbiti tho direction of reform of the House of Lords, Lord Rb'sebery; _in tlie'Xofds, gave notice of the followmg resolutions, - — .' , (i)fnat a. strong and,e&cient Second - Chamber; an integral part of. the Constitution, is,' necessary for thO .... well-being .of, the State and the balance, of Parliament. (2) That such a Ch'amber can best be ..obtained-by the .reform and/recon- :. stfuction of the House of Lords. ',' (3) That a necessatfV preliminary to such' reconstruction is the' acceptanceof th'e principle that the possession'of a Peerage, no longer of itself gives the right .to' sit, and voj* . , in the House of Lords. REPORTED' WHISKY CONCESSION TO' ' IRELAND. TO ; SECURE BUDGET BEFORE THE :'■; .DISSOLUTION... -~.. '/■'.■ London, March 9. 'Radical newspapers. , represent the Government as seeking to' come to. an arrangement with tlio Nationalists to secure m passing,of the Budget: ■ before ' the general election, in the event or a d& solution following .the Lords' action over the, veto : /,,.'. '~.' .The-"Doily- Telegraph" '■ says that Mr. Uoy'd-George ,isi, .abandoning ; the new whisky, tax in the'.next Budget. , NEW TAXES 'WEIGHED ■. AGAINST '."■ ■ . . PENSIONS.. ■ (Bee, March. 10, 10'.30 p.m.) .' ~ • London, March 10. • Replying ,in: the 'House of Commons to Mr; Richard' Hazleton (Nationalist, inicrfH bpr for the ChanceUqf of 'the; ;E.xca'equer,. : Mr;' stated that'lreland's share of hew taxation under the Budget would be JS3/438.000, Tyhile her benefit ■ from' old age pensions', would be '•£2,460,000'.' \, ,

. 'm'HENNIKER BEATON TO ..;■"."' , ,: : ;. ' ■ ' ■:.' March, 10, 9.35 'p.m.), \ : . ' ///.,-. , ; • ,-'■"■ Uondohi March 10... Mr.; Henni&r-.;Hcaton; a Unionist M.P. for .-Canterbury,/in a letter, to his constituents; in Which: he ' suggests ; that ah election will- be. held-..in' 'June;, announces' his intention -.-' to retire 1 ;-. at the end of the present Parliament;. owing to health considerations'. .■.';;. ~'.,-, ... [Mr. Hennikor Heaiori;'' the; apostle of penny postage and.-penny-a-word cable grams/is 61.years of age. At the-receni election .he was hard-pressed for his' seat by another. Unionist.] --./■' RNANCIAi. : Cr(AOS./ ;. BILLS: /-./' :'/.-, London,. March 9..' Tenders will be. called oh Monday/for fire .'million six months'\ Treasury, .8i115..-;. ,'The "Daily -Telegraph'" states fh'at/ owing to the financial trustees are at- a loss to know oh,/whit scale; estate and legacy/dues are .payable; and that in' consequence a final settlement with 1 respect/to. many, valuable pro-' parties' is impossible.'. : ..