Line 0.0.0 aMr Asquith's Visit to ireland.

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Line 0.0.2 London, 14th May

Line 0.0.3 Mr Asquith, who promptly acted upon

Line 0.0.4 his decision to visit Ireland, arrived at

Line 0.0.5 Kingstown early on Triday morning. Troops"

Line 0.0.6 guarded the quay. He looked weary and

Line 0.0.7 haggard as be-drove through many of the

Line 0.0.8 principal areas whbere the disturbances took

Line 0.0.9 place-notably Sackville street and Four

Line 0.0.10 Courts-on his way to the vice-regal lodge.

Line 0.0.11 He was visibly impressed by the desolation.

Line 0.0.12 At Dublin OKstle Mr Asquith conferred

Line 0.0.13 with Sir Robert Chalmers,'the new Under.

Line 0.0.14 Secretary, with the result that martial law

Line 0.0.15 was relaxed, the inhabitants being required

Line 0.0.16 to be within doors only- between midnight

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Line 0.0.18 It is reported that Mr Asquith is de-.

Line 0.0.19 sirous of establishing an Irish executive,

Line 0.0.20 partly administrative and partly deliberative,

Line 0.0.21 during the war.

Line 0.0.22 Some of the London newspapers indicate

Line 0.0.23 that the Dublin Castle system is definitely

Line 0.0.24 doomed, and that, though the Lord Lieu. I

Line 0.0.25 tenancy willnot be abolished, a new system

Line 0.0.26 of administration will be created.

Line 0.0.27 The " Daily Chronicle" urges the immedq

Line 0.0.28 late creation of a National Council to gaivern

Line 0.0.29 Ireland pending the adoption of full Home

Line 0.0.30 Rule.

Line 0.0.31 A correspondent, in a letter to the " Daily

Line 0.0.32 Mail," suegeste the appointment of the Prince i

Line 0.0.33 of Wales as Viceroy of Ireland.

Line 0.0.34 The Dublin correspondent of the " Times,"

Line 0.0.35 in referring to the retirement of Lord Wim

Line 0.0.36 bnrne f imn the poet of Lord Lieutenant of

Line 0.0.37 Ireland,'states :-Lord Wimborne did- not

Line 0.0.38 exercise any real supervision at the Castle.

Line 0.0.39 He never inffuenced Mr Birrell's policy, or

Line 0.0.40 want of policy, though he must have known ,

Line 0.0.41 what was happening. If he disapproved he

Line 0.0.42 had not the courage to resign when such a.

Line 0.0.43 protest might .have averted a calamity.

Line 0.0.44 Mr R Fennelly, C E., resigned his position

Line 0.0.45 as engineer to Seymour shire council at last

Line 0.0.46 meeting. A local paper writes :-A good

Line 0.0.47 deal of comment, both favorable and other.

Line 0.0.48 wise, was indulged in by councillors at the

Line 0.0.49 action of the engineer, and on a vote being

Line 0.0.50 taken the majority decided in favor of asking

Line 0.0.51 Mr Fennelly to reconsider his decision Mr

Line 0.0.52 Fennelly intimated that he would do so, and

Line 0.0.53 give the council-his final answer at its next

Line 0.0.54 meeting.

Line 0.0.55 A large meeting of Pyalong farmere was

Line 0.0.56 held on. Monday, when a branch of the

Line 0.0.57 Victorian Farmers' Union was formed. Mr

Line 0.0.58 J. J. Hall, one of the organising secretaries

Line 0.0.59 of the ,union, fully explained the aims- and

Line 0.0.60 objects of the association, and Mr Maher,

Line 0.0.61 who kindly consented, was appointed hon. sec.

Line 0.0.62 ,to the branch, which it was resolved to

Line 0.0.63 establish. Votes of thanks to-Mr W. Shans

Line 0.0.64 han, J.P. (president of the shire): who

Line 0.0.65 who presided; and to Mr Hall, terminated

Line 0.0.66 the meeting. A meeting was annonneed for

Line 0.0.67 same evening at *High Camp, another for

Line 0.0.68 Glenaroua for Tuesday, and one for Kilmore

Line 0.0.69 for Wednesday, 17th inst. Or Greenshields

Line 0.0.70 (Glenarona). and Mr Richards (High Camp).

Line 0.0.71 have undertaken to actively assist in conneo