BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Volume 170, Issue 170205, 1 May 1920, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

DEVOLUTION SCHEMES. Australian and N.Z, Cable Assn. My Electric o^)> r , J .Ui\DON, April 27. Th Speaker's Conicrence- 011 Federal devolution is con;pleting its sittings. Tile Speaker lias ilcvisea ; ui experimtaiin 1 sell erne wlidciv may bti tested iu three years, whereby Grand Council-, representing England, Scotland and Wales, are lia be created out- of tha existing Imperial Parliament, each Grand Council consisting of two Chambers, one of Commoners, the other Peers. The Council will hold sessions each autumn to deal with education, stealth, local government, police and ;:X'icul turc. An alternative scheme, framed 'oy Murray Macdonald, proposes permanent subordinate Parliaments, with separate elections for England. Scotland and Wales.

FUTURE OF PALESTINE. Enthusiastic Zionist celebrations were held at the People's Palace. A mass meeting of Jews passed a resolution expressing thanks to the British and Allied Governments for embodying the Balfour declaration in the Peace Treaty. Dr Max Nordau, the chief speaker, said: '"The dream of our lives bas- come .true.. Israel is again a nation amongst nations."

NEW MAP MAKING. WARSAW, April 25. The Polish-Ukraine Treaty is completed, and is awaiting signature _ It recognises Ukraine s indepencienca and the autonomy of Poland. It undertakes to assistjgfreeing the right bank of the Dneiper, and repudiates the Bolshevik Government established at Kharkolf. while Ukraine guarantees Poland free transport t 0 Odessa. Under the Treaty the west frontier of Ukraine follows the river Sabruez. Poland retains command of Lutsk, while Ruyno Dubo is provisionally allotted 'to Ukraine.

DANISH ELECTIONS. COPENHAGEN, April 27. The elections resulted in a great defeat of the late Government, resembling the Asquith party's defeat at the last elections. The result sr.ows thisKing's accuracy in declaring that the> former Government did not possess the confidence of the people. M. Christenson, leader of the Moderate" Left, hna been summoned to form ;i Government. The Moderates Mid _ Cons;jvatives secured 0 seats against- 55) bv, the Social Democrats a.nd Rndir-nl?.

MISSING WAR PRISONERS. (Imperial News Service.! LONDON. April 53. The British military mission at Berlin reported that only 220 prisoners in Germany were not accounted for athe time the Mission's inquiry closed. There is 110. similar ..body scnrchina; for records- of'':the deaths of British prisoners in Tnrkev. A list' of prisoners unaccounted for had l been presented to the Turkish Government, and statements referring to a few inen have been received. These were of small value, and it is feared that the Turkish records iire so imperfect thatthere is practicallv 110 chance of obtaining further information.