AFTER THE REVOLT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 701, 10 May 1916, Page 8

AFTER THE REVOLT.

r FOUR REBELS SHOT. j " OTHERS SENT TO GAOL. •| LONDON, May !). 1 1 Four rebels—Cornelius Colbert ' i Edmund Kent, Michael Mallon, and J " | Henslon—were sentenced to deatl and executed on Monday. Kent was one of the signatories 'to the Sinn Fein proclamation, anc . i an oflieial in the employ of the Dub , j lin Corporation. | Twenty-live other rebels were sen . | fenced to various terms of pena , | servitude. MILITARY CASUALTIES. TOTAL EXCEEDS 500. (Received May 10, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 9. In Ihe House of Commons, Mr As quith said that Ihe tolal military casualties in Ireland dining the rebellion were:— lulled. Woundfel. 1 Oflicers 17 4C> ! Other ranks 8(i :!ll I Royal Irish Constabulary V> 2.1 j Dublin Police :s 8 Navy 1 2 I Loyal Volunteers ....:"> :s Totals 121 :;s8 In addition, nine soldiers are missing. DISARMING THE REBELS. WORK PRACTICALLY COMPLETE. j (Received May 10, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 9. I There will be no further Irish |bulletins from Dublin. They will be j issued in future from London. II is believed that Ihe disarming of the Sinn Fciners throughout the ! country is practically complete. PRIEST DIES OF WOUNDS. SHOT AT SCHOOL DOOR. LONDON, May !). Father Walters, president of the Catholic University School in Dublin, has died from gunshot wounds received while he was standing at the door of Ihe school during the rebellion. GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. A VOTE OF CENSURE. LONDON, May «). 111 the House of Lords, Lord Loreburn is lo move a vote of censure of the Government's prc-rebel-lion policy in Ireland. CASEMENT THE TRAITOR. POPE ASKED TO SAVE HIM. HOME, May 9. The Vatican is being overwhelmed with American appeals to save Casement, bul is unwilling lo interfere. "TWO WEAK MEN." i CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK. "Timet" and "Sydney Hun' Service*. LONDON, May 8. The Dublin correspondent of "The J'imcs" says:—"The nice things Mr Asquith and Mr Redmond said about Mr Birrcll are not appreciated in Dublin. No Irishman has ever supposed that Mr Birrell was more than mildly interested in Ireland." The correspondent concludes:— "If Mr Birrell had trouble.the Maiquis of Aberdeen (Lord Wimborne's predecessor as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland) was one of those men who create trouble by trying lo avoid it, Nothing was ever done. Everything was postponed. Popularity wa-i sought by the easiest and most obvious means. Jobbery flourished in Ireland as it bad never done since the days of the Act of Union. The history of the last 10 years is the trj.gcdy of two weak men." IN BRITAIN. RECRUITING PROBLEMS. A QUESTION OF AGE. "Time*" ami ■Sydney Sun" Serriee*. LONDON, May 8. Colonel Rcpington, military correspondent of "The Times," says:—■ 'There is a difference of opinion as lo when a youth is lit for military service. Germany recruits youths at (he age of 18 years, bul does not compel them to fight before they are 20. Many German youths are serving as volunteers. Though I have examined many German prisoners, I have seen none under 2(1 years of "Our 1807 class should be regard-! Ed as a recruiting reserve, and not drawn upon until Ihe last moment, i unless the military situation demands it." CABINET SECRETS. WHO BETRAYS THEM? ISu Cable.— Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, May 0. In the House of Commons, a motion to modify the Order-in-Coun-cil prohibiting the Press from referring lo Cabinet proceedings, was negatived without a division. Mr W. F. Roch demanded the prosecution of Ministers themselves for divulging Cabinet proceedings, giving as instances Lord Curzon's and Mr Lloyd George's recent speeches.

j * DAYLIGHT SAVING. , PARLIAMENT APPROVES. LONDON, May 8. j In the House of Commons, Sir H. Norman moved a resolution in fav[our of the adoption of daylight saving. He estimated that the advancing iof the clock one hour would effect ian annual saving throughout the (country of £2,500,000 in lighting ] alone. ; Mr G. N. Barnes (Labour) supported the measure, which was one of practical utility, and war economy. In reply to criticism by Sir F. G. .Banbury and Lord Hugh Cecil, Mr Herbert Samuel (Postmaster-Gene-ral) staled that the Government considered thai Ihe proposal was essentially advantageous for war purposes, as Ihe coal supply was giving | great concern, and the Allies needed ; largely increased quantities. Mr Samuel said that if the resolution was approved he hoped the Bill j would be passed this week. Its operation would be restricted to the duration of the war, and would not apiply to Ireland. . j The resolution was adopted by 170 ; votes to 2.

I PRESSING THE TURKS. j RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCE. | SUCCESS NEAR ERZINGAN. PETROGRAD, May 0. An official communique says:— The Turks, under our heavy artillery lire in the direction of Erzingan, evacuated the whole of their first-line trenches." ! [Erzingan, on the north bank of the Kara j Su (Western Euphrates), is about 90 miles I west by south of Krzeroum. It is an im- : portant caravan centre. |