NEW IRISH BILL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16796, 21 July 1920, Page 3

NEW IRISH BILL.

JUDGES TO REPLACE JURY, EFFECT OF INTIMIDATION. By Telegraph— Press Assn.— Copyright. (Received July 21, 9 a.m.) LONDON, July 20. The Government is preparing a new Irish Bill to strengthen court-martials. It may establish trial by three judges instead of by jury, owing to intimida-tion,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DISLOYAL ARCHBISHOP. ACTION IN ENGLAND. (Received July 21, 9 a.m.) ■ LONDON, July 19. Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Cdmmons, replying to Sir F. W. Young, said that the Government-was considering action to he taken in regard to Archbishop Mannix’s recent anti-British utterances in America. Ho understood Archbishop Mannix proposed to sail for Queenstown at the end of the month.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MARTIAL LAW UNSATISFACTORY. TROUBLES BETTER IN HAND.

LONDON, July 19. Tn the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Bonar Law stated the Government’s Irishi policy was unchanged, namely, to restore law and order in Ireland by all means in its power, and simultaneously to carry out the Government’s Ireland Bill. The Government considered, he added, that in view of the powers under the Defence of the Realm regulations, the proclamation of martial law in Ireland i would not provide a satisfactory method of dealing with the present situation, but Cabinet was considering whether additional powers could usefully be secured) by the new legislation. Mr. Bonar Law added that those best able to judge thought we were getting the troubles better in hand. _ He thought it was not reasonable to judge in terms of the murders from one week to another. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CORDON ROUND CORK. NO JURY FOR INQUEST. ,■;v - - (Received July 21, 9.6 a.m.) LONDON, July 20. The military have thrown a strong cordon around Cork. All the citizens were ordered to bo indoors at ten in the evening. When the coroner attended for the inquest on Mr. Smyth only nine out of 18 jurors were present, and the inquest was abandoned. Only 13 our of 296 common jurors answered the call at the opening of the Assize. Sinn Reiners set fire to and destroyed three waggons containing military goods at Kingsbridge Station, Dublin. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.