THE UNITED KINGDOM

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 21, 19 October 1907, Page 4

THE UNITED KINGDOM

?■' '-■' .At thfl'firiqiiesk'lon'.,'tho;:twd':-pbrsons1 on'. , 'tho ; :twd':-pbrsons shot-hy; ! the -soldiers ;•■:•'■ curred'on August 5 12, Sfajq£ r .CKacKoray )i .Resi; '.■'. dont Slagisfrate./at'tKaiCuy^agli/.t^to^fWk.; ■' dare,',wa's. the chief witness.'' i ..'Hc.vstat:ed. T tnat. t : Falls -Road with fa- party.,. pfi,,pplicb/ and: spl-> : ?, diers.,.'.-Tho moment ;thd';,party< .took, up, ppsi.. '■■'.'•. '- Some •arrests.'wero'aiijtie, and'; inconsequence--I of thisM,bh» f thr'nwi'ri'g.\r^ ; to be'ra'ado'-by^ei'militaryV-aM-pplipo.^Jne''. '■■'■'''■ witness 1 ; ■ .tnrban^Sl'tbat'ji/ci^don^should. drawrlof. . •'■■ military'and,p6lica. , aprqss'.the N ro'ad aVlittlo. ; •.. '■' .. ■"' '. ties ! . military in the rear. .' j'i; ■%< ', .-i»if'; ■'• ',■ ." 'A fusilladed of' stories'fwbro<throwiv v at this* | ,V 'party;', and:ih'6rder;tO' a; ' i :: batonJahd'bay.ohot'ohafgo had t'd'i'bd 'directed'. i up > v At'''nrs'ii', f thb : ;cr6iyd )vay'.: \ : l a bit, :&it >'.'■'''' back;"and la.ibr c oriythe''r^litary , .^ad;to f ' , tire. :.■ ' .was'£•;lib w.^cpn'fusion. among ;;thb,V. ■■'''■ troops^^,tber;policq.^'i'Thev saw, one f i soldier,'.iall,frbm a"i(bJotV ir.om ; ,a>';stone, - and K];-. two badlyivhit^;-!The,''subal* tern inVchaTgoc.WasVcut in'.the'i'mbtith"aS':'the'-■ > result of a blow. The man who was knocked' '■ ,' over w : a's^appa'rently'-serisbless;; ::;, ': f ''&".*']?*'.■ ■ j .It was'-'' 1 V' \ r' '■: "'thes'e'''p)i.ly; about, eight'word' i -not inc'a,pacifa;tp'd:' M , :'•'■',' .. impossible;;; ttne, ; m'ob ■ '■• owing ■ • .'• Bhbul^estijriatPriit V 500:/ • r 'It wasyvery;. and 'becoming,-more "so,; i the twonty-fivft':yardsiaway:; C ■■' ' from the troops.!' Having-'regard,to. thp''huni-? j' bers, cliaraoter;-' : ana'disppsitiori''of ri .' [■'l 'he takQ^im-;) : '■,:,■. - mediate ,; : : action..*■;■. , ( '."■•■ and. rft'obk;:,it ! ' '. -■ Previous 1 ';! to, .'i.tlf is,'. L';,woul.d' like'. tpi'S'ay, I.'. i >...''. « !'.' '• or thefj'tropp^',Aijir'.;hayo'v!t(j.. i ii;;;■ >;t '•: •' Did),your-, shoutings havei.'any ,l r effect;onv' •, ~' the crowd ?^None;twliatevbf,:;s'i!i''HV. ; :(';. :...'*••;•.«:, f ' Mr. iißates'-rDid you thenvgiye'',Ws'tru6tiphs; ;; >.: to Major' Green to;take'' ' !.: ;• tho Kihgls .Rogulatioris" \ f. 'v' Tho'' hifcto. ; : / ;,•: take S^'y^.:.,' ' •' ■'•;; You'ho'ard'.and. ; ~'-..•. quite:clp^e;'up/Tol-- ; ~<--<r r*»■'<;;;■ .-viC'ia,,,*;■ ; ■'..'