The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13

named Kirwan. and after the owner
 had informed them that she was not prepared to sell the place. ''we took steps to let this man know that he
 or his cattle were not welcome there.
 However. he persisted Tn putting his cattle on. They were driven off the land. We claim this as the first drive on record. as 1t took place as far back as 1906. Kirwan after this surrendered the farm. and the agent then sent to
 us pending a sale to the Estates Com
 missioners. but instead of offering to
 the Commissioners he put 1t up for sale by public auction"
 The signatories then asked for the help of the executive In the fight they were making to compel Mrs. Hackett to sell to the Commissioners, and they drew attention to the fact that Mir.
 Hackett was a member of the league. and they had seen him referred to as
 tried and true Nationalist"
 After a discussion the official re-
 port states that the following was agreed to:
 George Hackett's case was first con sfdered. and he was condemned on the proposition of Mir. D. Moiloy. seconded by MT. Bulfin. and Mir Hackett to re- sign his membership of the league or to explain his conduct.
 A letter was read from Michael Hackett stating that he had Coagh Farm with the knowledge of the league. Enc following was passed on the prop osition of Mir. Corcoran: That the ex- ecutive approve of the action of the Drumculien and Engiish Branch in condemning MT. Michael Hackett for keeping coagh grazing ranch after promising publicly to surrender it." The executive took no action as re- gards Timothy Nugents letter in the Midland Tribune"
 Mir. Cullinane was then about to ad- dress the meeting when delegate jumped up and endeavored to speak Failing to secure hearing. he left the hall. exclaiming There Is nothing fo be got from the British government except to take them by the neck and give them the bullet" Mir. Cullinane further said he had not condemned cat- tie driving from his place in the House of Commons. nor was he going to condemn 1t now. because he believed that cattle driving had become a mat ter of absolute necessity.
 Afraid to Serve Papers. Before the Master of the. Rolls in 1 tion for leave to substitute service of writs on some tenants in Macroom dis trict of County Cork by registered or ordinary letter. 1t was stated that ow-
 ing to the lawlessness prevailing In
 the locality civil bill officers had re-
 
 In an affidavit made by a law mes- ! senger of Cork City. who declined to serve the writs. 1t was alleged that any attempt to do so. even under po- lice protection. would involve grave danger to the person.
 The Master of the Rolls said the af- fIdavit disclosed a melancholy state of affairs. If he made the order substitut. ing service through the post the at- tentions of the inhabitants in the dis- trict would probably be transferred from the process seNyer to the post-
 man. He would therefore order the substitution of service of the writs by posting on the police barracks near est to the residences of the persons to be served.
 The prevalent distress among the working classes in Belfast formed the subject of discussion at a special meet. ing of the City Corporation this week. Sir Robert Anderson. who presided. said that the unemployed had told them that they did not want charity, but that they wanted to work, and he be- lfeved a good deal of employment would be provided in connection with corporation schemes.
 The men had borne their sufferinEs during the summer months braveIy and well. but if the Corporation did not do all 1t possibly could to provide euh- ployment in the immediate future 1t was likely that some of the unemploy- ed would have severe time during the winter. He therefore hoped that the spending committees would push on any work they had on hand and en- deavor to relieve the prevailing dis tTess.
 Alderman Dr. King Kerr stated that
 they were inundated with applications from people seeking for work. Coun- cillor Finnigan said 1t was simply ap- palling to hear of the frightful dis
 tress and Restitution prevailing in Bal
 Iymacarrett. one of the working dis
 tricts of the city. No less than 5000
 men were Idle in one of the largest works.
 Carr Opens Bazaar.
 The Catholic Archbishop of Mel bourne, pr. Carr opened a bazaar at