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Osborne Troop expresses the hope hat
the Union may be perpetuated, but If
Home Rule must come, he suggests that tAe
Canadian plan of Provincial and Federal
Governments be adopted.
London, July 11th-In the course OF q
discussion in the House OF Lords to-day on
the report OF Lord HuIdiu9e, head OF tia
Commission which Investigated the Irish re-
bellion, and in which several members urged
that Mr.. Augustine BirleIl, former Secretary
for Ireland, ought TO have been consulted as
the one responsible for the Sim Fem OUT
break, Lord Hardinge outlined a system
for the provisional Government of Ireland
when martial law is abolished there, and UNI
til a new Government can be established.
An Irish See etary with a capable military
advisor would be adpointed. There would
also be a new Chief of the Royal Irish Con-
stabuiary, who would be a we'll known sol
der. No body would be allowed to carry
arms without a permit and there would be
10 grants Of amnesty. A garrison would DO
maintained in Ireland strong enough to pre-
serve order, and special safeguards will be
created for the Loyalists III the South and
West. Lord Lansdowne said he understood
the Sim Fem movement was waning a!d
that he anticipated the passage Of u Bill
embodylng the Itish settlement would occu-
py considerable time. Lord Lansdowne
thought that with 10000 troops in Ireland
under command Of General Maxwell, III
whom the Government had undated conf
dence, there was no fear OF the situation get
TING out of hand. The Government would
give General Maxwell the support TO which
he was entitled and was quite prepared to
extend his powers TO meet any emergency.
The Official Gazette tonight announces
that Lord Castletou and Sir David Harrel,
former Under Secretary for Ireland, with
Justices Cherry, Wyiie and PIN OF the SUI
pfeme Court Of Irelnnd, had been appointed
Lord Justices for the Government of Ireland
during The vacnucv IN the Office of the
Lord Lieutenant. The appointments are
understood to mean that the Lord Liedte-
nancy is placed In the hands Of a Commission
until a new Government is established ia
Ireland.
Panama City, Panama, July 9th-Electors
chosen by the voters OF the Republic Of
Panama to-day were pledged to elect Senior
Ramon Valdez, First Vice-president, MS The
successor to the President, DR.. Belisario
Porras. In the election Senior Valdez had no
opposition. Rodolfo CHAR, nominee of the
party which opposed him during the cam
paign, withdrew, leaving the field open to
the nominee fayoured by President Porras.
Reports received here from other cities and
towns said that the voting began at S o'clock
this morning and ended nj 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon and was without Disturbances.
Panama, July 9th-A fire at Colon, the
Atlantic terminus of the Panama Canal, this
morning destroyed all buildings in 2 blocks
and did damage estimated at 5000, 600.
Buenos Aires, July 9th.-Just as the mill
tary parade in celebration Of the centenary
of Argentine Independence ended to day and
President De La Place, surrounded by high
Officials in the balcony of the Government
palace was bowling in response to the cheers
of the crowd, a young man named Juan
Mandrini pushed his way through the
thropg, and fred a shot from q revolver at
the President. Mandrini was Immediately
arrested. The crowd tried to lynch him but
he was safely taken to prison. AS he fired,
Mandrini cried "Down with The AutocraI."
He is an Argentine, % years old, and comes
from the town of Azul in the Province of
Buenos Aires. He declared himself al anarch-
list.
Paris, July 12th.-The Official commune
cation issued tonight by the War Office
reads: "On the Somme front there was
nothing to report during the course OF the
day. On the left bank Of the Meuse a rath-
~ eniritad artillery action occurred in the