THREE IRISH BILLS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1933, Page 5

THREE IRISH BILLS

PASSED BY PAIL

AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright I ;'.' LONDON, October 13. In the Dail Eireann, a. deputy, Mr O’Neill asked: “Is the King 1 now finally and Irrevocably dead constitutionally?” iv.lien the "discussion on the three bills amended the constitution was resumed. Mr do Valera did not reply to him. Mr McDermott asked if these bills would affect Lough Erne fishery rights, which question was going to the Privy Council. Mr de Valera replied that the results of the Privy Council appeal would be nullified if they conflicted with the decision of the Irish Supreme Court.

The Dail Eireann passed the third reading of these bills, which now go to the Senate. The latter chamber will be entitled to hold them up for eighteen months. * Professor O’Sullivan protested against. a motion to adjourn the Da.l Eireann till November 15. Ho said it was necessary to watch the de Valera Government, which was armed with - immense powers under the Public Safety Act, and that it ap» plied to them irresponsibly and tyrannically.

Mr de Valera, in his summing up speech, criticised both the LILA, and the Blue Shirts. The position, he stf.'cl, was a difficult and dangerous one. The ' Government ■ would not loosen its control.

The Dail then adjourned till November 15.

The Irish municipal elections have been postponed from November to July.

The Opposition has twitted the Government that .it feared defeat of its supporters. .

ROUND-UP FOLLOWS MURDER.

(Received this day at 10 a.m.) ■ ' BELFAST, October 13

As a sequel to the murder of the policeman, A'ndeirson, pn October 9, ,a large force of armed, police, detectives and armoured cars made a midnight round-up of the 1.R.A., and thirtythree were arrested. It is expected they will the' "deported to the Free. State with fourteen aimers, recently arrested while drilling in a shed. The coroner, delivering the verdict that. Anderson had been murdered by persons unknown, declared: “This‘coldblooded, dastardly, wanton, unspeakably vile crime makes one wonder what sort of civilisation we are living in.”