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IRISH CONVENTION.

MAJORITY REPORT.

The report of the Irish Convention was issued last night. It consists of a bulky Blue Book of 176 pages, which is dealt with in detail on Page Live, deni Accompanying the report is a memo kandum to the Prime Minister by Sir Horace Plunkett, the chairman of the

in which be explains: Convention,

Whilst it was not found possible to While the objections of the Ulster Unionists, a majority of Nationalists, all the Southern Unionists, und five our of Even Labour representatives were agreed that the scheme of Irish self-government out in the report) should be passed into law. A minority

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1917, 1918.

ENGLAND TO-DAY- IMPRESSIONS ON RETURNING HOME

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT TO "THE TIMEs."

Three years and seven months ago I left England for the Continent on duty connected with the war, and since then I have made only two or three short visits to this country at intervals of more than *tar

the

Da cach ccension, coming with a mind prepared by absence for fresh in pressions. I have been struck by change which has come over the country and the people. How vividly do 1 member the mingled emotions of the nu tion as the tremendous news of the war broke upon us. To many, to myself

immedalists propose a scheme which among them, it seemed that most of our

of

of differs in

from that of the majority.

BRITISH SUBMARINES

THE GERMANS AND THE EX-TSARINA.

GENERAL HOFFMANN'S

DEMAND.

One of the first requests put before the Russian delegates at Brest-Litovsk, accord ing to the Petrograd newspapers, was a demand from Emperor William for the safeguarding of the former Russian Em press Alesandra Alix. The following account of this incident is taken from the aggn Courter, according to a dis patch from Petrograd:

SOME GALLANT EXPLOITS,

Venturesome as the enemy is with his U-boats, he rarely allows his above-water craft beyond the safe confines of his har- bours, for he well knows that British submarines are ever on the prowl. How vigilant and thorough is the watch kopt may ho gathered from the fact that though so few opportunities are afforded them, our submarines have successfully attacked no fewer than forty enemy was ships. Night and day the search is con- tinued. According as circumstances may At the first meeting, after the repre dictate, the watch is kept on the surface, sentatives of the Bolshevik government form any conception, even a remote one, or submerged save for the periscope; or and delegates of the Russian army had Since action in Parliament must of the magnitude of the issue forced upon depend on public opinion, Sir Horace usWho does not remember the cricket any be the vessels are on diving patrol, assembled in the large room which had Plunkett is at pains to elucidate the matchce at Lord's, the lawn tennis, and only coming to the surface every now and been devoted to the meeting, Genera! von course of procedure adopted. It was all the other amusements which for again to scan the horizon for hostile craft. Hoffmann with his staff came in The understood by the Convention that the time went on just as before, as if we were A ship being sighted, the submarine dives two parties bowed to one another and the Government contemplated immediate

unaware that the trumpet Legislation upon the results of its labours Armageddon had sounded! That was the to attack. As the ship is probably time Russians sat down at the table.

The war was a new sens may clapse while the submarine is chas

General Hoffniann remained standing noble, to a thousand

stablo position to fire her torpedoes. While he said in a stern voice, not as the t

this 26 going on she must

and at all General Hindenburg. I speak to you as costs she must avoid being seen. If the the representative of the four Central periscope is sighted the hostile ship will Powers. I request you therefore, to stand make of with all speed, and the odds are while you hear what I have to say that she will get away. Ap irregular The members of the Russian delegation course and great speed manke her a diff looked at one another, there was a little cult target, and it the sea is snooth the hesitation, and they stood up may see the track of a torpedo fired at her, General von Hoffmans continued and steer to avoid it Befere proceeding to any negotiations But, in spite of all difficulties, the respecting an armistice, I think it neces submarines manage to drive home their sary to make the following statement. While patrolling between the Within the area of Russia, in circum- attacks Eastern Ems and Weser River, a substances threatening her personal safety, marine sighted two lots of destroyer is living a most august relative of my smoke to south eastward. Twe anxious Sovereign master the Emperor William, hours were spent manoeuvring for post namely, your Empress Alexandra, with 500 yards, two torpedoes wore fired, one at the bow and the other at the born,, as The submarine promptly dived to

steam-

since the work of Irish settlement, first Poding itself, together with much or maneuvring, to get into a favour and addressed them. I speak to you,

suspended at the outbreak of the war, istion,

tions of

now felt to admit of no further post that was old spirit

of aner

the ship is friend or fain whe-presentative of the German army, nor of

In the Dominions and in ponement. the United States, as well as in other Allied countries, the unsettled Trish quen tion is a disturbing factor, both in regard to war effort and pence aims.!

to avoiding delay, Bir Horace Plunkett was instructed to draft

false sentiment, and notoriety.

