IRISH AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2139, 18 December 1890, Page 1

IRISH AFFAIRS.

London, Dec. 14. Mr Parnell has won over to his side the Labor Societies estab isbed in Cork by Mr DaviU. Dec. 15. Mr Healey has denounced Mr Parnell for going into hiding when a vital crisis in the history of Ireland was pending, and for diverting League funds to paj hirelings. The Limerick Bank is requested to cash cheques in favor of evicted tenants. Mr Parnell will possibly ha prosecuted for damaging property in the office of United Ireland. Mr Healey declares that Mr Parnell is trying to destroy the green fLg of Ireland, and replace it by Mrs O’Shea’s petticoat emblazoned “ Escaped.” He says that Mr Parnell in 1886 forced Captain O’Shea into the House of Commons as member for Galway as tha price of his wife’s shame. The New United Ireland has been suppressed, but United Ireland is published as usual. The seceders from Mr Parnell c’aim to be in possession of a full statement of the League accounts for the last ten years. Dec. ] 6. Messrs Dillon and O’Connor have iggued r manifesto, urging that the

tenants’ fund should be disbursed apart from politics. The Catholics of Kildysart quilted the church when Mr Parnell was denounced from the pulnit. It is considered unlikely that the seoeders will publish the League accounts but they repudiate the assertion that they compromise Mr Parnell. ALLEGED CONSUMPTION CORE. London, Dec. 15. Dr Cornil, of Paris, who has been investigating Dr Koch’s consumptive cure, considers that it products fever, and that its potency is terrible, Dr Gerhardt, of Berlin, instances a case in which the patient’s Inngs and larynx became so inflamed that tracheotomy had to be resorted to. He thinks that the method is capricious in its action, and that years will elapse before a radical cure of patients is effected. The reports of medical gentlemen from London, New York, and Rome, who have been enquiring into the cure, are favorable to Dr Koch's treatmeet. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. Sydney, Dec, 15. The race between Peter Kemp and John McLean, for the Championship of the World and £2OO a side, took place on the Paramatta river this afternoon. The betting was 6t04 on McLean. A splendid start was effected, Kemp getting away best. Approaching Uhr’s point the champion bad a lead of half a length, rowing forty stroke to the ruinate, and McLean thirty-six. PassUhr’s the boats were almost level, and as the men raced across towards BlaxUnd’s both made desperate attempts to get in front, bat neither succeeded. Approaching tba beacon McLean got ioto Kemp’s water, and his sculls touched the latter’s. Kemp claimed a foul, and ceased rowing for a couple of strokes, by which his opponent got half a length’s lead. On getting under weigh again the champion spurted, and recovered the lost ground to such an extent that on passing the mile beacon he had a lead of a quarter of a length, Both then raced to the southern shore. Their sculls were overlapping, and the spectators were frantic with excitement at the struggle which was going on, At this point 2to i was freely laid on Kemp, bat passing Bottle otlas3 Point McLean spurted and gained a slight lead, upon which the betting immediately changed in his favor. Kemp’s efforts to get on even terms failed, and he dropped astern. McLean passed Putney two lengths ahead, and went on increasing bis advantage till at Cabarita he was eight lengths to the good. Kemp was rowing vigorously, bat seemed unable to decrease the gap to any extent. Between Gladesville and One Man Wharf he gained perceptibly, but by this time McLean was too far away, and in the end be won by six lengths, lime, 22min l?sec. The foul was decided in McLean’s favor. Both men rowed magnificently. Dec. 16. Kemp being dissatisfied with yesterday’s race, McLean states that he is willing to row him or Stansbnry for £SOO a side, any time after April.