The Irish Question HOME RULE BILL TO BE CAR, RIED.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 150, 29 May 1886, Page 2

The Irish Question HOME RULE BILL TO BE CAR, RIED.

Lbeutrb'* tslegbams.l

Received May 29; 1.15 a.m.

London, May 28

It is generally believed that the second reading of the Home Rule Bill is now secured. Mr Gladstone Sroposes to admit Irish members to iscussions relative to Imperial questions. Parliament will probably prorogue as usual, at the end of July. An amended Irish Bill will be introduced in the Autumn session which will be held in October, _* London, May 27. At a meeting of theliberal party beid to-day, Mr Gladstone announced that he waß prepared to modify those clauses in the Home Rule measure wiiich prohibited the retention of Irish members in the House of Commons, provided that the bill was read a sec- j ond time. The consideration of the proposals would, then be postponed by the oommittee until the autumn session of Parliament. Mr Chamberlain was not present at the meeting. A A Mr Chamberlain has written a letter to the papers, in which he expresses a hope that a system of mutual concession and forbearance will have the effect of re-uniting the, dliberal party. "■; . ."

Mr S. J. Thompson has some import nt neticei in onr- Wanted column.

We learn from the New Zealand Times that Mr Robert Ward has been appointed a judge of the Native Land Court,

By the midday train today there arrived a respectably dressed man who was very drunk. He was promptly arrested— much te his astonishment— by Constable Meehan, who marched him te the lock* up for safe custody.

■ : . Among other Feilding folk leaving for Home by the Ruapehu. are Mr Lewers and family and Miss Crichton, daughter of Mr George Crichton, of Glasgow House, i this young lady having accepted tht invitation of her friends at Home to make a five years' visit.

In our Wanted .column Mr T. B. Chamberlainintiinateii that he has started a corn cruiherat his -flour mill on Kirn« bolton road. He will; crush oats at 3d per bushelier ■e.ll.~'orushed,^teat 2s 6d, per buShef,- Mr ChairfberJLjtwrnas made other improvements to the rlour mill, and among them it may be noted that he ia now Using much finer silk dressing than heretofore. Hei will therefore be able to out flour of^^q«alily not td^besurr -passed by any other mill in the colony, ' On f Tuesday ' evening' 'Constabte vT: ' Price, of Bulls, who -is. about to"l^,r»moved to Foxton, was enter'ained by a number of' friends at; a dinner at Mr Aker's Criterion-Hotel. Upwards of>2o^ gentleman sat down to a sumptuous /■preach terrad up in hefct Aker's best' styled Mr C. W. McLean • coupied the chair. The toast of the cv nmgy "Our guest,"' was proposed by the! chairman in a weiUchosen speech, in which heeulogi»ticill}': referred: to the mann r in whioE Mr Price had discharged his, duties dur^ ms; his residence in Bulls. A pleasant ereainjj Was spent.— ■ Advocate.