THE DUBLIN FRACAS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 155, 26 March 1920, Page 7

THE DUBLIN FRACAS

■ GITY NOW QUIET MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY TO BE HELD . o By Telegraph—Props Association—Copyright (Keo. March .25,'7.45 p.m.) B London, March 2-1. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr, T,.P, O'Connor regarding thoiracns , in Dublin on 'Monday last, Mr. J. I. 1 Macpherson (Chief Secretory for Ireland) ' stated that Dublin was now 'iiiiet. A f Military Court of Inquiry would bo 1 held. There was no evidonco that the , deaths of civilians were, due to the mili- ( tnry. '_ - : JieplyiTig to Lieut.-C'ommander Ken- j worthy, Mr. Macpherson said he had no i information that an armoured car turned out and used a machine-gun.—Aus.-N.K. Cable Assn, _ j [A cable message in yesterday's issue stated that a crowd followed troops leav- - ing a. tl'.eatre in Dublin, and a collision j occurred near the Portobello llnrracks. The troops fired, killing a man and a woman, and'wounded several others. A ; large force of troops occupied the Portobello Bridge to prevent the crowd pass- ( ing, and fired several volleys. Consternation and panic reigned,] THE TRAGEMAT CORK ■ ACTION .OF THE MILITARY. (Bee. 'Mqrch 25, 7.45 p.m.) 1 London, March 24. • Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr.. J. .MacYeigh pointed out .that the military commander.at Cork stated.that he was unaware of tho murder -when ho went to .Lord Mayor MacCurtaWs house, thus contradicting Mr. Macphevson's statement in the House of CSunuions on Monday tliat the military .went to tho house in order to trace the murderers. • Mr. Macpherson .replied that he was asked to justify the faction of the .military, And >did so in tho only possible inferential way, believing his etatement to-be true,—-Imperial News Service. MB. MACCURTAIN'S FUNERAL. London, March 22. 'Tho lato Sir. 'MncCurtaiu, Lord 'Mayor of Cork, was buried at St, .Finbar's' Cemetery, Cork. ''Fifteen thousand citizens anil BQQO volunteers attended the funeral, also the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mayor and councillors from -Water- . ford, Kilkenny, -and Limerhk. Tlie Catholic Archbishop of Cork-presided at , the .Requiem Mass.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn'. QUESTION REGARDING EASTER PLOT PRIME MINISTER DECLINES TO REPLY. London, Marchi.22. In the -House of . Commons, "Mr. .-A.. Glemont Edwards (East Ham) osked the Prime Minister- whether he had ; nformaHon of -a -rising - planned' in Ireland for next Easter Monday, with local risings at-Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow-, and whether the Navy had seized German arms. .Mr. Lloyd George said ;ho regretted the question -was , put. and declined to answer it in the.public interest. '•Mr.' MacVeigh (Nationalist) .protested against (such questions being put unless the questioner was prepared to take the responsibility .for the statements mado. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.