MILITARY CASUALTIES
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
(Received May 10, 9 a.m.)
\ LONDON, 9th May. Mr. Asqmth, in the House of Commons, announced that the total military casualties in Ireland were : —Officers • Killed 17, wounded 46. Other ranks • Killed 86, wounded 311. Irish Constabulary : Killed 12, wounded 23. Dublin Police.: Killed 3, wounded 3 Navy: Killed 1, wounded 2. Loyal volunteers: .Killed 5, wounded 3. Nine soldiers are missing. After Mr Asquith's statement, Mr. A. Lynch (National member for Clare)* enquired whether the shooting of rebels was ordered in cold blood, after the complete suppression of the rising. Mr. li. Ginnell (Independent Nationalist for Westmcith) asked whether, before there werfi further executions, the House would have an opportunity of discussing the matter. •
Mr. Asquith declined to give such an undertaking, and Mr. Ginnell excitedly vcalled out, "Murder! Murder!"
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19160510.2.48.3
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 110, 10 May 1916, Page 7
Word Count
135MILITARY CASUALTIES Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 110, 10 May 1916, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in