LATEST CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 56, 16 February 1911, Page 8

LATEST CABLES.

HOME RULE AT LAST.

IN ASQUITH’S MODIFIED

FORM.

(Received 16, 1.10 p.m.) London, Feb. 16.

Mr. lan Malcolm (Unionist) moved his amendment that effective debate on the Veto question is hampered by the obscure and conflicting declarations made by Ministers regarding Home Rule. Mr. Asquith stated that after the Veto question was settled, Government would propose that an Irish Parliament should be constituted, with an Irish executive sub ject to the maintenance of the supremacy of the Imperial Parliament.

RECIPROCITY. TRUTH WILL OUT. WHY DEMOCRATS FAVOUR AGREEMENT. New York, Feb. 15. During the reciprocity debate. Senator Clark, leader of the Democrats, said he favoured acceptance of the treaty because he hoped to see the day when the American flag would wave over every square foot of North America. NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. | Ottawa, Feb. 15. j Sir Wilfrid Laurier states that (he refuses to take Mr. Clark’s 1 statement seriously. i ______ DURAND TO BE RELEASED. Paris, Feb. 15. Durand, one of the leaders in the French railway strike, and who is now undergoing sentence for his offence, is to be released by order of the Government. [A cable dated Paris, Feb. 11th, stated that after a tumultuous debate the Chamber of Deputies, by 340 votes to 168, refused to censure the Government for not releasing Durand.] SLEET AND SNOW. New York, Feb. 15. A woman was killed and fifteen people injured during the twentyfour hours’ sleet and snowstorm. COLLAPSE OF A SKYSCRAPER Ottawa, Feb. 15. A six-storey block at Winnipeg collapsed, having been weakened by the excavation which was beinsr done alongside it. One woman was killed, but many people were | rescued from the top floors ami! great excitement.