- \\- how many'i' : shots,vbiit I:iwas;presehtYwhprivit_ ; i; • took'-placed' s£f>. ''■'■••"'■ W-*' l . '—:*, ; ; ; ' •-'.;''' W'\:.- .".;' •' . ; , After-'tlid- firing, wliat''was;'thb. rr^Tho'', : iy' stone ! ?,"'■'• pressure; on . .^-.., : ~'; - Major ' v 'Edwin '~ l Grpehi : " , . i : , then deposed'a's to''the : ; -- , : Receiving 'that _ord'er^ ; '.''ybu" I 'wOTe^b ! ouiid to :'"..; take military. aqsjon,?—lf-I thought.,n?des- - ■ ; ';. -MW -U'V mm-x'l- [:,,:' Did you think it necessary to refi P—Yes. ;..•■'•■ Did you give the- order .tojfiro?—:Yes.. .; You gave the order;to load first, and t then |y. , tho order,.to'jfireV^Sndlsoriiej;'"..tions. tp two men-?—Yejs; .the : f-;•■''. next ; ' h:' to flre!_ •'■"''^' 1 .;■_•!/, r "'!'I;;'-? *,;':?' -.'.T:?™ t Wha't' was'Hhb • totali,pf 'thb...nien"i'there^fLt'.. {..'..'. for 'duty \ I ; : it was :; either njaji'.away r r " :'■; on a .bef6fp'pr^re.c^ly r |; |•;.' after this;'l ; 'dpn't":knflw;, ; . ;'''"'' s ':'_. ''V.y'f^''-'^ , ;• As a' 7 'matter,■•6r'iact^an , '' ;''■'.'' many nioir'did'-nre?—Yes. i' > ' ; '-.; v ,'''^''".".', V; K .' ;■''. ". Howimahy?*— Seven."' I '''' ■; ; ;''>' : v^ > ;'' ,,;! ';:.;.' ;: V ! " r ■•' * : gave^M i ;'Qr , ] ■. - cease "firing?—A^!'bncq^^;^'^^';-'; , ' , . t y' v y H ;v Youi.wero firi'iig-'-witn uaH'-'cart'rfdge ?^-Ye's'|]' • -■.. .'• Under '.the ■■ i^glifa'tidhs}'''a , ro' : ;':y6u''fbrbldd'en"' ';''■.': to '•,•■■!;]•; '***;, f' : '■ '■ : *' AndUroybu'4lso'fdfbiiJde'rf' , 'to*fife'o,veti]f6 c ' -.', h6ads;.gfSha^mob?-^ei; tl '^. a 3.--T ;^::3 '-i'- "■'''-■"• 5 '. You-; tliirik•■:'therd-wai?''jßaincltfdii l W J Wd* ■ ;/- finng'ioii.the' popple?—lJflb?JiiV?K4?#^.'■.■,* "\ ' ■"■: Do ' i; ''* f Tho.-witnesslsaid^ , tlvb'''trodps',were^in L; 3ang , er-' ' !, of; their'>livcs,'sowing !fo: ; tUe attitude and cdh-' ; ;;•:; duct of.,.tho'in'ob.,i:. '"o, <S°,<.s« 'vtf'.VVij k«.•'.*''•;». ■■ !■, ' Se^geant:.Orr ) , of. th'd -RbyKl; Irish'-'Gbn'stabu^'' .■-'•• lary, ;said',;thev,meml)PrS*of';the >; 'crbw'd' : . . tliroffi_ng : ,stonq.s.;for,\illytbey^vdi'd : rtvovir;': | ;dnd ; !' ,; .■ the. witness?pa'weahnost'■'everyi'"sb'sdiof : : , 3ii u tlf<3'' picketiat.' ; l?ee.di':Streetil"struc'k bjiim'issiles. .'Ke l -: •..."• agreed r Fith;MajPr,' ; .Greeii:;-as to thd:"rt(icessity" ;; ; t•■■;.' for the firinc. ....««, '/s& ..v-.- :; lv«i' > )y '■' ; ,'*l;;iUur>«___ ■ ' ■.. '-' '',- ■'SINKING OP. A YACHT. : '•'''"•''.''''' 1 : The captain of tho ; Knightsgarth, with - great vpss'el's bows ■ cr,ew,.w,er:p;s'afdly. ; <gbt: - ■ and .othprSjgpt,into : jthp,yacht's: own:lauiidh,'', :.