BUSINESS AS USUAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13311, 18 July 1936, Page 6

BUSINESS AS USUAL.

KING NOT AFFECTED. DICK IS A HERO. (Received .12 noon.) United liess Assn.—By Electric Teleg i'u [»h — Co f > v r i <_h t. LONDON, July 17. The Kin" carried out his usual business to-day receiving the Duke of Norfolk about Coro illatio n arrangements, also the Duke of York. Special Constable Dick was kept awake all night answering newspaper men and people eager to see the man, who had sprung into faille by the work of a few seconds. An evergrowing pile of letters and telegrams are pouring into his home. Everywhere ho goes his hand : is warmly shaken. All work at his place of employment was held up temporarily while his colleagues offered their congratulations. Dick was overwhelmed and finally his employers sent him away for several days until the excitement wanes. It is revealed that the policc'< attempted to get into touch with McMahon on Wednesday an officer calling at his home at 9 a.m. r but he had already left. The reason for the police visit is not disclosed but it is believed to be connected with a communication from McMahon to the Home Office. Special officers searched for McMahon among the crowd at Wellington Arch. Immediately before the incident they had received letters about. McMahon and had been told by Mrs Vanderlet that he had a revolver. Mrs Vanderlet said: “I first came into contact with McMahon when I was fighting a by-election. I met him only casually but once during the election he became a Little obstreperous and was ejected from the com mittee room. MESSAGE FROM THE POPE. (Received 12.4=5 p.m.) ROME. July 17. The Pope sent a message expressing satisfaction at the King’s safety. THE KING’S ASSAILANT. WELL KNOWN TO FEILDING RESIDENT. Electric Telegraph—Press Association FEILDING, This Day. Bannigan, alias McMahon, v.he King's assailant, is well known to. a Feilcling resident ’ who when interviewed this morning said lie had 20 years’ personal knowledge of Bamiigan nn,d his family who. were wellknown residents of Gookstown, County Tyrone. The family had been, carrying on business in the spirit trade for years and owned a hotel in. Cookstown. They always took a great interest in politics and were active followers of the late John Redmond in the activities of the Sinn Fein question and the house was always a meeting place of the Sinn Fein, the family being ardent Republicans. Jercane Bannigan, cousin of the Bannigan’s is in the hotel, and is a keen worker for the cause he espoused. A member of the Bannigan family had a residence for years at Ardboe on the shores of Lough Neagh which was the seat of all Sinn Fein agitators, being chosen because of its easy access and scope for watching for the approach of the police. “Bi'nnigans stand with those who are for the complete severance of Ireland from Great Britain and I am sad to note that this lia.s hapj>ened when de Valera" is working hard for more agreement with Britain. Many Irishmen will dissociate theniselves from the happennigs in London vesterday.”

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