SCENE AT LIVERPOOL.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 189, 11 August 1920, Page 5

SCENE AT LIVERPOOL.

A DISAPPOINTED CROWD

(Received Aug. 10,. 3.5 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 9

Before the Baltic reached the pier an Australian and New. Zealand Press Association representative conversed with Bishop Shiel, of Roekhamptoii, and Bishop McCarthy, of .■ Sandhurst, who had just posed for photograph*. Bishop Shiel 'declined, to discuss the treatment of Archbishop Mannix, remarking: "It is bad enough for one of us to be in trouble." ,

Amusing incidents marked the Lerbh:ing. of the Baltic at 5.80 in the evening. A crowd of several hundred people" was at the landing stage. When the vessel was a hundred yards out ssine priests shouted: '-'Where is Archbishop Mannix? Is he aboard?" Many .passengers responded "No." Next a lady passenger cooeed several time®. A further question elicited the Archbishop's fate, after which cheers were given for the prelate, mingled with hoots. Bishops Shiel and"F.ol.ey were recognised, for whom -.cheers were raised. Bishop Fole-y gave further particula.r.s of Lv> night's events and the crowd on the v'Karf sang an Irish soldier s&ng, their new national anthem

inuring the singing Bishop Shiel smiled, but the Australian Press representative did not notice him to be ringing. Further cheers for the Arehl)i?liop vere given, somebody shouted : ''God s:iyo Ireland!" and then quiet reigned. Many thousands of people waited outside the barrier, two hundred yards distant, ready to form a, procession, I»ut dispersed when it was learned that Archbishop Mannix had been landed at Penzance,

The Mayor of Dublin informed ihe Australian Press Association that his party was returning to Dublin 10----ni:j;ht, adding: "Do not worry; we will get him to Ireland all right.'' It is understood in London that Archbishop Man nix will stay the night in Plymouth as the guest of the Ca.thoic Bishop. Interviewed at Penzanee Archbishop Mannix said that the destroyer intended to convey him to Fishgua.rd, but a. wireless message received en route altered the destination, as there, was some objection to Fjshgua.rd. He had no fault to find with the manner in which the orders were carried out. The commander of the destroyer showed him great courtesy and did everything to make his involuntary pruiso comfortable.

The prelate added that he had no mission in England. His landing m England was involuntary. He had no desire to see England, but wanted to go to Ireland.

In reply to a. question a,°> to what object he had in visiting Ireland, he

said: "I am a native of It is my home. 1 have been absent for seven years. It is time I returned."