IRISH AFFAIRS.
(pee press association.)
_ London, August 8. In the House ot Commons to-day Mr Parnell's amendment to the Commission Bill, making it a penal offence for witnesses to observe reticence at the inquiry, was withdrawn, on the Government assuring the House that witnesses would be compelled to disclose all the information they possessed. A motion by Mr Laboucheie to exclude " The Times " from the provisions of the indemnity clauses if the charges were found to be libels was defeated. The Commission were authorised t<\. make progress reports.
The Government officers who carried out the recent eviction at Kilrush have been summoned for damages and trespass, as it is alleged the eviuions were illegal.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1915, 10 August 1888, Page 3
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114IRISH AFFAIRS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1915, 10 August 1888, Page 3
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