, 1916-07-08
Censored at Jamaica.(

Censored at Jamaica)
London, July 6th-The complete details
of Mr.. Lloyd Georges scheme for provincial
Home Rule for Ireland vas published in
this mornings papers. The following are
the principal features First: An Irish
House of Commons will be constructed by
the transfer to the Irish Parliament of Is
Members now sitting in the English Com
mons for the 26 Home Rule Counties.
The total Irish representation in the Impe-
rial House of Commons is 1O3, Of which Is
Members sit for six Ulster Counties provi-
sionally excluded from Home Rule. Second:
OF the 70 members to be transferred to the
Irish House, rs are Nationuiists or Indepen-
dents, while two are Unionists, namely Sir
Edward Carson, and MIR. J. H. NJ. Campbell,
Acknowledgement for Ireland. These two
Members represent Trinity College, Dublin.
They have both consented to sit in the
Home Rule Parliament, and on this fact
some hopes are based for further amity.
Third: Members of the Irish Commons
will retain their seats in The English House,
and will o ten be seen there, as the Irish
body is not expected to bave much business
to transact at first. Fourth: Considerable
representation of the Unionist interests in
the south and west of Ireland will be pro-
vided through the nomination of their
representa- yes 10 tie Ilish Senate. 1t is
proposed that The Senate sit and act with
the Irish Commons during the temporary
settlement. thus safeguarding the interests
of the Unionists. Fifth: The temporary
settlement is to continue until one year
after the termination of the War. At that
time the whole arrangement will come under
the review of the great Imperial Conference
which is to be held to adjust the Govern
~.-A e H. E-.-; C,.tl. nl,o f-o
W TX of Irish finance in the Home Rule Act
VA not be altered but some increases
tfill be made IL the sum TO be transferred
to Irish revenues from the Imperial Treas
ury. Seventh: A new Lord Lieutenant
will shortly be appointed rs a preliminary
to the adoption Of the new arrangement.
Petrograd, July 6th-An Official commu-
~nication issued from General Headquarters
last night says: On the western front in
the region of Vulkag Alouziskai, Il massive
enemy formation delivered counter. a. attacks,
but was repulsed. During Il hostile coun-
ter-attack against the village of Kostiuk-
kovka one of our regiments having al
lowed the enemy to approach within a
hundred yards, the advance guards were
annihilated. We took two Officers aud
257 men prisoners. According to a
report just received the enemy opera
ting in the region on the right bank OF
the Dniester was overwhelmed aud put to
flight. In this action we seized part of the
enemy organized positions west of the line
Esakof- Jldattcheff. We made some hundred
prisoners. Half way on the railway line
from Delatyn to Korosmezo, we captured the
village OF Mikoupchine. In several sectors
of the left wing of the Riga front. we cap
tured prisoners and machine guns The
Germans made further attacks but were
repulsed by our artillery fire. In the region
north and south east of Barauovichi the
fighting continues. According to fresh infor-
nation, one of our divisions took 81 officers
aud 1000 men prisoners. Yesterday a hos