IMPERIAL QUESTIONS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13241, 22 March 1907, Page 5

IMPERIAL QUESTIONS.

XI W C iLPDONI^ United Press Association —P,er Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LOXDOX Much 21 In the House of Commons. •Mr Walter Runciniin, (Local Government- Board) informed; (;Sir tliiit France had' received the representations regarding New' Caledonia- ; iii a niost, -f-riendly spirit, . ye'rbally . stating that it was hot. intended ,at pfesenti to -renew the system of . sending, convicts; thither. Wo\irx AXD mr VPAX T CIILSE Rl'M W VL OF OISORDI PJA 7 SCTNFS POLICL IT IVJ< V BUSY 'LIAll" i LOXBOX .M I cli 21 The Women's Social and Political Union held" a. meeting at 1 Caxton- Hall:. Among those 1 present -wis: a . large' contingent-'dfr "Lancashire-,cotton---.pperativ.es :.-in. shawls; and .clogs. : The "ihefetiiig cbndetniied' the Ob-' • vernment s attitude on Dickenson's Bill, and sumnibned: Sii; H. CampbeH-Bau-nermaii to proceed, on; t-h.e legislatiye. lines of his own speech. Lady .ITabertoh .'volunteered to load a deputation, and to haiid.-. Sir H. CampbeU:B.anneman their resolution. • « The police broke up the procession into groups - ofV-twos. 'and.;:.threes, 'and soon 500. extra- constables liad assembltd at the House of Commons. There was .great trouble, the--women, resisting in the most- determined manner. Then followed, a series of the most, disorderly' attempts -ever niade , io.. .of; t-he:'B -There were numerous skirmishes, and unavailing :.rushw'. : -ieading-; , t^-)^jTgst-:'.'j l ; of police - sliowe'd (lieuhnost forbearance. . and,; sought ".'to. li:es&ieK : :-fl*xeifl:--Ttii'tdes!.-to \pre- - venting any thing,; in the: nature';, bf :a coni;bined demonstration,;: . . ..." .1 ' Huge: crowds of people were greatly. ■ amused at would-be martyrs, asking to be .arrested. . ":. Lady Haberlon was admitted to Ihe -House of Commons'., buit was unable to see S'ir- IT. Campbell-Bawierman. Seveii.ty-.fiye women were- arrested and admitted to bail. - \ IBISTI AFPAIBS. DEBATE IX. THE LORDS. LONDOX". Marrh ?l In the of Lords. ( Earl Deubigh raised a debate on- Home Rule. He elicited from the Karl of Crewe. (Lord. President' of;' the- Couucil)' tlie.. statement ■ that ; the , : Bill wpuhli provide a further ; extension .of Self-'governinetit. :: . . . . Lord '.Loi'ebhrnl't'Lord High Chancellor), ileclared that',, he' woiild never /"siipnort Home Rule except in the shape of,a subordinare . T'hey would be unable to touch Irish, governulfefit. without lakino; a. step towards-Home Rule. He hoped that great change' ; come b.e;fore hing,-.effecting complete reconciliation. .W : in . Canada, and, he' trusted, in fjo.utb •Africa.' I-Ie -claimed that -.be- Ooyernment werepntsolitarvin proposing to deal with li'isli government -otherwise .than by Home Rule. .'. Lord Lansdowne extiressed his. strongest misgivings 'of 'the.,, policy- ,1s 'foreshadowed.'