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MONDAY, APRIL 15., 1918.

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TUESDAY,

the 18th April, 1918, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of

ICE HoyзE STREET,

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of Ice Ecaso Street,

MOTOR YACHT Built 1918, had very little usage, Hull.-.

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BUNDAY'S

THE CHINA, MAIL.

Kingdom they were prepared to agree to Free Frade, arrangement be tween the two countries, but this did not overcome the littculties of the Southern Unionists, who agreed with thus Ulster Inioïdfs, on this point.

They were apprehensive that a TELEGRAMS. Reparate system of Customs control

however gunded, might impair the authority of the United Kingdom (Reuter's Servics to the China Mali) over its external trade policy. Seis ther could they evsent to uns THE IRISH CONVENTION'Settlement which was in their judg ment incompatible with Ireland's full participation in the scheme of the United Kingdom Federation,

REPORT.

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THE CHAIRMAN'S LETTER

The Coareation had not bean), diuatred, but only adjourned and die The partition of Ireland would be no settlement. It would be better to wait than to start Home Rule with partition of strength.

The Ulster opposition was mainly

Various con on religious grounds

Dominions were stitutions in the

eland, Sir Horace said, were peculiar. discussed, but the circumstances of Fee example. 34, par cens, of Ireland's business was done through England.

BITUATION. Š

should that come to puss. Sir PRESS COMMENTS ON THE IRISH Horace proceeds to refer to a series of resolutions pusecl regarding self- government..

LONDON, April 12.

LONDON, April 11. The Irish Convention report is

The Manchester Guardian, urkler, Lued. The majority has favoured stands that the House of Loris a Constitution consisting of a Senato Reformi Conference had approved of with 64 Members of the House of the proposal whereby the Second Chamber should consist of three Commons and 200 Nationalists, sections, respectively pomimted by guaranteeing the Unionists a 40 per the Peerag the House of Commons rent. membership, the Members of and the County Councils, and also the House of Commons to be ap-an elected section. pointed by nomination if necessary. The Ulsterites have rejected nomina- tion as regards Elster. The Conven tion is split on the fiscal issue. The Ulsterites and Southern Unionists insisted that full control of finance be left with the Imperial Purliament. the later Minority report desires the exclusion of the entire province From Home Rule.

The Irish Convention has issued a covering letter by the chairman, Sir Horse Plunkett, to Mr. Lloyd George, which summarises the mola points. He says that while it was found impossible to overcome the objections of the Uister Unioniste the following parties were agreed that the scheme of self-government should he passed, namely, by a

Colonists and five ots of seven Intourites. The Minority Nation alist scheme differed only in one particular-from the Majority, and, therefore, the Convention, had laid the foundation of an Irish agreement unprecedented in history.

stends, and Twin Bedsteads, Sideboards,ESIDENTIAL FLAT in Prince's majority of Nationalists, all Southem

Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, de, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c., Bath Room Fittings, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware

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Electric Reading Lampa, Blackwood And Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Furniture, including large Black.

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HUGARS & HOUGH,

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Hongkong, April 10, 1818.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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THE pris vediott THE Undersigned have received instruc-

"(FOR ACCOUNT OF TEE, CONCURKAE),

QA

TUESDAY,

the 10th April, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Veaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, AN ABORTMENT OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &cis

Comprising:- Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bed Quilts, Table Cloths, Pure Linen Damask Serviettes, Bath Sheets, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels,

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

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THE Undersigned hare received lastruc- tions to sell by Public Auction. (roz ACCOUNT OF THE CONCRENED},

SATURDAY,

the 20th April, 1918, at 10.30 10!

at their Sales Room, No. & Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice Hazes Street,

SHIP'S STORES, WINES, LIQUEURS,,,

Consisting of-

Tinned Milk, Heats, Fruita, Jams, and Sundry-Groceries, Bottled Claret, Beer, Stout Sherries, Champagne, Cognac,

Also

D.O.M., Chartreuse, Kummell, Curacao; etc., ..ebc.ots.

On view from Friday, the 19th inst.___ TIEMS :-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctionem. nagkong, April 13, 1918,

ERIDGE SCORERS

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Siz Horace proceeds: The Con. vention explored every possibility of

THE IRISH CONVENTION'S

LABOURS.

