The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24
IRELAND IS NOT
POOR IRELAND NOW
Banking Statistics Show That
the Emerald Isle Is More
' Than Prosperous.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.
Cable to The Tribune.

opecidl CdDle 10 Inc Tribune.
DUBLIN. July 2s.-It is the habit to
think of Ireland as poor Ireland and
perhaps not without reason. Occasionally.
however, there are indications that,
despite all her hardships, misgovernment
and bad laws, Erins case is not alto
gether hopeless. for instance some meas
ure OF prosperity is reflected in the bank
ing statistics for the second half OF 1909,
Which have lately been published. At
the end OF December the deposits and
cash balances in the joint stock banks
S260,340,000 at the corresponding date in
the previous year. On December 81, the
total amount in the Postoffice and
Trustee Savings banks was s69, 9,470.00o.
1909 therefore, deposits Increased, With
the exception OF 1907. there has besn AN
increase In each year since 1889. and the
balance in the savings banks is now more
than two and a half times the figure Mt
which il stood at the close of the latter
year. In the two decades the number
OF .postoffice depositors has almost
trebled, the latest available total being
64s.ss0, In December the aggregate
amount held in government funds. India
stocks, land stocks and kindred securi-
ties was s1s405o.oo0.
Presentation Order.
Mother Joseph (Butler) and Sister
Cecilia of the Presentation order. South
some weeks ago. took with them twenty
young Irish girls to join the Presenta-
ton order. Mother Joseph and her COM
panion have been in Ireland and. since the
accompany them, are principally from
Cork and Limerick counties. The Pre-
sentation order was first established by
Nano Magic in Cork They were the
pioneers in South Dakota, where some
members of the community from Dublin
established the order thirty years ago.
Irish Language Compulsory.
II is stated that the decision Of the
senate OF the National University of Ire
land 10 make the Irish language COM
year 1918 was taken by Il majority of
u votes TO u. The Gaelic league is jnbI-
liant over the victory, which is. mainly
due TO the pressure which the league was
able to exercise through the Nationalist
county councils. If the new rule is
strictly enforced, hundreds of students
will assuredly be diverted TO Dublin uni
versity or TO Belfast, Speaking at
meeting OF the league, DR.. Douglas Hyde.
president Of the league and senator OF
the National University OF Ireland, con
OF compulsory Irish in the university.
The senate OF the university had given
its decision willingly. ungrudsingly. and
by a large majority. and the university
had become national not In Damo only
but in reality.
Potato Blight Appears.
It is reported that the potato blight
has appeared In the west OF Ireland. and
that 1t is 10 be seen in some potato fields
In the Barony of E,rris. County Mayo.
1t Is stated, however. that the outbreak
is not 80 general in the district as in
former years
Gave Eye for Security,
A curious case was heard at EnniSkillen
quarter sessions. in which Joseph Gal
lagher. aged II, sued Robert Lyons,
draper. for damages for assault and for
detention Of a glass-oye. II was related
In evidence that Gallagher was employed
by the defendant as an errand boy He
lost an eye. and he saved money from
his wages-3s weck--to buy glass one.
The lad paid off this debt out of his
wages til nc owed only 9s. Then he
got an offer of post in u London ho-
tel at IS q week and his keep" lie
asked the defendant for a reference, but
the latter. ii was stated. refused, owing
To the remaining debt. The plaintiff left,
but ono day the defendant met him. |
dragged him into the shop, and demanded
the glass eye there and then. So threat
ening was his behavior that the lad took
out the eye and gave II as security for
the 9s owing On account OF the loss |
of the eye tho boy lost the situation Of
lered in London. The judge gave judge |
mcnt for C10 damages,