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! DIVIDED CATHOLIC VOTE. EDUCATION AND HOME RULE PULL / .OPPOSITE WAYS. or TELEGRAPH —rHEBB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIQHI. ' - . (Roq. May .17, 4.14 p.m.) , ' London, May 16. Mr. O'Donnell, Nationalist member of, tho House of Commons, -in reply to tho manifesto of the United Irish League, cabled on May 11, says that' tho Education Bill penalises Catholic schools,' in London at the rata of twenty shillings per cHild. There is only ono urgent question/for the Irish in. l England now—namely,' to save their' schools from being financially bled to death. MOTION TO REJECT' THE BILL. : i London, May 15. ' The Unionist party has decided to support the. motion of Lord Balcafres (Conservative member for • Chorley) for the rejection of. the Government's Education 1 Bill.

ARRESTS FOR CATTLE-DRIVING. London, May 15. A hundred and twenty persona have been arrested fov cattle-driving at Gort and Ballinasloe,. county Gahvay, Ireland. THE LEAGUE'S MANIFESTO. In connection with tho election, it was statod that the' Catholic Bishop of Birmingham opposed tho Liberal candidate on : account of tno '.Government's Education Bill, and that the English Catholics therefore voted for the Unionist candidate. On tho other hand, tho Irish Catholics , voted for. the Liberal! candidate. bocaiisa the Homo Rule organisations wore satisfied with Air. Churchill's assurance as to the Govornmont's attitude to Homo Rule. As the Liberal won by eight votes, it would seem to be the vote of the Irish ; Catholics (cast against that of tho English Catholics) that saved the Liberals' from defeat. Subsequently, tho .executive of the United Irish League issuod a manifesto "condemning' Catholics who support Unionist candidates in tho interests .of Catholic schools, thereby abandoning the cause of Ireland.". . ' .