IRELAND

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 September 1924, Page 9

IRELAND

THE NEXT STAG,E

ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

*Y GABLI—PBRBfI ABBPCIATION—CORYA,IGH7;,, Received Sept. 17, 12.30 p.m. LONDON, Sept, 16. The next stage in the Ulster boundary deadlock will be the assembling of the British Parliament on September 30 in an atmosphere of crisis. Lord Londonderry informed the Evening Standard that he does not see any value in the unanimous suggestion of 21 parliamentarians who toured the disputed area that the parties should seek a peaceful settlement before a commission is created. Lord Londonderry added that Ulster had , nothing to give away. Other quarters suggest that in the event of a commission being created Ulster will appeal to the law courts to tlie Act ultra vires because a colony’s boundaries cannot be contracted without its consent.' —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BOUNDARY COMMISSION

ULSTER NOT APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE.

Receiver Sept. 17, 10.5 a.m. r LONDON, Sept. 16. The Ulster Cabinet met this morning at Cleeve Court, Streatley-on-Thames, tlie -residence of Sir James Craig, and discussed the- boundary question. All the members of the Cabinet were present except Mr E. M. Archdale, Minister of Agriculture, who remained at Belfast as Minister in Charge. Cabinet informed Mr MacDonald that it liad decided to adhere to its decision not to appoint a representative bn the Boundary Commission.—Beuer.