The Irish standard., 1911-09-30
| 9NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

Over 500 Belfast Dock laborers went
being due to a statement made by a
solicitor on the Saturday previous.
which is alleged to reflect on the at
titude of the men. All the ships We're
left idle in the lower docks. and the
men, who are members of the Dock
ers' Union, employed in the timber
yard of Messrs. T. Dixon and Sons,
have also gone out in sympa thy. 1t
is said that it is probable that the
strike may spread to the laborers,
stagers and platers employed in the
not effected it is expected that over a
thousand men will be on strike.
Armagh.
On the morning of Sept. 9Th. MIR.
John Cowley, Master Of the Navan
Workhouse, expired in his room after
a short illness. He complained Of ILL
ness and was attended by DR.. w. p.
Timmon. Deceased was regarded as
the doyen of Irish Workhouse Mas
ters and had been identified with Nav
an Workhouse since it's inception, and
was one of the oldest, if not the oldest
Workhouse Master in Ireland. He
was 81 years Of age.
The meetings of the Navan Board of
Guardians and Navan Rural District
Council were adjourned as mark Of
respect to the memory Of the deceased
gentleman and votes of sympathy were
passed.
Recently a distinguished Catholic
clergyman is stated to have had a
somewhat narrow escape from drown
ing at Doonbeg, a village on the Glare
coast about four or five miles from
kilkee. 1t appears the reverend gem
tleman was cycling through the viii
lage, and dismounted for the purpose
of bathing. After swimming about for
while endeavoring to gain the strand.
he was being carried out to sea by
the back wash from the shore. He
retained his presence of mind, and
with the assistance Of the incoming
tide succeeded in getting on the strand
after big effort.
Cork.
In connection with the labor dis
putes in the Middleton district recent
~ the latest development is a strike
of caddies heretofore regularly en-
ploNcd by golfers using the golf links
adjacent to the railway station, Midle-
ton. which cover a round of AGO yards
over IL space of five fields. During the
past two years since the links were
laid down caddies, numbering about
three dozen, whose ages range from
eleven to fifteen, have been allowed
threepence per round of nine holes.
They have now struck, being at pres
ent on strike for one halfpenny per
hole. nine holes round. Recently the
little boys who act as caddies posted
up " iAoLlIC dl Tie entrance TO the COIL
links that they were on strike and
would not resume duty until four
pence halfpenny We're allowed them
for each round of the golf links in fu-
ture. The youngsters seem a sturdy
lot, and their claims are practically
ignored. with the result that golf has
been declared off for the time being
pending a settlement.
Derry.
The Ladies' Branch of the Irish Ma
tional Foresters, Derry, are organic
ing an excursion to Doom Well and
Letterkenny for Sunday, September
Gath. The price of the return tickets
is very reasonable.
Donegal.
On Sept. Bird. a larceny was COM
mitted in st. Patrick's Chapel, Done
gal, the box containing the money re-
sulting from the sale of books issued
by the Catholic Truth Society of Ire
land being broken open and the con-
tents distracted. A further investiga-
ton revealed the fact that the candel-
abra box met with the same fate. The
sum In each was. fortunately, small,
Dublin.
The weekly meeting of the Parncll
Monument Committee was held on
Monday. September 4th, at 80 Upper
O'Connell street. Dublin.
Arrangements in connection with
the unwilling demonstration on the
LIST October We're further discussed
and the committee We're glad to re-
port that everything pointed to a rec
ord attendance in Dublin on the occa-
sion. Posters to announce the DEM
onstration and also slips for names Of
delegates attending can be obtained on
application to the Secretary, Parnel