HOME RULE ALL ROUND

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 960, 29 October 1910, Page 5

HOME RULE ALL ROUND

UNION OR DISUNION? A STRIKING PROTEST BY LORD HUGH CECIL. • FEDERATION OF THE EMPIRE. ' By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Reo. October' 29, 0.25 a.m.) ; London, October 28. • Lord Hugh Cecil, Unionist AI.P. for Oxford University, writing in ''The' limes". on the recent movement for "Homo: Rule All Round," states that Irish Homo Rule is intended to recognise the separate nationality of Ireland, whereas imperial Federation is intended to organise into a single nationality an iimpiie comprising Canada, Australia, bouih Africa, and New Zealand, all of which countries, look forward to a closer partnership, and .declare their." prido and satisfaction in sharing the same nations!: existenco as the United Kingdom. .it v.ould be'ii . singular. way, -continued 'Lord'' Hugh,' of' organising the Empire as a single nation to begin by admitting'the existence of two nations within the United Kingdom. He .hoped it was unthinkable that any responsible Unionist leader would treat Home Rule as a • possible; expedient. ' . • "THE OLD TALK REVIVED." . London, October 27. Mr. -Walter Long, Unionist M.P, for the Strand, and' an. ex-Chief Secretary for'lreland, in' a letter to. .Belfast Orangemen,; says: "I see the old . talk has beoh- rovived, - biit .the result will be the -same—we will not have Home •Rule.".

SOUTH SHIELDS BY-ELECTION. ; •Jy Telegraph—Presa Association— Oopyrieht. London, October 27. The'election , for the South Shields seat in the' House of Commons, the. vacancy being caused by the elevation to tho.High' Court .'Bench of' Sir W. S. Robson, Attorney-General, resulted, ih tiie return of the Liberal candidate, tho voting being: . ', , The Right ' Hon. Russell Ilea (Liberal) 7929, Mr. R.. .Vaughan-Williams (Unionist); 4910 Liberal majority 3019 ■ South Shields is an old Liberal: seat. At the' general election in January : the polling was; Kt. Hon. Sir, W. S. Robson,'K. C. .(Liberal), 9090; Mr. Bv E._ L. Vaughsm-Williams - (Liberal Unionist), 4!J5£; Liberal majority,; 4230., Mr. Russell Rea is a 'shipowner 1 and merchant, and was'" defeated in' January for , Gloucester for which he had sat; since 1900. - ' 1 LAND TAX LITIGATION. . \. London, October 27. .The Croirci entered appearance, in tlie Land Union's action; asking the Courts to deny, the legality of tho information demanded under tho Land Tax Form No. 8.