"THE MOST COMPLEX POLITICAL SITUATION IN HISTORY AND : FICTION"!

LONDON, April 12 The following is the final text of the covering letter of Sir Horace Plunkett, the Chairman of the Irish Convention to Mr. Lloyd George, and issued by the Trish Convention:-

LONDON, April 13. In commenting on the Ifah situation. the Daily News and the Delly Chronicle deplore the Government's' attitado towards conscription. a

The Morning Posl states the nation is asked to betray Ulator to placate Sinutein.

The Daily Telegraph and the Tim emphasise the responsibility of the Government to find a settlement in fullment of the Promier's pledge of February 25th. The former says it is futile to conceal the Convention's failure, though in some developments of opinion it at least pointed the way to a brighter future.

The Times states the Convention revealed the existence of a nucleus of anderate opinion prepared to work for concrete settlement.

The Times' Lobby correspondent saya the atmosphere in the House of Commons yesterday was more promising than at

time

since the Government 47 proposals were announced. The new German drive bas nbernd the Nationalists. The Government is undoubtedly assured of general sym- The scheme provides, continues Sirpathy and goodwill it ife attempt to Horace, for the establishment, of 2 effect a solution. Parliament for the whole of Ireland with a responsible Executive and with full powers over all internal legislation, administration and direct taxation. Pending a decision on the fiscal question it was provided that the imposition of Customs and Excise duties, should remain with the Imperial Parliament, but that the whole of the proceeds of issued last evening, says the unheard of these duties be paid into the Irish demands submitted by the Convention Exchequer. Au Irish Exchequer Board could only tend to ultimate should be appointed to determine the

declares that separation, and true Irish revenue, andi Ireland should Stunteia victories at the by-elections be represented upon the Bouri o prove that the Nationalist vote is Customs and Excise of the United controlled by traitors. "We are asked Kingdom.

**IRELAND BOUND BY DUTY AND HONOUR TO CONTRIBUTE."

LONDON, April 13.

A statement by the Ulster Council

the

to hand over the country at a time of The principle of representation in the Imperial Parliament was insisted grave crisis to a system that, unless..

reat ruined by military force, will it to the condition of Upon by the Southern Unionists. The reduce Nationalists conceded it. It was felt, revolutionary Bussia" It concludes however, that there were strong reasons that Ireland is now a very prosperous THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. "greement, and after eight months for providing that the Irish representa part of the United Kingdom, bound by i decided to issue a report which tives at Westminster should be elected duty and honour to contribute a share should be a mere narrative of the by the Irish Parliament rather than of the cost incurred.

directly by Constitueticies. This was Convention's proceedings. This re-adopted..

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[MMEDIATE ENTRY, four very SHOPS situated in Ice House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel, recently reconstructed..

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Hoogkong.-August-2-1917.

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FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

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Ireland should contribute to the cost of

the Imperial services but, owing to the GERMANY'S INHUMAN TREATMENT lack of data, it was impossible to find

OF WAR PRISONERS. the definite sum.

port was adopted by the Majority, It was accepted in principle, that but there was no Majority report in the sense of a reasoned statement in favour of conclusions in, which the Majority agreed. However, Ulster Unionists and Minority Nationalists Presented & Minority report, the re- sult of which was to cininise the agreement reached and emphasise disagreement.

It was agreed that the Irish Parlia ment should consist of a Senate of 64 Members and the House of Commons of 200. The principia underlying the composition of the Senate is the representation of interests, namely, commerse, industry, labour, County Councili, churches, learned institutions and the Peerage.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

OF ENQUIRY.