When I returned a year later I much searching of heart as to the respec tive merits of voluntary or compulsory servir qua of national supply had not even begun to occupy the a report-a mere narrative of the Con-minds of the present a thought was vention's proceedings, with a statement, given to this tremendous problem for the information of the Government, of were making great efforts in the field, but the conclusions adopted, whether unant the impression of complete absorption of mously or by wajorities, The draft the home population in the one and only report was adopted by a majority, the issue facing the nation was wanting Ulster Unionists and Nationalists pre- London went its way as before, and :46. business as usual was still the motto minority reports covering the senting

held of the Convention's inquiry. of many minds, if not of most.

Another year passed; and again I came Finally, he suggests that, notwithstand- ing the difficulties with which we were back, this time with greater difficulty and surrounded, a ment has berger measure of agree at greater personal risk

upon the principle submarine

was another Eng and details of Irish self-government than land that awy. It wing to German tion to attack, and then, at a range of all her family.

me, an England which THE PROPOSED SCHEMERTENSI ronny losses, an England sobered but It is in those circumstances that the purified by the ordeal, an England learn scheme of Irish government the task confronting her, and

is mit fox-ing slowly but surely the magnitudo, of ward. ment, consisting of a Senate and a House of Commous. It is provided that money. bills are to originate only in the House of Commons, and not to be amended by

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has ever yet been attained. 2

*I demand that most decided measures be instantly taken for the safeguarding and learned many lessons and suffered one of the destroyer detection, but of her person and for her transfer to Gor

many under a reliable guard. I request your jimmediate reply

The members of the delegation did not

should be given time for consideration, and for consultation with Petrograd over their direct wire.

SeeM

It is proposed to set up an Irish Parlia by degrees that the hour work inutes later the destroyer was still know how to reply,, and asked that they

a loud explosion told, without doubt one terpelu hul reached its mark. Eight

ing

by the stern; 15ft. of her standing vertically out of the water. The other destroyer was steaming no varying specs and distances around the wreck, and the submarine thirsted to pat down too. God

But as two more destroyers

ing when her destiny would be decided,

And now again I am in England What is the impression which England makes on me to day! It is one that any

reverently thank

her

the Senate, which may, however, suggest Englishman may the Day so long de had arrived on the scene, and were said, with a great show of temper

amendments, and "may bring about a joint sitting over money bills in the same Ression of Parliament. Joint sittings 1 case of disagreeme members,

are provided for the

compris.

meals

passed

stred by our adversary has dawned, the systematically searching for her; it was hur le which England's fate mogs, not considered feasible to continue the

balance is here. As 1 have

attack: On another occasion two armed through the streets of London; travelled auxiliaries were eighted in the Heligo Senate: in the Lord Chancellor four Arch-in die Underground or in omnibuble the two, was attacked and torpedoed, and seland light, and the leader, the larger of bishops or Bishops of the Roman Catholic taken my simple Church two Archbishopa of Bishops of restaurants or teashops, mingled with the was seen to be sinking by the sterne

Foscative crowds on the busy thoroughfares, or con- SINKING A DESTROYER. General Assembly the Lord versed with friends in the retirement of the Mayors of Dublin, Belfast, and Cork; and intimacy of home, I have found Peers resident in Ireland, elected by parit animating my fellow countrymen. Peers resident in Ireland (15); Irish Not a spirit of boastfulness or arrogance, Privy Councillors of at least two years not a spirit of pride or overweening colf landing (4) representatives of learned confit of data quict resolute, calm spirit stedfastners courage · ·ភអ

such by the institutions (3), to be nominated

and industry (15) representa but the spirit of brotherhood and

Social contmerce

distinctions have not disappea tives af Labour, one for each province hood has

one

It frequently happens that, a submarine does not actually see her victim struck but she invariably has the satisfaction of bearing the explosion if the torpedo gets home. This was the experience of a sub- marine which, patrolling one morning off the Eins sighted an enemy destroyer and fired both bow tubes at a range of 350

