IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1917, Page 5

IRELAND.

SUGGESTED REFERENDUM. London, July 80. fc the House of Lords Lord Donraven Mlcaft whether, in view of the political tfiuttat in Irelaad, the Government weald undertake not to legUlnte in aeeordaace with the Convention's proposal! mil the proposals had been submitted to the Irish people. The Government's attitude towards the Convention «U not quite clear. He understood the Government proposed to legislate in tne treat of the Convention reaching a substantia] agreement. That must mean kubctantial agreement outside the Convtatiaa, became the Convention did not ttwattt of delegates in tne ordinary acceptance of the term. Lord Cunon, replying, said he could Mt fay what the Government'" attitude to ft referendum would to. The (Jovemment did not intend to take advantage of the Convention to force any teheme on Ireland in order to get the Government out of difficulties at the eost of Irish discontent. It would sanction the teheme only if it might reasontjbh fa espected to receive support in fftitaji.

ANTI-NATIONALIST TROUBLE

London, July 20. A section of the opponents of the Kationalifts wiled the office* is Dobta oatd u the National Volunteers' headqnartara. Relay* continuously hold the pronto** and dnfy the Nationalists to eail them or prevent than holding a National Volunteer Convention. Ifr. Balfour informed the Irish trade Onion Congreaa and Labor Party that •aasporta eannot bo granted to their fckgatei to Stockholm and Petrogmd. BEPORT OF CONVENTION PHOCEEDIXGS. Received July 22, 5.8 p.m. London, July 21. Tba saw Defaaeo of tie Realm regulationt prohibit the publication of the mart of the proceeding* of the Irish OoßTantion eueept aa officially authortad.