IRISH AFFAIRS.

Wairarapa Age, 26 March 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

The Cork Sensation.

OFFICIAL EXPLANATIONS.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received Last Night, 7.30 o'clock. LONDON, March 23.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. T. P.. O'Connor regarding the fracas in Dublin on Monday last, Mr. Lan Macphcrson stated that Dublin was now quiet. A military Court of Inquiry would be held, but there was no evidence that the deaths of the civilians were, due to the military.

Replying to Mr. Kenworthy, Mr. Macphcrson stated that he had no information that an armoured car turned out and used a machine-gun. Mr. MacVeigh pointed out that the military commander at Cork had stated that he was unaware of the murder when, he went to Lord Mayor Mac Curtain's house, thus contradicting Mr. Macphcrson's statement in the House of Commons on Monday that the military went to the house in order to trace the murderers..

Mr. Macphcrson, when replying, stated that he *was" asked to justify the action of the military, and did so in the only possible inferential way, believing his statement to be true.

FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM.

LONDON, March 22. <; The lato Mr. Mac Curtain, Lprd Mayor of Cork, was buried at Sfc. Finbar 's Cemetery, Cork. Fifteen thousand citizens and 8000 volunteers attended the funeral, ako the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mayor and Councillors' from Waterford, Kilkenny, and Limerick. The Catholic Archbishop of s Cork presided at the Requiem Mass.