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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 1918.

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IRISH AFFAIRS,"

MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH.

The Case for Home Rule.

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LONDON, Feb. 9.

Mr Churchill, in the course of his speech, mid the chas for Home Tale Teated on three main sets of arguments the Imperial argument, the House of Commons argument and the Irish argu- He specially emphisiod the Imperial argument na being the largest and widest and said the settlement of the long quarrel between the British Government and the Trish people would

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"be to the British Empire a boon and ä Blessing, a treasureship and a wonderful reinforcement precious beynad compare In her own island the Irish race had dwindled.

COMPARISONS.

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"While the populations of Europe have overficwed", siid Mr Churchill,

LOOKING FORWARD.

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THE FOURTH TEST MATCH

AUSTRALIA START BADLY.

LONDON, Feb. 0LT.

THE CONTINENTAL FLOODS.

THOUSANDS FAMINE-

STRICKEN.

(Beuter's Service to the Chind Mail)

PLANDos, Feb. 9.

For our part we, look forward to the time, which has been long retarded, bat which, we believe, is age near, when this island, instead of being a disptivo force in the Empire, will be transform(Reuter's Service to the China Masl.) ed into a per centre of union, when the which has to long jarred the concert of harab and lamentable ety of reproach

The fourth Test Match coatißenced at † the Empin will die away, when the Melbourne today The weather was ancursad machinery whereby hatred is

The floods in Portugal and Spain are the most serious experienced for the past manufactured and preserved will be perfect, the stendance good and the country where our language is apokan broken for ever, when from every wicket soft.

England won the toes and sent Austro-10 years. Besides cousing enormous and our institutions established, hands lin to the wickets. The Australinna were damage to property, thousands hava kasu. will be joined across the one in pence easily disposed of, their inninga only rendered workless and famine-stricken. and cordiality. Then indeed there will talling 191 runs. Minnett contributed be a vicioty worthy to stand for ever with Trafalgar and Waterloo. Every 56, and Barnes took five wickets for 74 part of the Empire would join in our runs rejoicings, and every Parliament in its bounds and in the United States would approve and applaud, our decision. The self-governing Demin

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At the closs of the day's play England had scored 5 rue without the loss of a wicket.

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London, Feb. 9. The dentli is announced of Sir Henry

A telegram from Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that the populä- tion is agog with unsitished curiosity regarding Lord, Haldane's visit, and interest in the opening of the Reich-akley, Director of the Great Northern. stag is suspended.

Lord Haldane's hotel was besiege by journalists, who refused to be content with the explanation that thế object of his visit a private, name'y. caquiry into the organisation of the uriverailies.

would draw more trustfully towards the Motherland, and the dif ficulties of the federation of the Empire would be sensibly. diminished by the reconciliatios. of Great Britain and Ireland. And, far wider even than the unity of the Empire, the great dream could be dreamed of good relations, of (Reuters Service to the China Mail) the ultimate unity of the English peaking peoples all over the world. "the population of the Ireland why should it not come true, why can- ebbed away. But elsewhere, all, over not this great settlement be made, why the world, the Irish hald their own and cannot wall make frienda? in every enuntry whern English is

A PLEA FOR UNITY... spoken the Irish are a poster-a power for good or for ill, a power to harm nẠ We have done it in Canada and in or a power to help na, ajower to unite, South Africa and much has perhaps or a power to keep us runder. Wha: been accomplished during the last few can we sty of those Irishmen whom we months in Bengal; meet the grievance, heal the narrel, bury the hatchet, link are moured are, in their own feland.be interests conciliats, consolidate and incapable of managing their own affairs, unily. Thus,, and thus alone, shall we but who, in every other part of the be able to surmount the toils and perils English speaking world, have won their which the future may have in store way, ont of all proportion to their How often have we been reminded of

EDUCATIONAL ENQUIRY. the handful of Irishmen who fought numbers, to positions of trust, afflueres gnist us in the Boer War? Have we

The Daily Telegraph has been and aiturity, particularly politie forgotten the brave. Irishmen that never anthority? Speaking as an English failin their the duty to the Queen authorised by the Foreign Ofice 10 Minister, I must say that on the whole and the Army? Why in these days shite that Lord Haldane, as President in varying degrees, no doubt with when the Irish Catholics are nasailed of the Royal Commission on University

y much ill-haturo, 178 they notable exceptions, they have been outer remembered too?