■'. ■• ly in g ?. ! P^fi s We- ; ? • ;; i,- yacht,dwners.:in : the< ■■ ,y; iripton|s..Erin!alsp I gave l .help,vy-.i-;,v, 1 ;-> i ■jA.*?, ; ' ; ;j|i^,I«INybISTURBAN^ ■ In cb^heo£ibn''-'mth'tfie..:Ho'mVrKileVdeni-'■ ; onstratidr.' at'; the, ;ffinsi.bii', 'House,. Dublin,' ■.';; at wtych^ir.^ \ ■... • '■;;■ v. : nessed;"-:. 'insido.',i:£lieMahsion, i ; , which we. ( made';.brief"refer'ehce,.' ■• :■/■' was exceeded/'completely';; jjv, ;'tho..ydisprder, • ■: ,; outside;'; lAdniission 'to,'the; meeting;.:was byiirecautib'n.'was adopted,''-hot to' - ~,• keep d_ut'oppohents'. ; gf.Hpn,ie'.R"ulb— ' ; deed cdu ....; .■protcct^th.e-.lji-a'tiojialisf.leader a'iid>-.hisfr'iehus; :;,-;. from t ; ho;pbtrus,iyo'"'atteiition3 r .of-.the Sinn J?em. section,; who'..aesiro'to hav,e : :'the Irishjnovemeiit'.conducted,'iii ; lown-'way/r ' Coming ;up'-'.iir'hi^d'reds;.-without tickets/ - they mp riiclignaht^eniands'fo^jadmisslori.,': i ;' li t in>ated;;tha ]^,l)y,;thb{-tinitf1 mceting_to,.begm;/.thp'.excited;;crowd ; ,fb'whcm i tho prwlege-of,Veritraii6e'.wa's"beiiifr ; ~... numbered! to onp.-thmis- . /■ ; and hyp l-.hundrpd-"people;' They surged "to' and fro,.o.atid,;pressed,, heavily against tho : . doors, at "which angry -'scuffles'- were ; 'wit-' -. • nessed, tor the stowards, in the uproar, could;,notMvell;di.stin2uisli.,who''-liaa "tickets' ?u 10 disbosed'td'solve . of the';then;;iipjrtlicaiits;,'' '•'',-, -■;*;•; ; --."■■•■ '. ; " An : ?? a *}$&* *;^'f histrated;'then.sbW'of.' - them ill by'-yet^anbtner way, andySbdled:.a::isardenivalrfor. , 'tlid"'i3Ur-' 1 ■ pose. ■J , M;;thfs:7;;siragetic; ' ; movoriient,' ! " they' ' ; ' ; we y e ' ' ... ards..' f^; 'vtlie,>,Jtimo^%hen.; l 'thb' ; . ; meeting'' opened it; was deSmed necessary ''to close thl ; doorsentire]yrv. : ;As ( a;resHlt, ; according to the Dreeman s Journal' large numbers, sympathisersivithi the objeotrof ■ tho 'meeting, in- ." eluding Mr.; William Redmond, .MP -Mr ; . Alfred; Wcbb.ya-! num.berV;of'; clergymen'';iand''- , . some prominent wtiwhsJVaVb.' iiria'blo to r pro-' ■ ..ire admission at a 11.;.' -'McShwhile.'-'tho.mert; . ing ip'the^Round.'Mppniw^ - rhpre ; 'seoms' nd,,reasoh. to;,dbubt' that_-hundreds. -oft person had been..prevented frpm'gaihihgian entrance ' . owing .ApthG'.suvgmg.'mass,. at 'the 'doors ' -T . indeed''iiaVo: been a'.hard'./pne.ifpr.hapdfuls.'of grayeLand small .Sjjones 'Wore^flting'.' .them in- 'reliirn: , for their 'endeavours,,to restore 'order.