Bearcely had an interpreter translated these words than General von Hoffmann demand an instant reply and struck the table with his st continued, is in the nature, of fu ultimator. In the event of your not ac- forthwith, and hostilities will be at once copting it, the negotiations will cease recommenced by us,

There remained nothing for the riem bers of the Russian delegation to do but consent to the demands to give their unde

The portions of the superstructure. bridge serech froze like a board, and only with difficulty could it be folded, and the

ord-Lieutenant, (4); representatives of as I have never in my life met purus. As the submarine dived on firnice on the coats of the officers and crew

(4); Puresentatives of County Councils before certed fiself in a way over the result was not seen, but after the lapse did not, thaw until some hours after the

1wo

1 for cash province (8)

be

It is

explo

garments had been hung up below.

loud For the first time since of a few seconds there was n 160 imembers the war, which has worked so many and son, which was heard twenty-five miles

four battleships of the Kaiser clus *** ordinary elected members of whom such wonderful changes, I find myself in away. A quick sweep round with the 40 per cent, the Convention suggest, shall a great family bound together by the periscope two or three minutes later were sighted by a submarine which was most sacred of ties as by the most sacred revealed no sign of the destrorer which patrolling off the Danish coust. Probably proranteed to the Unionists

of

but 400 yards astern there were other vessels in company, but Borrows. At this that for a period there shall

supreme moment in had been fired

was another vessel of the kind. As the owing to low visibility they were not scen everyth depends on the spirit of its mens twenty members nominated by the

sons and daughters, feel, for the first

at first it appeared likely that in reality submarine broke surface owing to the Lord-Lieutenant, with a view to these time since the outbreak of the war, that there was only one enemy vessel, but after heavy swell, and it was necessary to go

it's represented in the provinces

fully worked out this did not seem to before the periscope dipped sights were pared for any trials, sacribers, and privalence of the explosion, it is probable four torpedone were fired. The range

have been possible. In view of the got on to the third ship the range wa may impose upon us. There is no mis tions that this most searching of tests that the magazine blew up, which would estimated at 4,000 yards. Two loud taking the seriousness with which the account for the rapid disappearance of explosions were heard, and the command. issue is

by all our fellow the ship. On another ccension cas of ouring officer of the submarine was of opin- countrymen. women, boys and girls all are alive to ahead of her, and, giving chase, reduced the line were cach hit by a torpedo As it, and all are facing it with a calmness the range to 406 yard. Two torpedoes the submarine was about to rise to observe dent abroad, exatot feel too proud or to the smoke cleared away there was not a which I as an Englishman long resivere fired, and one was seen to hit. When thankial. How often during the war vestige of the hostile vessel to be seen have not the words of Shakespeare, who know and interpreted the heart of Eng land better than any other has ever done, 72-echoed through my

Je surmuoned to the Irish House of Com our nation's life, when everything, destroyer was not actually seen to be hit, After getting into position to attack the

rep of interests not otherwise lesson has been learnt and laid to the bearings and distances had been cura full speed to get her under again. Just

and

of Leinster, Munster and Connauga and that twenty additional members shall be elected by Ulster constituencies represent commercial,

industrial, agricultural interests. The nominated members should dimppear, in

whole in part, after fifteen years.

The scheme also includes the following feature:-

or

Special representation shall be given to urban and industrial areas by grouping the smaller towns and applying to them lower electomi quota than that applicable to the rest of the country.

The principle of proportional repre sentation,

with the single transferable vote, shall be observed.

POWERS OF THE IRISH PARLIANEST The Convention spreises, with great

being watched old, men and submarines located an enemy submarine ion that the third and fourth ships in

and

echined memory:--

The following extracta from an official

report of operations in the Heligoland Bight lift for a moment the veil of secrecy and afford a glimpse into life on one of these craft:

heard to pass very close overhead, and the results of the shots a destroyer was, after that she was continuously harrassed

destroyers. Two deptb-charges ex- ploded in close proximity to her, and a her hull. For two hours the destroyers sweep was distinctly heard to drag over searched difigently for her but without

Buccess.

