IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1920, Page 2

IRELAND

(By Electric Telcgrspn—Coivriglit.i

HOME RULE BILL’S WEAKNESS LONDON, March 21.

The “Sunday Times” says the Government, in. enquiring unofficially, how an abandonment of the Catholic Church’s opposition to the fdome Rule Bill could be secured, finds out the reason. 4-n intermediary has learned the Church’s ultimate attitude depends upon safeguards being provided for Catholic education throughout Ireland- Apparently, thepe* fore, the partition of Irelajid pppsppitj jfil insuperable barrier, as an Ulster Parliament cannot assure adequntg consideration for educational interest^. LORD MAYOR’S MURDER. LONDON, March 20. Tbe body of Lord Mayor MacCartim, the murdered Sinn Ppiner, is now lyigg in state, in a Sinn Fein uniform, with u guar dof volunteers. On Monday there, ■vill be a public funeral. The Chairman of the Tipperary Board •if. Guardians said fhe shpoting pf tfip Lord Mayor was an appalling evenf, casting a gloom over the whole country. Some military men searched lijs hpusp after the shooting

The “Weekly Despatch” describes this murder as another oxample of tho new campaign of outrages against Sinn Pernors. It points out liow it is hardly possible to attribute this crime to he Sinn eiFners. LONDON, Marcli2l. According to the “Sunday Times’s” Dublin correspondent, the Sinn Fein leaders are averse from any recurrence of a rebellion. It is stated they know failure would be inevitable. The correspondent alleges: “Young hotheads are developing a dangerous spirit. Political tension has reached a point, unequalled for many months.” LONDON, March !1 Five bands qpd a fiig pieces sign, q tnilu long, pnrjioipatnd in flip vepuiyq] of Mayor Maeurtain’s body from hi* home in Blackpool, a suburb of Cork, to the City hall, where it is lying in state. Thousands of people inspected elm body to-day. All places of amusement in Corlj we.:p closed on Saturday. The city is observing Monday as a general holiday. An inquest was opened, h«t tyas p L journed. Not a policeman was present. The solicitor for the next-of-kin requested that not one ex-policeman should lie allowed to serve on the jury.