GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 July 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

o A TRAITOR ON TRIAL. ONE OP GERMANY'S CREATURES. LONDON, July 8. A court-martial of Bowling (whose arrest and conveyance to the Tower were reported on June 10th) has opened. He is charged with that while a prisoner of war at Limburglahn, he voluntarily served in the Irish Brigade formed and maintained by the German Government. He is also charged with endeavouring to persuade other prisoners to join, ana that Jyially he took a certain course with" enemy naval forces and landed dn Ireland.

Mr. Bodkin, K.C., the prosecuting counsel, said the prisoner in 1907 transferred from the Connaught Rangers to the Reserve. He was callea up at the outbreak of war. He accompanied the original Expeditionary Force to France and was prisonerec. The Germans planned to concentrate Irish prisoners at Llmberglahn, and 2000 were there at the end of December, 1914. They were well treated. The prisoner and three others —Quinless, Keogh, and Bailey—stood out prominently among the prisoners. Quinless, Keogh and Dowling seemed to be acting together in concert with the late Sir Roger Casement. Counsel said prisoner explained that he was washed ashore from a torpedo vessel. Dowling went to a bank and changed thirty-one pounds in silver into Irish notes. Counsel added that there was little doubt he was allowed to come over to participate in an armed rebellion in Ireland. LONDON, July 8. Dowling is a slight, pale-faced youth in civilian clothes. He was attended by a guard with a loaded revolver. Accused seemed very nervous. The first witness was Cronin, a returned prisoner from Germany, who described Dowling's activities to get men to join the Irish Brigade. He wore the so-called Irish uniform witn shamrock badges. On one occasion British prisoners set on Dowling and called him a traitor. THE SILVER WEDDING. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE'S CONGRATULATIONS. Received 11.10 a.m. LONDON, July 9. Repjying to an address of congratulation on their silver wedding, and testifying to the increasing affection of the people at Home and overseas, their Majesties say that no congratulations were more warmly appreciated. They prayed that peace would soon be restored, bringing a reunion of the home life, which is the basis of the well-being of the Empire. THE ENEMY IN OUR MIDST. REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ALL ALIENS SHOULD BE INTERNED. ~; '* GERMAN BANKS AND BUSINESSES CLOSED UP. Received 11.40 a.m.

-LONDON, July 9, Six members of the House of Commons, who. at. Lloyd George's request, examined the alien question, reco'nimended every male alien over eightteen be interned unless there are definite medical or other reasons for exemption; also all women of enemy origin, except those whose husbands have been exempted. Those interned

shall, as far as possible, be repatriated. Also that all persons of enemy origin be discharged from the Government service and enemy businesses and banks wound up. The committee suggests that a committee of Commoners be appointed to visit the intern-

ment camps, and that all changes of names since August, 1914, be inoperative. The Committee will issue a separate report/proposing to deal with the espionage question.

Sir Geo. Cave makes a statement on j the alien question on Thursday. HEROISM OF MUNITION WORKERS Received 11.40 a.m. LONDON, July 8. Mr. Kelleway, referring to the recent explosion in a munition factory, paid a tribute to the men and women workers' courage in the presence of sudden and appalling danger. They woßked coolly as if doing an exhibition. Only twelve out of seven thousand failed to turn up to work next morning. Mr. Kelleway suggested, as the French Government had conferred the highest military on the citadel at Verdun, w e should confer the Victoria Cross on this factory.