A GLORIOUS FAILURE, Some failures may be described as more

been mined. They have been subjected to the essential that the three

Naught shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but trus 1/ ⠀⠀ *: When a subinarine is submerged, her particularity, the powers and disabilities born in upon me that the steel of our place. The success of the enterprise and gorimuthus victories, and the attempt

To-day the conviction is irresistibly captain alone is able to see what is taking of the Irish Parliament

theluitaeter has been tempered more finely the safety of the vesze: depend

on his skill place, it is laid down that, notwithby the fierce trial through which we have and nerve and the prompt, precise execu

of a submarine to pass through the Sound into the Baltic is surely one of these. It standing the establishment of the Irish for over three years, and a half been Ion of his orders by the officers and men Parliament or anything contained in the

Our submarines was known that the German fleet was command. Government of Ireland Act, the supremake us rne, because England is, in very

passing, and that naught, indeed, shall under his

have been pioneers in waters which have exercising in the Baltic, and three sub power and authority of the Parliament deed, resting and will continue to rest skilful and well thought out anti-sur attack. It was

X, Y, and Z-were detailed to of the Sound and of the United Kingdom shall remain unaffected and undiminished over all Crue to itself.

Marine tactics by # highly-trained and persons, matters, and things in Ireland

and torpedo, driven to lie at the bottom developed certain defects, and was unable. determined enemy, attacked by gunfire vessels should pass through the Sound the

unfortunately, and every part thereof

same night, but, For the rest, the Irish Parliament

at a great depth to preserve battery have general power to make laws for

power, hunted for hours at a time by to keep up with the other two. The result the the peace, order, and good government of

hostile torpedo craft, and at times forced was that tho reached the entrance to Ireland. subject to restrictions and

As to the other features of the scheme to dive under our own war hips to avoid Sound the night after Y and Z had Their exclusions which may be summarised aa

interfering with their move

Dovoznente. Sud successfully made the passage, follows:

and depth, the presence was discovered in the Baltic, propellers

Permanent Exclusions and

postal

services

eon-

l returned to the House of Commons on the nomination of panels, formed in cách. of the four provinces, of members of the Senate and House, of Cornmons,

Future judges will be appointe Irish Government.

it may be added minted by the den alterations of corhead and the con. and the enemy took all possible steps to

alter the war.

scheme,

ORJECTIONS OF MINORITIES.

swish of

An Irish Exchequer and Consolidationcussion succession; peace and war

riska to. which ships in live abreast proceeding through dust as neutrals); the Array and Navy; Fund, with an Irish Controller and font of bursting shells, give an indica- deal with them. X found four merchant treaties and foreign relations (including Auditor General, will be established.

they are being exposed, and it speaks tours securate station they kept it was the narrow entrance to the Sound, and All branches of taxation will be under well for the morale of these young officers extradition) necessary control of har the control of the Irish Parliament other and men, and their gallant faith in their evident they were these ships were

dignities and titles of honour

Beyond oping. bours for naval and military purposes; consideration of which is postponed until carried out their duties quietly, keenly, showing navigation lights, and X thought

thun Customs and Excise, a subject the captains, that they have invariably them were destrovers. coinage; legal tender; change in the standard of weights and measures; The principle of an Imperial contribu might well have tried the most hardened not proceeded far before she was detected and confidently under conditions that it would be best to do so, hoping to pass Copy right or patent

without attracting attention. She had Temporary The Imperial tion in approved.

veteran. and "Irish Governments shall jointly

Provision is made for continuing lan

by destroyer, which tried to rzan her. ICE-BOUND PERISCOPE,

Her only course was to dive, and as she arrange, subject to Imperial exigencies, purchase and undertaking a housing for the unised control of the Irish and

In stormy weather great hardships have ank she beard the threshing of the the war, provided during that as soon as possible after the occation the Irish Nationalists arose on, the gnes- sleep owing to cold. With those words ing was clearly out of the question, and,

The prin

principal point of difference with the borne. The seamen gut very little enemy's propellere above,

