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IRISH TREATY BILL.

RATIFICATION IMMINENT. LONDON, December 8. The Irish Treaty Bill was formalb introduced in the House of Common to-day by the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, and hasbeen read a third timi without going to a division. The mea sure fixes April 1 as the date for th> transfer of the powers of the Counci of Ireland to the Parliament of Norther: Ireland. A message from Dublin states tha after a heated debate in the Dail on th Irish agreement the Government de feated a motion for the adjournment o the debate by 55 votes to 26, thus prac tically ensuring the ratification of th agreement. The House adjourned after a heate two hours' discussion. The President, Mr. W. T. Cosgrav< in moving the second reading of th ratifying bill, said that when Mr. Mac Neill resigned from the Irish executiv the Government was faced with perhap the most serious situation with which i had ever to deal. The award of th Boundary Commission was then immi nent, and it would have sown seeds o distrust, hate and disorder. 'The Government was faced with tw alternatives, namely, those of carryin, out the award of the commission, or o resorting to arbitration or force. Eithe alternative pointed straight to disaste and chaos. The agreement would mean the tun ing point in Irish history. It had re moved the main outstanding sources c the dispute between Britain and th Irish Free State. The executive strongl recommended deputies to accept it i the interests of prosperity and peace. Professor Maginnis strongly oppose the agreement. He said Ulster had gc all its own way, and was in a fair wa to Decome a Dominion. It was culpab] and wilful ignorance for the executiv to allow Mr. MacNeill to proceed unt there was no way out. A meeting of Nationalist members c [Parliament and leaders in Tyrone an ' Fermanagh was held at Omagh las ! evening. It declared that the Nationa ists in the border counties had bee callously betrayed, and that they wei neither morally nor legally bound by tli new agreement, as the Free State repn sentatives had not been authorised t alter the treaty.—(Reuter.) MEETING OF OBJECTORS. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, Ueeember 8. A meeting of the Dublin Republica Labourite, and the Farmers' parties i the Dail, including Mr. E. de Valera ai Mrs. MacSwiney, unanimously resolvec "This meeting of representatives of t] Irish people opposes the agreement i a partition of the country." A committee was appointed to dcv: the most effective means to defeat tl proposals. ! All the members of the Dail Eirai j were invited to the meeting. A fe i Ministerialists attended, including tl Deputy-Speaker (Mr. Patrick O'Malley GREEK DRESS DECREE. NO ABBREVIATED SKIRTS. LONDON, December S. The Athens correspondent of tl "Morning Post" reports that the late dress decree issued by General Pangali I (Premier) has astounded feminij j Greece. j Under a penalty of a heavy fine f< I the first offence, or from one day to tw months' imprisonment for a seeor offence, the decree forbids the weaiir lof short skirts on the ground that the ! are repugnant to the Hellenic sentimei of beauty. Skirts must be lowered to 12in froi the ground. The decree also forces dances an dance classes to close at 10 p.m. Pupil J if they are minors, must be oceompanie •by their parents or guardians. I •* No girls under the age of 18 are to I allowed to attend dancing saloons. No appeals will be" allowed agains sentences up to three days' imprisor ment. The Police Court 3 will have suii mary jurisdiction.— (A. and N.Z.) r

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Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 7

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IRISH TREATY BILL. Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 7

IRISH TREATY BILL. Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 7