HOME RULE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12283, 9 July 1914, Page 4

HOME RULE.

HOME RULE WITFIIX HOME RUf.K, [Ry Rr.r.rTnir. Telegraph—Coptrksbt. i (.Peu Press Association.) Received July S, at 10.45 p.m. London, July 8. Lord Dniiraven has given notice tn suspend the Home Rule Rill until ;l coniinissi.-riii reports on the constitutional relations of the component parts of the United Kingdom. Lord MacDonnoll has drafted :i scheme for Home Rule within Hnni f . Rule, which is virtually a. new Rill in substitution of the Amending Bill. It provides for an Ulster Council to l»> elected by proportional representation, the control, of education and the pnlili,' services to be administered by the Irish .Local (Joverument Hoard and the LV. partment- of Agriculture. The Council may be abolished by a poll of the Ulster electorates after a quinquennium. Received July 8. at- 11.20 p.m. London, July X. A quantity of ammunition and -10 Colt machine guns of the latest pattern, costing .€IOO each, have been landed on the # County Down coast fw the ['User volunteers.*

Received July 9. at. 5.55 a.m. London, Julv 8

The Customs-officers at Londonderry seized a furniture van from Clasgtnv containing 200 Mauser rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Received July 9. at 11.35 a.m. London, Julv S.

Lord McDonnell's scheme for Ulster', autonomy was negatived by Iflß to 20. Karl and Lord Haldane ofipose i it, but Lords Loreburn, Courtney, anil Rryee supported it.

Lord Lansdowno's amendment omitting the time limit was carried hv 13s to 39.

Captain White, son of ihe defender of Ladysmith. has resigned- his command of the National Volunteers ai Londonderry, on the ground of hU authority being over-ridden.

Received July !). at 10.35 a.m. London. Julv 8

Lord Selbortie's amendment omitting Ulster from the poll regarding exclusion was carried bv 158 to 35.