qpStiney: Feb. 21.
The Prime Minister,' Mr.
Lyons, in a statement to-day 10 the electors of Wese Australia. asking hem to reject. the secession prot ossals at the coming state elections, warns them of the dangers of the course being advoested in that state, He says that a vote in favour of secession can have no legal or constitutional effect, but, it does not follow hat "it may not have other very serious consequences. It will he most seriously prejudicial to the credit of Australia asa. whole and Etstes in' the cit icolarly to. the ered Reprodu cee
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