IRELAND.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1709, 27 December 1919, Page 6

IRELAND.

THE ATTACK ON LORD FRENCH. ULSTER PROFOUNDLY STIRRED^ By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON; Dec. 22. Ulster is profoundly stirred by the outrage'on Jan d French. Loading Unioilists say that nothing will now induce tho Loyalists to place themselves under the domination of men guilty, of such honors. There is no truth in the story that haul French fired upon his attackers.

DR. WALSH’S PROTEST. • LONDON, Doc. 21. Dr Walsh. Dean of Dublin, says; “The attempted assassination of the Viceroy, which startled and shocked the city, calls for tho melancholy protest ot bvery B'ism man who loves his country and who nones to see the nrosent rule by coercive government brought to a final dose.” Ho continues: “Is there any rational man aipnlile of deluding himself into the belief that such a method of seeking redress tor Uic misgovenmicnt of Ireland is likely to help lho°efl’orte of tho righteous men who are working eavnostlv with the single pnr)io«c o re-establishing in the country a reign ot liberty and justice? Many amongst us are old enough do romeßiber tho feeling with which, nearly forty years am* all Ireland heard ot tho murders at Phoenix 1 uric. It was tho vain hope of tho actors in that awful trodegy that they were making the future government of Ireland an impossibility. The result of tho wrong course forty years ago was that the prospect of .reform, such, as it then was, became far dimmer instead of brighter, and Ireland was brought under a system of coercion I he like of which we must all hope and pray we will never be condemned to again.”

MR E. (ARSON’S MESSAGE TO ULSTER. Received December 27. 12.15 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 26. Sir Edward Carson, in a Christmas message to Ulster, urged reason and patience in trying to learn ""war’s lessons, and above ril Irving to bring about brotherhood and friendship. Only steady and regulated progiVss could attain the ideals of permanent peace and happiness for all. FROM RESTORING LAW AND ORDER.

LONDON Dec. 22. Lord French, in replying to congratulations from the townspeople’of Wallasey; says: “You may rest assured that this hand of assassins who are bringing disgrace i n my native land will not deter me front tho work of restoring law and order, which arc olementry ossontils of true democracy. TOOK PART IN THE 1916 REBELLION. LONDON, Don. 21. William Kirk, a grocer hi Dublin, who .employed Martin Savage, the dead Sinn Fciner, has informed,the police that Savage, who lived with him. was a quiet, exemplary young man. Savage had not expressed extreme- views. Ile was a staunch Roman Catholic, and regular in carrying out his religions duties, lie loft the shop on a bicycle at 11 o’clock on tho morning of the attack, -aymg he wanted to consult a doctor. The ; olice have ascertained that 'Savage participated pi the rebellion <>i ' Easter. 1916, as a lieutenant, and helped To hold the Law Courts against the military, Tim Sunday Express states that the authorities believe that Sinn Fein is_ linked up with an international crime organisation, Sensational revelations are promised regarding the loss of funds.

JURY SYMPATHISES WITH RELATIVES. LONDON. Dec. 22. A jury at Dublin at an inquest found That Savage died as the result of the military escort’s bullet, and added: “We beg to tender sympathy with the deceased’s relatives.” Received December 27. 12.19 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 24. Pour members of Lord O’Brien’s shooting party who were fired upon by Sinn Fciners and wounded are claiming £14.000 compensation for personal injuries from the local governing* uthorities.