Mr. de Valera States Time Inopportune Till Partition is Ended Dublin Nov. 23.
There is no lega! obstacle to a declaration of an Eirean Republic, stated Mr. Eamon de Valera, Prime Mi ünister of Eire, when addressing ET e Fianna Fail Convention here yesterday.
His policy, continued the Premier, had cleared away almost all the obstacles tha had made it difficult to move towards ending parjticn. and the ground was properly set fo r getting the whole Irisn people thi rough out the world to work for its ending.
But there was no good in trying rush matters, added Mr. de Valera, and put themselves in a position in ith the Japanese authorities under which river boats were ito operate Maragement. v hich they The Kina is a diesel motor2'p again. would have to retreat between Canton and Hongkong asl|iike all other vessels of the East "gunboats" belonging to the British Asiatic Ca, which in 1911 introducee Navy. in its service the first ocean-going It was hoped that, all negotiations motorship ever built, the m.v. would be completed shortly and that Selandia. the s. Kinshan would be allowed to The Kina is 508 feet long, has a sail for Hongkong this week-end.
65-foot beam and a deadweight of The Butterfield & Swire s. Wu-|12000 tons. The, engine is a Bur-chang, which is carrying supplies for meister & Wain diesel motor of Canton's refugees, will sail for Canton 10,400 indicated horsepower, and the from Hongkong today. loaded speed will be 16 knots.
The Canton observers have reported ship is provided with every modern that the Japanese authorities were feature for efficient handling of cargo, making every endeavour to re-open jand will be equipped with comfort the Pearl River as soon as possible, table accommodation for twelve pas-since it was generally believed that seners. the Japanese have realized that this!
The vessel is expected to proceed step was necessary to attract Chinese on her maiden voyage in the begin-
Is would not be id, to declare a y had the whole opportune, he Republic until of Ireland in on it.
The Irish people, stated the Preier, that were determined this crying evil was going to become known fp everybody and the world would be given notice that the Irish people regarded it as a problem that had to be solved.—Reuter.
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