IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1918, Page 5

IRELAND.

W-CONSCRIPTION DAY [HP, j DUBLIN. --^ll ULSTER AND THE GOVEENMEN* S PLEDGES. '■ ' 4 London, April 24. ,'| 'No Conscription Day'' passed in oi»''3 Uil\ fashion. The Roman Catholic -f [npuUlion underwent many inconveni- -'■ $ lines m older to make an effective pro-'-'sJ test including the closing of all public* "] hmiHis the non-delivery of bread, and'-'I the postponement of Punchestown races, T| though the banks and Government -.'<j ofiiccs neie open. '.s Hie Duly Chronicle raises the ques- % Imi of the exempting of all Irish agrji./j cultunsts from conscription, and urges > ij tint I 1 million acres more are under '-!: cnllii it on than in loic and all avail* : 1 able 1 ibor is needed to reap the bumper J loot! hincsts. "'j Sn Tdward Carson, in a long letter to' 'fi the Dnh Telegraph, recapitulates thej/tf series of pledges by the present and late* '?"s ("oieinments that Home Rule would aot'V'W be enfoiced during the war period, ' '-.■* Sir Fdward Carson adds: "Mr. Lbyd "J George's excuse is that any pledges may 4 be scrapped, as the war has lasted '■S longer than was expected. On the faith' 1 of the 0 assurances thousands of loyal '} Ulsteimen have joined tbc coloti.- "% Though Mr. Bonar Law pledged tha„/| Government not to legislate without t?j substantial agreement to which. Ulster *: would be an assenting party, Mr. Lloyd v George's proposed Bili will bo base.d 03J ' 1 majority report from which the Ulster, ,"'J lies unanimously dissented." ■ \ Sir Edward Carton concludes: "I vQ] +'■} not attempt to draw the moral" fl '.i . ULSTER REORGANISING " '■ "| ■'S TO COMBAT nOME RULE; --M Received April 20,12.5 ajn. ■ ']§ London, April 26; ' Mr. Bonar Law said no ropresentatioift, .; had been received from Australia or els* l ' .}J where in the Empire, regarding tile con<-,\';S scription of Ireland. 'd j! 'Sir E. Carson is summoning theiUlstej! 'a Standing Committee, with a view to re* :'-;i organising its machinery to combat lionjg '% \ ' ■ r\ I AXJHTOBOi3ffiEaUAMX. , /f BLOWN UP. I LARGE POWDER FACTORIES. rj ■':! Received April 25, S pjn. - : ■! Berne, April 23. La Two large powder factories near Salt ' iburg have been blown up. Sabotage Tl -.'y.k suspected. Ji GERMAN OFFICIAL. /1 Received April 20, 12.5 a.nt, t: London, April 25. , \ Wireless German official: We stormed.. -S Vlengelhoek.Hill, north-east of Bailleul, -'% and repulsed English attacks west oi A Bailleul. We frustrated strong advances "i-J north-west of Betlnme. •, J General von der Coltz's troops took ', -;| the railway junctions of Syvinge and if. Ruebimaeki, and established communica- "a tions with the Finnish Army northward - 'M of LaMi. We reached Simferopol, in tin • Crimea. 1 ' ■ ;.;! - .£