2 MAY 1914, page 2

In The Commons Onmonday The Rejection Of The Plural Voting

Bill was moved by Mr. Hume-Williams, who maintained that it made no attempt to remedy any real injustices of the present system. Those could only be removed by a Redis-......

Mr. Harcourt, After Discussing The Fortunes Of The Plural...

Bill of 1906 and the Franchise Bill of 1912, observed that there were many other reforms which were desirable, but they had no time to deal with them in this Parliament, so they......

Sir Edward Carson In His Speech Showed No Less Desire

to meet Mr. Churchill's overtures. Here are the actual words of the most important portion of his comment :— "If the Home Rule Bill passes, much as I detest it, my most earnest......

A. Summary Of The Austro-hungarian Army And Navy...

the next financial year—July lst, -1914, to June 30th, 1915—is given by the Vienna correspondent of the Times in Wednesday's issue. Naval expenditure stands at £7,386,083, of......

In The Final Paisage Of His Speech On Tuesday Mr.

Churchill, who followed Mr. Austen Chamberlain, made-a direct and personal appeal to Sir Edward Carson:..". Why could not Sir Edward Carson say boldly, 'Give me the amendments......

In That Portion Of His Speech Which Dealt With Mr.

Churchill's offer Mr. Boner Law was not less conciliatory than Mr. Balfour and Sir Edward Gerson. He declared that he identified himself with everything that was said on the......

Mr. Asquith, Who Wound Up The Debate, Began Rather Fiercely,

but, like the other speakers, ended on a peaceful note. He declared that he had listened to the concluding passages of Mr. Balfour's speech with the liveliest emotion. "I......

The First Ballots At The French General Election Indicate...

the new Chamber will be very much like the old one. So far as individual groups have changed, the Socialists are the chief gainers. But there has been an appreciable electoral......

Mr. Balfour, In A Passage Of Strong Emotion And Great

eloquence, pointed out that the Government appeared to be afraid lest those who disliked Home Rule should regard the Exclusion of Ulster as a party triumph. The greater part of......

On Tuesday Mr. Austen Chamberlain Moved Hie Resolution...

impartial inquiry into all the circumstances connected with the Government's plan of operations in Ulster which led to the incident at the Curragh. The Government, be declared,......