British and Foreign

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1914, Page 3

British and Foreign

ELECTRIC TBLBQEAPH—COPTMGHI. [rBR i'EESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day, 8.40 a.m.) LANDLESS PEOPLE ACT. London, April 27. Cottars have seized the Isle of Taransy in West Lewis, belonging to Lord Dunmore. FIRE IX GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Government House in the Isle of Man was partially destroyed by fire. Lord and Lady Eaglau and family had a narrow escape. ULSTER VOLUNTEERS. The mobilisation in Ulster was carried out with amazing precision. The police were powerless and were simply onlookers to the gun-running which went on for six hours. The identity of many of ilie officers who interfered with the police has been established. "ARCH-HYPOCRITE OF . CHRISTEDOM." Colonel Seely, speaking at Newcastle, asked what of_the plot on the. other side? Who were the 30,000 mobilised against? He demanded an answer from the Protestant Bishop of Down who blessed the colours, and who, if he did not denounce the use of weapons, would go down in history as the arch-hypocrite of Christendom. Colonel Seely laid the whole blame on Mr Bonar Law. He was the only man out of fortyfive millions who did believe the JH. Hon. H. H. word. A BISHOP'S MISTAKE. Berlin, April 2G. The Bishop of Luxemburg'has been fined 1607 marks and ordered to pay a similar amount to 21 prosecutors for slander in a speech at the Roman Catholic Congress at Metz in August, in describing Free Masonry as a deceit whose god is the devil. MEDIATION. President Wilson has accepted the Brazil, Chili and Argentine Governments' offer of mediation in Mexico. Buenos Aires, April-26.-The newspapers condemn America's action in Mexico.

Students at Monte Video demonstrated against America and several were injured in conflicts with the police.