, 1914-05-09

hlale popuSClOn was III the majority there,
whereas it was perilous to ontrust politics
70 a female majority such as existed in the
United Kingdom. Lord Courtney, Lord
Lytton and Lord Willoughby de Broke sup
ported the Bill and Lord Weardale and Lord
Crewe opposed it. It was eventually reject
cd by one hundred and four votes to SIXTY,
this being the first division III the House of
Lords upon u subject where party lines were
ignored. Among the ayes were Lord Nor
ley, the Archbishop Of Canterbury and the
Bishops of London, Hereford, Bangor and
st. Asaph; the mays including Lords Lans-
downe, Esher, Salisbury and Halsbury and
the Duke of Northumberland.
In the House Of Commons, Mr. Philip
Morrell moved that the Government should
negotiate for immunity of private property
from seizure in naval warfare, except
contraband. In reply, Sir Edward Grey
stated that the Government were unable to
abolish blOckndes, but reservin8 this they
would consider the question of instructing
the Delegates 60 the next Hague Conference
according to the foregoing resolution.
Mr. Asquith and Mr.. John Redmond have
Ind q conversation on the Home Rule situa-
ton. No authentic report of the result has
been published, but it is believed Mr.. As
quith asserted that cOmpulsion was impossi-
Die and therefore ths sole alternatives were
1t settlement upon the basis of the exclusion
Of Ulster, or a general election after the
passage Of the Home Rule Bill. AIR. Red
ln"nd, it is said, opposed any negotiAtious
before the Bill reached the House of Lords
aud urged deforring a compromise until the
Bill becomes law, then passing an amending
statute.
It is thought that dissolution is now
impossible through the rejection of the
Army Bill and u general election cannot
therefore be forced.
Harrod's stores have amalgamated with
Messrs. Dickins and Jones, paying 100000
pounds for the common stock OF 100000
pounds, and there will be q JOINT capital Of
100000 pounds. The former will erect u
seyen-story shop on the Regent Street site
of the latter firm.
The DNke OF Marlborough proved o great
success as the Ructioneer Of his Oxfordshire
estates, selling several small lots within an
hour and withdrawing Others when the bids
we're under the Governments valuation. The
prices were not sensational, but it is agreed
that he secured the best obtaineble even by
a professional auctiOneer.
Dispatches from Antwerp State that the
natives have reyolted and killed twenty
whites in the Portuguese Congo, including
missionaries. The Governor Of Angola has
opposed thSM unSuceesSSuly ana Lney are
advancing, burning the stations from which
the garrisons are fleeing, Belgium is pro-
tecting her frontier, in order to prevent an
invasion and the spread of tue revolt.
Advices from ST. Petersburg states that
Herr Borliner, a German aeronaut, who
descended on Russian territory after q bah
loon voyage Of 1858 miles in II hours. hos
been sentenced to sW months solitary con
6nement.
A despatch from Rome state that the
Countess Of Aberdeen has opened the quin-
quennial assembly of the international
Council of Women, at which were present
500 delegates representing 100000 women
i'll twenty-five countries. Mrs. Sewall, an
American, moved for the rotation of the pre-
sidency, arguing that twenty years under the
Countess of Aberdeen blemishes the cOun-
CHS intermittent quality. Twenty countries
supported the motion, which Germany
opposed.
New York, May 8th-Despatches from
Para state that ex- President Roosevelt, in
the course of au interview, denounced the
United States apology and payment of
1925, OO0, 900 to Colombia as blackmail by the
latter country, and also condemned the sur