ROYAL RESIDENCE IN DUBLIN.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3507, 21 June 1920, Page 7

ROYAL RESIDENCE IN DUBLIN.

The London correspondent of the Dunedin Star writes; I hear that it has been practically settled that as soon as affairs sober down in Ireland a Royal residence is to be established in the sister isle, and that their Majesties will spend some part of every year across the water. The choice of residence has not been made, but it will be as near Dublin as circumstances will permit. Do not be surprised, therefore, if the project is revived of appointing a member of the Royal Family to the post of Lard-Lieuten-ant. By this I do not mean to suggest that Lord French’s retirement is er-

mediately pending. It would Im d’-ffi-cult to imagine a less propitious moment for sending a member of the Royal Family to Dublin. The suggestion that the Prince of Wales or another of the King’s sons may be selected must also be MM flout pretending to be in the secret of what is actually planned. I should imagine that in any selection whic.u is made, the newly-created Earl of Athlone would stand a very excellent chance. As regards the present succession of murders here is, 1 an told, no proof whatever that the recognised leaders of the Sinn Fein party had any complicity in these oiMrag.es. All that is known is that a rather wide spread of conspiracy does actually exist. Presumably either a single man or a small committee is primarily responsible. The fountain bead of the conspiracy works through a series of watertight compartments. Orders are passed from one hand to anoAior tid the signal to strike is commuJi’Cai. d to the ‘assassin. The assassin, is, of course, a mere tool, and "he authorities know enough to be able to whisper to us that he is generally a young man, and more frequently than not a member of the shop-assfstaut class.