Lobos, April 12. The report of the Committee, pre- sided over by Mr. Justice Younger, on Enemy Treatment of British War The Nationalists offered to guarantee Prisoners on the Western Front,

There were, he continues, two possible issues to the geliberations. 40 per cent membership to the House constitutes another trigic record of If a scheme of self-government could of Commons to the Unionists. It was German brutality and calculated be framed to which Ulster Unicoists agreed that in the South adequate deception. It shows that war pri- would give adherence, then the Con-representations for the Unicalsta could schers are systematically compelled vention night produco a unanimous/only be secured by nomination, but to engage in work forbidden by the)

as the Ulster representatives informed

The majority of the Labourites avao,

report. Failing this, it was felt that the Convention, there for whom they laws of war, close behind the firing the Convention might secure some spoke hald not inept the principle of line, thereby being deliberately, ex- agreement, either complete or sub nomination. A provision was made in posed to enemy and Allied gun fire. stantial, between the Nationalists, the scheme for extra representation of These inhuman conditions have been continued after the Anglo-German Southern Unionists and Tabourites. Ulster by direct election.

agreeinent of last year whereby it However, a portion of Ulster chimed that if Ireland had a right to separciated themselves with the Nationalists was agreed that no wor prisoners ate itself from the United Kingdom, and Southern Unionists in building up should be employed, in any work, Ulster had a right to separate itself the Constitution, with the provisions of within 30 kilometres of the firing from the rest of Ireland, but no other which they found themselves in general line

An instance, is quoted where one section of the Convention would agreement They frankly objected,

however, to the principle, of nomination Allied shell killed seven and wounded accept even a temporary partition and to what they regarded as the inade four war prisoners in Belgium. Hence, the Ulster. Unionist members

The report furnishes appalling of the Convention remained there quate representation of Labour in the

Senate.

evidence concerning the systematic

only in the hope that some form of Sir Horsce Plunkett concludes:emi-starvation of prisoners, a case Home Rule would be proposed which While technically it as our function is quoted in which a party appealed night modify the determination of to draft a Constitution for the country,

those they represented to have it would be more correct to say that a sentry for permission to pick neither part nor lot in un Irish Par- we had to find a way out of the most stinging nettles und dundelions, to liament. The Nationalists strove to complex and anomalous political situa- reduce the pangs of hunger. Dirty win them by concessionis, but they tion in history, and, we might almost potato peelings were picked up; u found themselves unable to accept say, in fiction. We are living under a starving Australian was shot for any of the schemes discussed and system of Government which survives attempting to pick up a piece of bread. the only scheme of Irish, Govern-only because the Act abolishing it cannot,which Belgian women had left on the ment they presented to the Conven-consistently with Ministerial pledges, roadside for prisonets, They rarely tion was confined to the exclusion be put into operation without further received food parcels from friends of their entire Province. The two legislation, no less difficult and coo- owing to the Germans unofficially great difficulties were Ulster and the troversial than that which it has to acknowledging the existence of pri- amend. While the responsibility for sopers in cecupied territory: Their Customs. The latter became a vital the sointion of our problem rests existence was often not notified, but primarily with the Government, the permitted to write, they were com- Sir Horace Plunkett continues to Convention found itself in full accordelled to date their letters from false say that the tendency of recent polla with your insistence that a very hopeful addresses. Several thousands of tical thought among the Constitu- path to the settlement was in an Irish

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880). upon a demand for unrestricted fiscal war, of the financial question, would poured in but they were compelled powers. Without separate Customs imperil the the prospect of an early to resume work in soaked gatiments.

Another instance is given of 110 being HING LUNG AT und Excise Ireland would, according establishment of self-Government.

Notwithstanding the difficulties with accommodated in an unheated room! to this view. fal to attain national which we are, surrounded a larger in mid-winter. 15 by 20 feet, on bare status like the Dominions.

Upon this issue the Nationalists measure of agreement has been reached boards without blankets. When self-government than has over yet been sent from the lines to Germus prison made strong cases They proved love principle and details of brish utterly worn out the prisoners were that a copaidorable number of lead attired ing commercial nen now favoured in the course of a conversation with camps in a rugged, verminous con fiscal autonomy as a part of the Prasemen, Sir Horace Plunkett said dition, half savage with hunger, and Irish settlement. In the present that the most he had hoped for was The report shows that the cause of state of public opinion in Ireland it substantial agreement and not-un- was feared that without Customs no animity. The Convention had abolished.number of deaths which the Ger scheine the Convention recommend the Irish question outside. Ulster, and man Government admitted, was od would receive sufficient popular later the situation would be so changed plainly attributable to starvation and support. Ta obviate sny serious dis- that it would be much easier to the awful conditions to which prison-

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