BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1917, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

(Per Press Association — Copyright) DISLOYAL SINN FEINERS. • * DEVALERA’S STATEMENT. , (Received, This Day at 8.50. a.m.) LONDON, July 15. The death of Patrick O'Brien promises the Sdnn Feiners another seat lor Kilkenny. - . Devalera, recently elected for Earn Clare scat, speaking to a larg© crowd in fhe chief thoroughfare of Dublin, said the Irish would not fight for W-blood-stained Union Jack. They had no particular love for Germany, but if a foreign nation held out its hand they would grasp it. 1 Such a. nation would naturally expect something in return. That was commonsense. Tho Sinn Ft-in-ers’ programme was absolutely independence, the 5 *arming and equipping of the youth of th© country and the organisation of -the Irish people, to prevent the imposition of unjust taxes. A crowd rally at Bunion, attacked tho police barracks and fired shots. The police then fired and a youth was shot dead. BRITISH BYE-ELECTION. COALITIONIST’S EASY WIN. LONDON, July 13. The South Monmouth bye-eloction resulted. — Sir Garrod Thomas (Coalitionist) 6789 B. Thomas (Independent) 727 THE IRISH CONVENTION. (Received This Day at 10.15. a m.) LONDON, July 15. Hon. Lloyd George has invited Sir Crawford, McCullagh, Hiram, Wilkinson and William Whitlaw, to join the Irish Convention.