IRELAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18876, 31 May 1923, Page 7

IRELAND.

DEFEAT ACKNOWLEDGED. CEASE-FIGHTING ORDER. A MODEL OF PERFECTION. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 29. Speaking in Dublin, General Mulcahy said that do Valera’s cease-fighting order was a counsel of perfection. It might have been adopted before, when the Republicans saw that they were beaten. Mr K. O’Higgins (Minister of Home Affairs) said it was open to the opponents of the Government to form a political party in order to press their claims. If they did so the country would soon forget the past year’s events. De Valera’s Publicity Department announces that on May 24 a special arjny order was issued to cease fire, arms will bo dumped on May 28.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

INTERNAL LOAN OF £25,000,000. LONDON, May 29. General Mulcahy, speaking in Dublin, announced that the Government had decided to raise a loan of £25,uu0,000 internally. He added that they must not give outsiders an opportunity of lending the money and drawing interest. An internal loan would make Ireland a creditor instead of a debtor nation. —A. and N.Z. Cable. IRISH DEPORTEES. THE INDEMNITY BILL. DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. LONDON, May 29.' In the House of Commons the AttorneyGeneral moved an additional clause to the Indemnity Bill making provision for compensation being paid to deported persons. This was agreed to without discussion. — A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON, May 30. (Received May 30, at 5.5 p.m.) In the House of ■ Commons a sharp debate arose on the amendment limiting the operation of the Indemnity Bill to the officials who act in good faith. Lord Robert Cecil argued that the Bill wduld work better as worded. Its intention was merely to indemnify Mr Bridgeman (Homo Secretary) and those acting under him. The debaters on both wings of the Liberal Party were led by Mr Asquith and Mr Lloyd George. They declared that the Bill extended beyond the deportation cases, and could be applied to each of the 84 regulations issued under the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act. It would operate to cover the past, present, and future. Lord Robert Cecil, resenting the interruptions by Mr Asquith, said that Mr Asauitlh had not read the BUI, and did not know what he was talking about. Lord Robert Cecil afterwards apologised. Mr O. A. M’Curdy moved to report progress in order to give the Government an opportunity to consider tho point. Mr M‘Curdy said it was not respectful to ask them to decide tho matter in blinkers. The motion and the amendment were defeated, and Lord Robert Cecil eventually ■moved an amendment to confine the indemnity to the recent 'deportations, and this was carried without a division. Sir D. M. Hogg (Attorney-General) said that 106 deportees out of 110 had instituted proceedings.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ENVOYS IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, May 50. (Received May 30, at 9.55 p.m.) The High Court continued the hearing of ih Irish Envoy’s application. Counsel for tho applicants took a new point, arguing that tho proceedings of tho Board of Inquiry amounted in effect to contempt of court, as Envoys were awaiting trial on an indictment for seditious conduct when the board commenced its sitting.