The Irish standard., 1915-03-20
News from Ireland

Arthur Coll, Meenderrygamp, Gwee
dore.
On Feb. IS young man named Pat
rick Slevin died at Lisabally, Bally
shannon, few hours after his arrival
from America.
Donegal county council has formu
lated statement to be sent to Sir
]. B. Dougherty, NJ. p, and the NJ. P.'s
for Donegal on the subject of the
withholding of grant of .G35,O0O and
loan of ell, 800 for marine works in
Donegal by the treasury with view
to their approaching the treasury to
make the grant. The statement urges
that in consequence of the war there
is great distress in the district con.
cerned which is aggravated by the fact
that fishing has been abandoned.
The following deaths have taken
place: Patrick Quinn, Tullymore
(suddenly); George Magee. j. P,
Ballybofey; Daniel Boyce, Drumany,
Portsaton, ex-county interpreter. De-
ceased was familiar figure in the
county and assize courts for the past
fifty years. Mrs. Callaghan, wife of
Francis Callaghan, J. p, Castlebane,
Stranorlar. The deceased and her
daughter were among those who re-
ceived serious injury in the railway
accident at Donemana in September,
1913.
Three members of the crew of the
schooner Kate of Kilkeel, lost their
lives as the result of the sinking of
their vessel after collision with the
White Star tender Megantic in the
Mersey channel, couple of weeks
ago.
A Spanish steamer with cargo of
coal was wrecked off the Down coast
recently, but her crew of 81 were res
cued by lifeboat.
The report of the directors of the
County Down Railway gives the total
net revenue for 1914 at E72,S13, max
ing, with the balance forward, G78,-
1874. The directors recommended a
dividend on the ordinary stock for the
final half of 1914 at the rate of 7 per
cent per annum, making with the 6
pert cent interim dividend for the first
half of the year 6H per cent for the
year; $4,000 being transferred to gen.
eral reserve, and GS,937 carried for
ward to the current years account.
Dublin.
The total amount subscribed in Ire
land to the Belgian relief fund is
stated to be 100000.
The executive of the Evicted Ten
ants association has passed a resolu-
ton calling on the government, in
view of the danger of shortage in food
supplies to at once take over the I'M
tenanted lands in the hands of the
Congested Districts board and estates
commissioners with view to having
them cropped for the purpose Of keep
ing down food prices. Alderman Byrne
presiding, promised to try to have a
of the city council appoint
ed to act with a committee of the as
ISOLATION in furtherance of the pro.
ject.
The schedule attached to the rules
setting forth the basis of the distribu-
ton Of the grant of 100000 for the
of the salaries of the
Irish intermediate school teachers is
as follows: Minimum salaries, if
board and lodging provided: Male
teachers, G110 a year; female teach
ers, $40 year. If board and lodging
not provided: Male, E14O a year; fe-
male, E12O.
Fermanaqh.
On Feb. 18th, while taking leave of
her parents, preparatory to cycling
back to Lisnaskea, Miss Mary Ann
Naan, district nurse, Lisnaskea, who
had been spending the day in her
home at Maguiresbridge, dropped
dead. Heart failure is presumed to
have been the cause of death.
Galway.
The following deaths are announc-
ed: John Gordon, late of Boulder
City. w. Australia, at Claddaghduff;
Cloonan, Chequerhill, Dun
more; Feb. 1S. at his residence, Gort,
John P. Moran, NJ. d.; Mrs. Amy
Abraham, mother of John
clerk Of the petty sessions
at Abraham and Kinvara, and of
Mother Scolastica, the Convent,
Tralee.
Justice Ross, in the land judges
court. allocated the proceeds of the
sale at 1851 to the c. D. B. OF I'M
tenanted lands near Oranmore, portion
of the estate of which Mrs. Catherine
st. George and Mrs. Josephine Con.
cannon were each entitled to a moiety
as tenants for life, and the five chill.
dren of the former and the son of the
latter by former marriage being en-
titled in remainder to the respective
Kerry.
The Ballybunion branch of the A.
o. H. have reelected their officers: