BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1917, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

(Per Press Association— Copyright) IRISH "CONVENTION. LONDON, July 26. Mr. W. O’Brien has finally refused Mr. Lloyd George’s appeal to serve on the Irish Convention. Mr. O’Bri 6 * l says that he learns from a high authority that the Nationalsts contemplate the partition not into two but into four Irelands. He also suspects the Nationalists of securing Lord Dimraven’s expulsion from the Convention. INDIGNATION CAUSED. (Received This Dav Rt 11.25. a.m.) CAPETOWN, July 23. Hie Nationalist Independence manifesto ha 3 roused indignatiiii. A coun-ter-movement in favour of a non-party constitutional league is receiving the support of tho Dutch and British loyalists. MANIFESTO REPUDIATED CAPETOWN, July 24 The Hon. Mr. Jlurton Minister of Railways declares that, the viows contained in tho Nationalistic manifesto are repudiated by their English speaking section, and the great majority of the Dutch. DUNDEE BYE-ELECTION (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, July 24. Edwin Gro.vgeour contests Dundee against Hon. W. Churchill as a prohibitionist and Labour candidate. ASSIGNATION. LONDON, July 24. Novill Chamberlain is shortly resigning and handing over tho National Service Department to the Labour Ministry. NOT READY YET. LONDON, July 24. It is unlikely that the second ' Dardanelles report will be ready before the late autumn.