Euention, has gone to Berlin to en enemies. They have been filled with cannot help thinking of the acones of quire specially into the subject of feelings of resentment nil anger against which was a witness; when the scientific education at the universities, the Relish power and name, and heights. Tugela were stormed, when hit that as he is well known to many Ladysmith was reliered. On the crest they have worked counter to our of the hill, facing the fire of tisky guns, of the leading people in Germany, be interest. As the years passed, especially in a veritable whirlwind of exploding will doubtless have n'general conversa- since" Mr Gladstone, rallied half the shells, stood the valinnan Boers Up the tin on the political situation between British nation to the Home Rule, cause, Boer slopes mar-bed unflinchingly the thires have got better still. Irishnet Dalin and Iniskilling Fusiliers That the two countries

was a arruggle of herces,auged by oversona have done us much barm in the fate and duty on opposite sides. Wint past. They have been an adverse force tragedy, what a cruel pity that on In the Colonies. They have more than bolile breeds of meni should be locked bear unturnumbly deflected the polier together in hateful carnage! Now of the United States and they are now we have et them both. We have made friends of our enemies; can the most serious chetacle to Anglowe not make friends of our

com- American friendship. We got along trades too? Can -wa not win nd despite all that; we got along despite a keep them both and all within the great many things. I speak not only shelter of the great Mothers Empire, to you, but to a great audience in all which, for all the dispamgement of parts of the Empire, to all those who follow the Home Rule aanse on either one side or the other. Only think, if we had their aid instead of their enmity, man progress?

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London, Feb. 9.

Beuter's currespondent, at Barnes Aires states that the Congress has passed legislation making it compulsory for all citizens to vote at elections,

THE LORD CHAMBER- LAIN..

An example of the speculation aroused aims, all raises her bread by Lord Haldane's visit to Berlin is to shield against every foe that threatens, be found in a statement in to-day's and still keeps open what is perhaps, Tacyliche Ramihan which says that upon the whole, the surest road to ba important Anglo-Germary negotiations

are proceeding with the view to agree That is the Imperial argument. To ment by their belp instead of their opposition: those whicse, minds are darkened respective spheres of economic and deaning he countries, how much smoother would be our path.bigotry or those less excusable, whose political intereat and how much quicker our progress, hearts are risk with faction these septi, world..

Bughont the and tat di matists areRenter's Service to the China Mail) how much brighter dur fortunes, and meats will not appeal, but we believe now determining, as a eliminary, all what

new possibilities would be opened. that there are thousands of Protestants pants where Anglo- nau intereste

LONDON, Feb. 9. what old dangers vanish,

in Ulster, as there are tens of thousand clash.

Earl Spencer, Lorit Chamberlain since of Unionists in England, in whom the Imperial aspect of din Irish question

100% no resigned. His resignation is dus, it is stated, to ill-health;

IRELAND AND THE THRONE. will be at least as important as the dis-

There is no final ressa for this an- tagonism between races or countries. The Irish people are by chameter and tradition. #Mäched to moarchical in- aititations, and the idea of a King, nol

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A ERITISH MEDICAL.PARTY.

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LONDON, Feb 0

A British Red Crescent, party con- sisting of four doctors and three

Irish people and the Throne, and rester Hill, there was no knowing France and Russo that if Lord Haldane dressers will leave Marseilles on the

what might have happened. The discusses political questions in Berlin 16 inst. for Tripoli.

as elsewhere throughout the Enipro Unionists cheerfully let Mr Churchill go they will be kept informed. the Crown may become the supreme to the Nationalists' quarters. Belfast's

MR CHURCHILL SATISFIED.

The Turkish and Italian Govern-

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central link of unity and acceptance behavion showed that the Ulstermen AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.ments have been informed on the point. Since his accession, the King has were orderly and disciplined, and had travelled widely, has reviewed his fleet inspired him with the courage to fight. and armies, has been in Scotland ́and Wales; and has journeyed through the Fast provinces of the Indian Empire. where many great and famous citus Tondered him allegiance.

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Lord Haldane bas had lauch with The Conservative newspapers declare Their Majesties the Emperor and But it was Dublin, Catholic and Nobat Mr Churchill came and saw but presa of Germany. He sat next there is not even any indication as to dionaliat Dublin, that gave him the did not conquer. They criticise bis to the Kaiser. The Imperial Chancellor whether or not it reassembles. warmest relcome of all It is this that failere to give a clear iden of the Bill von Tirpitz and Mueller were also pre-whether a strike can now be averted. makes me put my first questions to the and declare that he will not succeed By earnest tad generous minded Unionists better than did Mr Gladstone in carrying

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