THE NEW RULE IN IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2779, 25 May 1916, Page 5

THE NEW RULE IN IRELAND

HOME RULE WITH EXCLUSION OFUm By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" ami Sydney" "Sun" Services.) ' " ' London, May 23. The "Evening Stamlurd" states that influences are working to promoto a settlemeut of the Irish question by granting Howe Kule as soon l as possible, with the exclusion of Ulster. Meanwhile, Mr. Asquith may conntitute on adviso-y board to take over the administration temporal* iiyREPORTED ABOLITION OF THE YICE-REGAL_POSITION (Rec. May 21, 11.10 p.m.) London, May 24.The "Daily Express" states that Mr. Asquith will abolish the office of Irish Viocroy.

SINN FEIN SUSPECTS,. , METHOD OF RELEASING PRISONERS, London, . May 23.' \ Residents of Dublin who were arrested during the rebellion, are being released at the rate of twenty or thirty', daily. - V Forms of application for Telease have been circulated in all camps, coitaining the single question, "Did you take part, active or otherwise, in the recent rebellion?" If the answer is in the negative the applicant is expected,to account for his movements between April 22 and tho date of his arrest. According >o letters and statements from relatives, ■ none' of the arrested men wero engaged in' tha revolt, though many were actually in uniform and admitted membership with the Sinn Fein. The authorities are disposed to givo the benefit of the doubt to all who have a plausible defence. Tho arrested men are allowed to write letters, and receivo visitors on threo days weekly. Relatives aro allowed to sent them luxuries and pocket money. THE CASEMENT TRIAL v CASE AGAINST A NEWSPAPER " London, May 23. Tho King's Bench has granted a rult nisi against the "Graphic" for comment/-, ing on the Casement case. The comment consisted in drawings with titles and eke eorvations imputing treason. • ■.