HOME RULE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15101, 25 March 1911, Page 7

HOME RULE

THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT.

COLONIAL ASSISTANCE.

Piosa Association—By Telegraph—Copyright f ' LONDON, March 23. .: The Executive of the Grand Orangtt Lodge of Ireland asserts that it has received' promises of support of men, money, and arms from the Grand Lodges of Canada, the Unitedi States, Australia, and New Zealand to resist Home Role. THE GOVERNMENT'S BILL. • LONDON, March 23. In reply to, a question, Mr, Asquith . said that the contents of the Government's Home Rule Bill had not been divulged l! to any member of the Nationalist party.

MISSION TO NEW ZEALAND. (Fbom Our Own Cobbespondent.) WELLINGTON, March 24. Mr Martin Kennedy r has -received th« following cablegram from Mr John Redmond, leader of the liisTi party:—"lrish pa.rty delegates ' arriving in' Wellington by tie RoiDrua; kindly arrange reception and 12 meetings in New Zealand." The Rotorua is due at Wel< lington on May 1. She left London ca the 18fcli March.

When the last Nationalist delegation (Messrs Devlin and Donovan) was in New Zealand 30 meetings were held, and nearly £5000 was collected. Tho list of (subscriptions was headed by Auckland, with £566, and the other large subscriptions were :—Wellington £545, Timaru. £236, Dimcdin £314, Napier £257, : Ashburton £245, Hawcra £225, and ■; Christchurcb £200.

ff2E United Paess Association.)

WELLINGTON, March 24.

At a meeting convened by Mr Kennedy, and presided over by Dr Cahill, this evening the matter of preparing the way for a large public meeting: of sympathisers with Home Rnle was discussed, and it was decided to hold such a meeting at •St. Patrick's Hall on Sunday afternoon next. Mr O'Kane was appointed actingsecretary.