IRISH UNIVERSITIES BILL
, passed by the house op COMMONS. TRIBUTE TO MR BIRRELL. Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, July 27. ■(Received July 27, at 10.50 p.m.) 11l the House of Commons the Irish Universities Bill was read a third time. Mr Redmond wnrmily praised Mr Birrell for solving' the problem that had foiled Mr Gladstone. He added: "We all admire a man of count,ge, and the Nationalists Mill never forget Mr Birrell's services to Ireland." Amid Nationalist cheers, Mr Balfour, in ft .few graceful words, supported Mt Bir.l'flll, aridsaiid that the main outlines of the ■bill were such as lie always wished to see passed, It was a great and courageous effort to deal with a crying scandal, hut he feared that- owing to the affiliation of Moynooth with Dublin University the latter might fall unduly under clerical control, Mr Birrell said he hoped the new University would play a great part in educating and unifying a famous race, Tito bill has been read a first time in the House o? Lords.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14277, 28 July 1908, Page 5
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