-Not a few-'persPnsrreceived, sl.igh't ,'ihjuries"in-thp ; striiggldf-.' Wh'oii at leh'gth crowd • had become-a little tory; ah'-open'air .meeting was/extemporised. ;'';Mr.'P.,,T.Daly.' l acted'as chair..mariy fortlie'.Si'nn .peiners'.i, Ho-de-' ~ .clarodj';.amid ! '.cheors,. th'a,t .Sihii'.Poi'n, w,Vm soon rte'et;,,Mr. .Redmond ; ;,ahd: hi&.ifriends, and give'.'them'thb'ir a'nsw'pr,' 'lt'was,aeclared by various 'speakers- that,.judged 'by 'resultsparliamentary action was ineffectual for securing Ireland's, notional and; ,legislative sights. ' National.;gpngs- /ivcro rendered'; ah-nnti-enlistip'g ..ppem recited;;.;thoit— nnti-enlistijig; j)pe'm. - recite.d -;.;., ltcdmbiia's r ; cession,, was;..,fprnied autlT-. the-. .Sinn rPeiribrs marchcd.vpff .■-wnat; j migbt,;;also~;.be. called,-tho-battle;;gYpund,, | si.nging''.',|Godjeavo•;:lreland.' , , But ;the..disturbance -had 'not-;,yet-ended: Near ,o'£on.nbll'.: Bridge--a.vscu'fflo-;toolo-YJlace," ;,..-." and two... nien, received 'to', itlio'head;'. . for which they had.;to; ? })p.;treated:!iii.;hpspita'i'.- '. The police made somo'arrests in connection i with the disturbance.

1%. \ $m;MJl^^V!^^ ..".'..'Presideiit'i-Barclay, -of* Liberia,--,.w]io,,is''at-;p.resent''."on;:a visit;; 1 - : td-\Loiidbn'j expects-to leave fop Paris >npSt '"wPSrij, p'af tly fp'i' biSihes's irbasbn's'j 'Bights'eping;;., Oh'o' : 'of:;thQ objects ,visft ''t'p.;;,Jiurdp'e4is..'.qoncofned''^ tipn.' or the 'French" bouiidary.' Mr. P,.,U, : Johnson,..the .who .is,Vaccpmi)'ariying.- his I'fesklent,--,spoko- of- the ;PXO^rpss:,bf,iLiboria:in , ,thoiCoursopf:,an iuteriyipw. .r '•'•;;;';■* h^'"^-'iy' - ",'■-' f '.'''■■'*- '];'■?••' ,':;■ (VUiir,:'progress,Jt"he l said-, become'; nlarkdd' with' 1 in '.tho 'last .'f bw'-years,' and- < :is'Min'do'ubtpdly :: '-'dub' ; ii)''thb' 'first rtlacp' to' thoy.imp'rbved'%.\niigenidiit ;of, this," Cu'sijbnls' ' ..spr.vicb,;;whii!li lias'';hcen"instituted., sincp tlip, v-.-Tiip! ;prpP c of* thb, rb'sonud. and Custom's v.managembnturas;, brbiight;-about, imiChi.com-. •.mercia)-iactivity;-.'.!.---<;'\Yit;bin. .tho-' last;-three . 'years,,itoOi tho dspreoiated'currency has-beoiv ;. withdrawn;-; and.: our'finances -have bcen' ; \nit"'crii;a, .^oldVbasis'.; fiV'-Z. r;-^w-~/' <■'■ ;■- -' t ,\ '"\Vo'hayb;bbbh : 'shippM| lately 1 large''quail' ...tities of'pias'sava'fibre,'iypl-y, rubber; dil,''antt. ;paliri kernbls;' "these',lias".b;e'pn, sgra'duall^viiVmre'asirig,'^auu v we,,h'ayo .-.ting'good''prices'.;/ilThe'mo which lias : ;been| qbnstruct.ed.jn'tqVthe.in'toribr for twenty miles .ten.-miles in; ; the'.- iioarV- futurc'i' arid j. .ultimately.:. to. ■' a ; T total length; of .forty-or-fifty milcs;"- v •"'■•-