THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13750, 31 January 1919, Page 5

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

A REMARKABLE CASE. |

SMUGGLING FIREARMS,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)! LONDON, Thureday.

A remarkable cane waa heard at the* Bow Street Police Court. William Boxrow, manager of the Midland Gun Company, Birmingham, and John Mc3iath, railway goods clerk, of were charged under the Defence of the*" Bealm Act with dealing in war material without a permit.

The prosecuting counsel said it waa» alleged that the defendants were engaged in endeavouring to import arms into Ireland.

The correspondence seized showed that transactions between the defendants had been going on since 1916.

The police, on the 11th of the presem* month, saw McGrath meet Borrow at the Rugby station.

The latter put two parcela aboard the Liverpool train and handed MeGratfes a note bearing a Liverpool address, enclosing £100.

The police examined the parcels, which contained twelve revolvers, 12,----000 rounds of ammunition, and thirty ponnds of explosive amburite.

It was stated that tie police searched McGrath, who was carrying two revolvers and a Sinn Fein membership eard^

A letter was found at house from the Arklow County Irish volunteers asking how the revolvers ass! ammunition could be got from foivm~ pool to Ireland.

The proprietor of the Midland Qw» Company, in his evidence, stated Borrow made irregular entries, showing 50,000 cartridge cases consigned to McGrath and Company. Hβ had no knowledge of the transaction.