IRISH DISCONTENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 13 June 1907, Page 3

IRISH DISCONTENT.

BESUMPTION OF MOONLIGHTING. ," CONFLICTS WITH POLICE. Received l2th, 10 p.m. """* *" London, June 12. Miscreants in King's Couutv, will h has been the scene of several prosecutions for lawlessness and intimidation, tied together the tails oi a bail and a cow at Fairyhall farm, Clough Jordan. The cow's tail was completely pulled oil. Mobs volleyed on fanners' houses at Crunghwell, Keighreys, Galway, during the night. A party of Haiders proceeded at midnight to drive the stock from a tarm at Athenry. A strong force of police was ston-d and compelled to fire. The rioters ;c----turncd the fire of the police and retired, and the place was cleared. A NATIONALIST MANIFESTO. Received 22th, 10.1!) p.m. London, June 12. Mr John Redmond, presiding over a four hours' meeting of the Nationalists in the House of Commons at Westurnster, urged the placing on record of the party's strong disapproval of the Government's failure to redeem its pledges. It was resolved to vote against the third reading of the Army Bill, and to raise the University question at the earliest • moment. I

The meeting drafted, and Mr Redmond issued a manifesto, declaring that the Government, owing to misrepresentations of officials in Ireland, imagined the Irish were prepared to accept even a much less satisfactory Bill than the Convention rejecfed. The Government refused to he guided by the advice 3f the Irish representatives. Events had provd that Home Rule cannot he wm by conciliation alone, hut only by a vigorous and well-maintained agitation in Ireland, a disciplined party in the House of Commons, and thorough organisation of the Irish vote in Britain.