... township in Illinois, but he possesses certain qualifications which are very dear to the hearts of the inhabitants of the United States. He was a good fighter, a firm friend, sharp as a knife, an accom plished bar, and not at all squeamish as far as politics ...

... Shannon scheme with characteristic efficiency WESTWARD H( States the land w| in the Free Stale- ish emigrants, bound for the United offers them opportunities unknown ark on the tender at Queenstown FAR FR RHINE German I THE BANKS OF THE T STILL HAPPY: A ...

... EIRE AND ULSTER JOHN CONNELL At the United Nations and in other interna tional gatherings the British delegates sit behind a big identifying plaque which declares that they represent the United Kingdom. Since the arrangements tend almost always to be ...

... enormous increase of the Irish element in Scottish cities, partly by direct immigration, partly through the sheer fertility of Irishmen, it is not surprising that the movement is growing in strength. Yet, if it is growing, I should say that it is more largely ...

... Rose to hope for victory; but at no time did the visitors look like holding their own. Play in the first half was fast, the Irishmen showing any amount of dash and quite out playing their opponents in the loose. In the serums, however, the English forwards ...

... tised^Ua?^' offensive being unwarranted, pji- 7t is resented as an attempt at patronage. Moreover, the soldiers from the distant units of the Empire feel it to be unfair to their T A/l comrades. They know perfectly well that other troops, if only for numerical ...

... talk in the early stages about elec tricity at Id. per unit or less, but the Board who have been given the unenviable task of selling it find that they can not economically do so under Gd. per unit. Special arrangements are being made for the wiring of ...

... thought to be opening in Cyprus last weekend with the arrival of the Canadian advance party wearing the blue berets of the United Nations. The news of the setting up of the international force came as Turkey and Greece seemed on the brink of war over the ...

... merchantmen butchered ruthlessly by the enemy. With the coming of St. Patrick's Day we salute all the gallant Irishmen in our Army. Irishmen are born soldiers, and have won twenty- nine Victoria Crosses in this war. Of our regiments of cavalry four are ...

... England. If there is a weak spot, it is A. D. Meares (Wanderers), who has not been showing good form of late; and whom many Irishmen would like to have seen sup planted by T. Little. The full back is Lieut. Pierce O'B. Butler, who is at present stationed ...

... tradition. Let none say, therefore, that the Flag of Britain, which in its units is to be carried at the Coronation, is of a merely curious interest in its composite constitution. Its units are many. The Royal Standard, which Lord Lansdowne will carry, bears ...

... direction of philanthropy, And was one of the founders of the East London Nursing Society. She was at one time President of the United British Women's Emigration Association. g if Forrest Fulton, the new Recorder of London, was born at Ostend in 1846. He was ...