To make the passage with lights burn- of hostilities the administration of

tion of finance. They ask for full captain of a submarine concludes his

report on a cruise in the North Sea. It nothing daunted, the submarine returned is characteristic of the Service that healently and stealthily creeping on the The Ulster Unionist members urge that should make no reference to tho fact that surface, until she got into the wake of a interfering with religious

the Sound, the discussions have proved beyond equality

proceeding through while the doubt

had very little sloep be special provision protecting the position to establish a Parliament in Ireland

to be able to follow he the aim of the Nationalists 18 had infinitely less himself. The weather for while it seemed as if the Colleges and Queen University money which would be practically free from hind not been good and throughout the plan would succeed, but middetly the bills to be founded oversity; money effective control by the Imperial Parliames ice. formed on the periscope very veel she was following stopped. As luck

on Viceregal

It is only

only necessary to draw quickly and obscured vision, so that it was deavored to ran message; privileges, qualifications, etc., of meat. members of Irish Parliament to be limited. attention to modern political

to realise the unwisdom line though it had a minimum of ad. I she dived. A third and ; rights of existing Irish officers

Representation in the Parliament of the United Kingdom is to be continued. The representation in the House of Lords, it

two services shall become automatically powers of taxation." subject to the Irish Parliament."```

Restrictions. Prohibition

ae

in

to by Act; Ted."

of laws

that

within the United Kingdom two

All other

aix

Ing

crew

the cold been

have it

her un

she was a destroyer, which bad to be dipped every five minutes. On

attempt the surface the thermometer gave no

fourth gain brought no greater success. The enemy, men ments having co-equal powers. countries have fought against this dis of frost. To receive messages by wireless thoroughly alarmed, was on the alert to integrating policy." The Ulster Union was impossible, for the spray froze on the rat her. Another effort would not only ists contend, finally, that

one of the inches

serial, forming a coating of ice two have been hopeless, but would have un- thick. From time to time it was justifiably risued the boat and the lives in the report is that it would make the

as her gallant sommander expressed it in future application of foderstion to the which, over a foot long, depended from his report, prior to making a further United Kingdom impossible.

attempt

ia urged, should continue as at present many objections to the scheme presented necessary to dive to remove the icicles of the crew, so she returned to her base,

until a scheme of reform may be carried out, and forty-two Irish members should (Continued at foot of next column;)

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

"PELMANISM"

AS AN INTELLECTUAL

AND SOCIAL FACTOR.

IT is occasionally urged that in the announcements of the Pelman Institute the business element is predominant, and that other aspects of Mind Training receive less consideration than they are entitled to.

The reason for this is fairly obvious. Bunose or professional progress is, in this workaday world, a subject which the average man or woman has very much at heart. Consequently, the financial value of Pelmanisin is the point of primary attraction for probably 80 per cent, of those who sarol; but this circumstance does not in any degree dispossess Pelinuisio of its supreme importance as an educational and intellectunk factor. A fairly longthy volume would be required to do justice to this theme-the lagher values of Pelmanisin.

Fur-seeing readers will be quick to appreciate this, and will recognise that a system which has proved of such sigual value to the basiness and the professional brain worker must perforce be of at least equal value to those whose occupation is mainly intellectual or social. If assurance were needed upon this point, it is abundantly supplied by the large number of complimentary letters received from those who have enrolled for the Course from other than pecuniary motives the amateur and leisured classes being well represented on the Registers of the Institute.

In many cases, those whose motive originally was material advancement of some kind have been quick to discover the deeper meanings and higher value of Pelmanisa value far above money. It would be proper to say that there are many thousands

of both sexes to whom the Pelman System has been the means of intensifying their interest and pleasure in existence na probably no other agency could have done.

The charms of literature, and in particular tho beauties of poetry and descriptive. writing, are appreciated by those who adopt Pelmanism as they never appreciate them before. Every phase of existence is sensibly expanded. Lits receives -a. now and deeper meaning with the unfolding of the latent powers of the mind."

“I must have gone about the world with closed oyes before, was the remark of a well-travelled man after he had completed only half the Course. His ejaculation is significant. He is typical of many who, unwittingly, are living with "closed eyes," Indeed, if the Polman System stopped short as its third book instead of continuing to a twellth, it would still be a remarkable and valuable system.

