THE STATE OF IRELAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17429, 26 March 1920, Page 5

THE STATE OF IRELAND.

QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. ] DUBLIN NOW QUIET. PREMIER REPROVES MEMBER. By Teleirraoh— Press Association— (Received 11.30 pa) Press Association. LONDON. March 24. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. T. P. O'Connor, trie Nationalist member for the Scotland division of Liverpool, regarding the fracas in Dublin on Monday last, Mr. J. I. Macpherson, Chief Secretary for Ireland, stated that Dublin was now quiet. A military court of inquiry would be held. There was no evidence that the deaths of civilians were due to the military. Replying to Commander J. M. Kenworthy, Liberal member for Central Hull, Mr. Macpherson said that he had no information that ati armoured car turned out and used a machine-gun against the crowd in Dublin.

Mr. J. .McVeigh, Nationalist member for South Down, pointed out that the military commander at Cork stated that he was not "aware of the murder of Mr. MacCurtain when he went to the Lord Mayor's house, thus contradicting Mr. Macnherson's statement in the House of Commons on Monday that the military went to tie house in order to trace the murderers.

Mr. Macpherson replied that he was asked to justify the action of the military and did so in the only possible inferential way. believing his statement to be true. Mr. A Clement Edwards, Labour member for East Ham, asked the question of which he gave notice, whether the Government had information of a rising planned in Ireland lor Easter Monday, with local risings at Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow. Mr. Lloyd George, in replying, regretted that the question had been put, and declined to answer it in the public interest. Mr. J. McVeigh protested against such questions being put unless the questioner was prepared to take responsibility for the statements.

LORD MAYOR'S FUNERAL. CORK IN MOURNING. A. and N.Z. LONDON. March 24. The remains of Mr. Mac Curtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, were buried in St. Finbarr Cemetery, Cork. Fifteen thousand citizens and 8000 volunteers attended the funeral, and also the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and the mayors and councillors of Waterford. Kilkenny, and Limerick. The Catholic Archbishop of Cork presided- at the requiem mass.