IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 April 1919, Page 5

IRELAND.

A USELESS PROPOSAL. Received April 21, 7.25 p.m. London, April 15. Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, replying to a suggestion that a committee representing all parties should formulate a scheme of self-government for Ireland, said that such a step would be unlikely to have the desired result. It .was not intended that the existing Act should be enforced upon the conclusion of peace. Mr. J. J. Macpherson's statement, made on April 4, represented the Government's present policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DEMAND FOR INDEPENDENCE. Received April 21, 8.40 p.m. Paris, April 17Colonel House received three IrishAmericans who, together with the Sinn Fein representative in Paris, are supporting the demand for Irish independence. They are confident they will obtain President Wilson's guarantee that the League wil). consider the question.— Aus. N.Z. Cable AssocSTOPPAGE or BUSINESS AT LI aiCK. Received April 21, 7.5 p.m. London, April 20. Business in Limerick continues at a standstill. The strike leaders picketed the food shops and hotels, but considerable back-door selling is going on. The military erected a sentry post at all the approaches to the proclaimed area requiring permits- for entry and departure. . The railway strike has begun, but there is no disorder.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.