BRITISH POLITICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 June 1907, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

[United Pbess ■; Association. — Copy- ' ■ "'.-.•-. -■:'- .-yy?'. ~aioar.j ■ ■ .. .y-'--'"'iy ; :TfliTl?lPEftiAL PARLIAMENT. '.yyy.y.yii'iTSE army debate. " ? xy yyyyyy-xy IXmBON, Tuesday. ' •■' .■yyy J? ther House of y Commons, Mr Hal ...;;dane, ; Secretary for War,, speaklig, ir • "x thejsourse of the. army.: debate, said h« '■yyyy appreciated, the -.'desire, : generally ex-,;i-pressed in tho Souse,; to. retain national r-'^ or special descriptions of r- corps, but he declined.: an , amendment making' .it ;■: statutory, but addedr that sucb^i-etentjon . ; was. doubtless possible in many' cases. y. -Mrßalfour suggested that the militia ':... , ■■ in . England r and'^Scotland should be al- :. lowed, as V the Irish,, to supply drafts . r and serve' as units.- : - : ::-:..-. . : Mr -Braldahe; amid cheers, recogiiised * the importance of; the suggestion; and ;. -rpromisedV earnest' cconsideratioa.- ;', '■ '" rV xy. % ■'r;Mt''.Ch&«Mirj;'tJrider; : _fc'(a;etiiy".v :, -for' ■';-: ther Cplbhiec,- - replying to, a . questiony 7-:.- said: that, the conversation- following Sir 7 ,-,R.\Bond?s rspeech'on the Newfoundland" r.jfishemes^^ - was : nqt-; r published . ''because .'..'V- : ;''tte;r.C6nference'.coi_sidefe'd.^that:the.-rp|nli^ -lication .was contrary to' the : public Tnr 'Iterest, .'. pending;. -iDgotiatipns vrtth . foi'ir^reißn; Powers.; 7^7 ■ r "- •■;." '?''- ' -- -- '■ '■■ -■;•'■-•/•-■' "■■ iyyi) -;— - ," ' '"'