, 1914-05-02
ST- CROlN STATI0N-

Lopdon, April 29th-The denth is an
nounced of Sir George Doughty, NJ. P. for
Great Grimsby.
Mr.. Danny Moher, the well known Jockey,
has married Miss Dorothy Fraser. Lord
Roseberry attended the wedding and gave
presents Of diamonds and eapphires. 1t WAS
recently thought that Mr.. Maher was dying.
1t is announced that Their Maiesties he
King and Queen Of Denmark will arrive at
Buckingham Pulnce on May the tenth.
The House Of Commons has amended the
PlumaPe Bill SO as TO prevent the punish
ment Of women possessing prohibited feuth-
ers, unless they are engaged in the trnde.
Sir Thomas Upton upon inspecting
Shamrock Fourth" suid that the new type
is sure to be q cup litter.
In reply to an inquiry in the House Of
Commons, Mr.. Asquith stated that the Gov
eminent will not delay to take proper steps
regarding the grave and unprecedented out
rage, that is, the Run-runuing III Ulster, to
vindicate the law and protect His Majesty's
servants III the performance Of their duty.
He added that Genelul Sin Cecil Macready
had been appointed Magistrate for the
Counties of Antrim and Down, with com
mand OF the police there and ut Belfast, this
being possibly the first step towards estab-
fishing military government, but not mar
tlal law. Ne other details were given, but
Nj, Asquith spoke seriously, as though the
Government intended to do something inn
portant. The foregoing was one among n
hundred other questions, the replies to
which have not increased the ammunition for
the debate upon the motion Of censure
against the Government. The DAILY News
hints that the arrest OF Sir Edward Carson is.
intended. During question time the Nation,
alists shouted chats off to King Carson.
1t is reported that the liberty of Mr.. Ern-
est Craig and Captain James Craig, members
for Crewe aud East DOWN. is also endangered.
After answering questions in the House,
Mr.. Asquith visited The KING and then held
a Cabinet Council which lasted three hours.
Five warsbips used their seorchlights eff
Lame, and the steamer Roma, although
only virtually communicated for gunlunniug,
has been seized ut Ayr.
Lord Crewe, replying to Il question in the
House of Lords, stated that the Government
VIII move troops INTO Ulster if necessary, Uut
that it hos not yet been done.
1t is remarked that The White Paper doas
not give Colonel SeeIy's Instructions to Gen
eral Paget and does not explain the order to
the warships. 1t dis2loses that the Belfast
police were Instructed to take orders from
She Commander of the troops, which was Il
56EtI5ul VI liz CttSAOiIs III oCIJClht J. lSfI y
Judgment the orders, though provocative,
were justified, but it is not settled whether
the misunderstanding was due to an error of
the Ministry, or the obscurity Of its orders.
The "Morning Post" asserts that Mr.. AS
quith was present when General Pa9et re-
ceived his Instructions.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the
Disconto Gesellchalt has amalgamated with
the Schaffhausen Baukverein, with q capital
of fifteen million pounds, being 2, 800, 600 over
that of the Deutsche Bank, and the worlds
maximum.
Advices from Paris announce that three
hundred and t~ifty-one Deputies have been
elected. The control of the Chamber is de-
pendent upon the results Of two hundred
aud t~ifty-one rebu!lots, which will take place
on May the tenth.
According to an analysis by the "Temps'',
the Ministerialists have lost ten seats and
gained six and their control Of the Chamber
will be unaltered. The Briandista programme
is approved, aud NJ. Bartbou's majority is