THE IRISH PROBLEM.
(By Cable.) The Press Bureau reports that at the Irish Convention on the Bth, Sir Horace Pl'inkett suggested procedure whereby the existing scheme of Government in Ireland should be examined and presented for the convention's consideration. The convention decided to appoint a Standing Commitee to consult the chairman regarding the general forms of procedure.
The convention has instructed the Secretariat to present a scheme for the Government of Ireland to a standing committee in a form suitable for discussion, and adjourned iintil the 21st inst. to enable the preparation and distribution among members of historical, statistical, and constitutional documents, relating to the schemes. The election of a member to represent Kilkenny City in tho House of Commons in place of tho late Mr Patrick O'Brien (Nationalist) resulted in the return of Mr Cosgrave, a Sinn-Fcinor, who, with others, was recently released from penal servitude for tho part played by them in tho Dublin rebellion at Easter, 1915. He polled 772 votes against 372 polled by his opponent. Mi- Macgumess, ex-Mayor of Kilkenny, and a Nationalist,
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Otago Witness, Issue 3309, 15 August 1917, Page 21
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178THE IRISH PROBLEM. Otago Witness, Issue 3309, 15 August 1917, Page 21
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