ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 18 March 1913, Page 5

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

CELEBRATIONS IN SYDNEY. (Received Last Night, 7.10 o'clock.) SYDNEY, .March 17. The speeches at the St. Patrick's Day celebrations were largely devoted to hopeful auguries for Home Hide. Archbishop Kelly stated that if they would give Ireland us co-picu.s a draught of 'liberty a« given, to England and Scotland, then England would find the Empire strong and united. "If not," ho .said, "then we will treat them as we treated the bursaries the other day. if they don't give Ireland Homo Rule, wr are prepared for oven 'worse. So let them look out! Wo will upset their Parliament over and over again. The fight has gone on for centuries. If it has to go on for centuries more, so much the worse for what they call tho British Empire." MR W. J. BRYAN'S OPINION. (Received March 17. 11.10 a.m.) WASHINGTON. March 16. Mr W. J. Bryan, sneaking at a St. Patrick'*? banquet, said that Homo. Ride was certain in two years. The House of Lords' degradation was '!; i» to its oopO'Sition to Home Rule. The Irish efforts, resulting in the amendment of the British-Constitution, abbreviating the Hnpie- of Lords' powers, was the prr-ntest of their achievements in history. SPORTS IN GERALDINE. (By Telegraph. — Press Association.) TIMARU, Last Night. St. Patrick's Day sports at Geraldine to-day were 3 rather .hampered by a, strong nor-wester. There was a large attendance. The sports passed oil" well but for one mishap. F. -Everett. | of Cliristehureh, iiv.d McHarry in the first'bicycle race glided together and both iel'l. heavily. Everett broke- his shoulder, blade. P. O'Sh'ea won the half-mile, mile, ap : d. tha;eg-iaihi races from «*ratc?ti',' and A. Bonis" (25 1 Seconds) the two miles event. In the running events the first prizes were distributed as follow: 75 Yards. —W. McClelland (Iyd) 1. 130 Yawls Sheffield.—D. Devon (6|vds) 1. 22 Yards. --Saunders (14yds) 1. 4/10 Yards.— Malone (Byds) 1. 880 Yards.—Tavcner (scr) 1. 220 Yards Hurdles.—C. Fitzgerald .(syds) 1. AT INVERiOAiGILL. INVERCARGILL, Last Night. The Irish Athletic Society held its annual, sports gathering to-day in fine, but windy weather. Trie day was not observed' as a close holiday in town, and therefore the attendance was not large. The principal event,. the Sheffield Handicap, was won by E. J. Bartlett, off 9£ yards, who takes £4O { and Sir Joseph Ward's <reld medal. J. J. Livesey. off 9J- yards, was second. P. G.'Richards' (lOvds) third, and W. Aldred <2ycls) fourth. All the placed men are local athletes.