IRISH TROUBLES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12017, 26 March 1920, Page 5

IRISH TROUBLES.

THE DUBLIN DISTURBANCE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Imperial News Service.) London, March 24 In the House of Commons, replying to Mr T. P. OO’onnor regarding tho fracas in Dublin on Monday last as a result of which the Sinn Pain Lord Mayor (Mr MacCurtainl was shot, Mr Maopherson stated that Dublin was now quiet, A military court of inquiry would- be hold, There was no evidence that the deaths of civilians were due to tho military. Replying to Mr Kenworthy, Mr Mucphorson said he had no information that an armoured oar turned out and used a machine gun. Mr McVeigh pointed out that the miltary commander at Cork stated that he was unaware of the murder when lie went to tho house of the Lord Mayor (MaoCurtuin), thus contradicting Mr Mncpherson’s statement in the Commons on Monday that the military went to Che house in order to trace tho murderers. Mr Maopherson replied that lie was asked to justify tho action of tho military, and lie did so in the only xiossihle inferential way, believing ids statement to be true.