IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1920, Page 5

IRELAND.

HOME RULE BILL. LORDS' AMENDMENTS DEBATED. TROUBLE OVER ELECTORAL: SYSTEM. ,fy Teltgnph.—Press Alan.—Copyright.

Received Dec 17, 8.55 p.m.

London, Dee. 17. Tie House of Commons debated the amendments made by the House of Lords to the Home Rule Bill, and have accepted the' eaUbliahment of Senates and the constitution, of a Southern Senate, making it pre-eminently non-representa-tive, but rejected the extension of three to six year* daring which the Irish Parliament must not revise the electoral svstem.

Sir E. Carson supported the six-year penod, Hying that proportional representation could not be fairly tested in three years. He added that it had proved- an absolute failure in Australia and. New Zealand, where It brought about most unexpected results. i v Tl ?t HoM ' of Cwnn"»« »lso rejected ? 5T 6 of Lor * ,, Propyl that th» establishment of Irish legislatures should oe postponed until order was fully re•tored.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

FATE OF BILL UNCERTAIN. SO PROSPECT OP COMPROMISE Received Dec. 17, 10.30 p.m. London, Dec. 17. ■The Daily News gays the political situation is grave, and the fate of the Home Rule Bill is uncertain. It is thought the Petrs arc unlikely to give way in connection with their amendments.

H«presentatives of the Upper House and members of Cabinet are in consultation, but thus far there is no prospect of a compromise.—Aua. and N.Z. Cable Ajsn.

DEATH OP CANON MAGNER.

J2J6PECTOB.GENIEBAL AND GATSOLIC BISHOP.

Received Dec. 17, 7.40 p.m. Lo»don, Dec. 16. The Inspector-General of the Irish Constabulary gent a message to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork expressing the deepest sympathy in the appalling tragedy resulting in ,the death of Canon Magner.

The Bishop replied: "I eitn't accept or convey to the relatives of the murdered Canon the verbal sympathy of an in-spector-general whose men aTe murdering my people and have burned my «vty." / '

AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

ACT OF INSANE CADET.

Keceived Dec. 17, 6.5 p.m. London, Dec. IS. Archbishop Clune is returning to Australia bv the Ormonde.

An official account of the shooting of Canon Magner state? that two lorries containing auxiliaries passed Magner and a youth named Crowley, a farmer's son, who was cycling. The cadet jn charge demanded Crowley's permit, and shot him dead. He then shot Magner. The cadet is reported insane. An unofficial .account says that Magner was anointing Crowley when he was shot.-iAus.-KJ!. C»T>le Assn.

London, Bee. 16. Dublin reports that Canon Magner ■was shot by an auxiliary cadet, who is now in custody and stated to be insane.

The official report of the incident states that the cadet who was in charge of «;Jftrty of Black and Tftfle, was troyellingto Cork to attend the funeral of a comrade who was recently shot dead there. Whenjie met Canon Magner and the young farmer Crowley, the cadet approached Crowley and asked him to permit him to shoot him dead. He then shot Magner. A resident magistrate named Brady narrowly escaped the same fate.