Again there are numbers who avow their indebtedness to the Feluan Course in another direction-it has led them to examine themselves anew, to recognise their points of weakness or strength, and to introduce aim and purposo into their lives. Indeed, it is surprising how many man and women, including some of high intellectual capacity and achievement, are drifting" through life with no definite object This revents a defect in our educational system and goes far to justify the enthusiasm of those-nd they are many who urge that the Pelman System should be an integral part of our national education. Self-recognition must precedo self-realisation, and no greater tribute t5 Pelmshian could be desired than the frequency of the remark, “I

knop myself now: I have never really dono so before.”.

Self-expression brings us to another facet of Pelmanism, and a very interesting one. Even a university education may fail to equip a man or woman to maintain himself or herself creditably in the social sense. How often the clever scholar is a social failure-a nousutity even in the circle of his intimates! His academic honours have done nothing to eadow him with personal charm of conversational power. His consciousness of a rich stora of linowledge does not compensate him for the discovery that he is deficient in the important art of self-expression.

Tact, discerning judgment, adaptability, conversational ability are not "gifts": they are qualities which can be developing by training. This is emphatically proven by the large number of letters received from Pehian students who have received almost. unhoped-for assistance in this direction,

As a system, Felmanism is distinguished by its inexhaustible adaptability. It is this which makes it of value to the University graduate equally with the salesman, to the woman of leisure and to the busy financier, to the Army Officer and to the commercial clerk. The Pelmanist is in no danger of becoming stereotypd in thought, speech or action: on the contrary, individuality becomes more pronounced. Greater diversity of character" would be apparent amongst fifty Palmanists tunn amongst any fifty people who had not studed the Course....

The system is, in fact, not a mental strait jacket, but an instrument: instead of attempting to impose universal ideals upon its students, it shows them how to give practical effect to their own ideals and aims. It complules man or woman in the montal sense, just as bodily training complete them in the physical sense.

There are many who adopt it as a mans of regaining lost montal activities. Elderly men and women whose lives have been so fully occupied with business, social, or house- hold matters that the intellectual side has been partly or wholly submerged successful men in the commercial world whose enterprises have heretofore left them little leisure to devote to self-culture: Army officers who find that the routine of a military life invites intellectual stagnation-these find that the Pelman Course offers them a stairway up to the higher things of life.

says:

Here are two letters which emphasize this. The first is from an Army student, who

The Course has prevented me becoming slack and starting during my Army life-this is a most virulent danger, I may . It fouleates a clear, thorough, courageuns method of playing the gazzo of Lifos mirably suited to the English temperament, and should prove moral sa vation to many a basiness min.

A Success," Loo, would follow but I consider this as secondary The other letter is from a lady of independent means who felt that, at the age of fifty, her mind was becoming less active --

Though loading a busy life, my income la inherited, not earned bly object in studying Figman methods was not, thezaloro, in any ways profesional one, but simply to improve my memory and mental capacity, which, at the age of fifty, were, I falt becoming dali eud zasty. * I have found the Cause not only moet interesting to itnak, bat estozlated to give a meɔlat stimulus and kenness and alertacss to one's mind which la just what most people faol the mood of at my age.

... It would easily be possible to quato several hundred letters exhibiting different phases of the intellectual value of Pelmanism to men and women of all ages (up to 70)

and all stations.

Herdly a day pages at the Institute without at least one such letter being received. In short, it is not merely the festing interest of a day that is served by the adoption of Felmaxism, but the interest of a lifetime. One may atilise the Course as a means of achieving some immediate purpose-financial, social, educational, or intellectual—but the advantages of the training will not end there. The investment of time will bear rich fruit throughout life, and, in addition to serving a prescut purpose, will emble many a yet-unformed ideal to be brought within the gates of Realisation.

A full description of the F'elman Course is given in ↑ Mint and Memory," a free copy of which ( together with " Truth's" special Report on "Telmanism," and particulars, showing how to secure the Course for one-third less than the usual fee) will be sent post free to alt readers of THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS who und te the Pelman Institute, 21 Venham House, Bloomsbury Street, London, WC, 1,