The Irish standard., 1918-11-30
LEIN NsTER.

mot has severed it's connection with
the Sim Fein building owing to pres
sure from the Sim Fein Club.
At Mullinger Or. Sessions j. Dono-
hoe, j. p, T. c., ex-Chairman, Null
lingar Gdns, was granted decree for
e25 against P. Brett, T. G. (Pres. Null
lingar G. r. Club, and Mrs. Brett, in
respect of claim for G33 auction.
eer's fees.
An order committing VIM. Minnock
to prison for contempt of Court in
failing to lodge in court, as directed,
an account of the rents and profits re.
ceived by him out of the estate of the
late Jas. Minnock, Lougham, Kings
Co., since the death of Bridget Min
mock, administrative, was made by Mr..
Justice PIN, with stay for a week
to enable the account to be lodged.
Mr.. Geoghegan INSTRUCTED by Messrs.
Smyth and SOM was for Jas. Min
mock, the applicant.
w. O'Brien, Dublin, speaking at a
meeting in Drogheda regarding the
dispute at Usher's and Boyne Spin
ming Mills, in which 700 workers are
involved, said the workers were will
ing to submit to arbitration, but the
employers were not, because, as they
held, they had paid the awards of the
Committee on Production. He argued
that the workers were entitled to a
19s. advance on pre.war rate, which
had not been paid. Mrs. Sheehy Skef-
fington also spoke.
The death occurred at Curragh
Grange yesterday from pneumonia,
following influenza, of Mrs. Greer,
widow of Lieut.-Col. Eric Greer, Irish
Gds. Deceased, who was a daughter
of the Hon. Mrs. Fitzgerald, and grand
daughter of Lord harrington, was only
% years of age, and leaves a daughter
9 months old.
The new church at Ashford, Co.
Wicklow, recently completed at cost
of $4,000, was dedicated to the Holy
Rosary and opened for public worship
yesterday by Very Rev. j. Canon Sta.
| pies, P. p, V. F., in the unavoid.
| able absence of the Archbishop, who
had contributed $1,000 towards the
cost A beautiful altar was presented
| by Mrs. Keane, Bolinass, and other
individual gifts were magnificent set
of Stations from Mrs. Cuffe. Replying
to an address of welcome, at the con
clusion of the ceremonies, Canon Sta
pies congratulated the clergy and par
ishioners on the splendid work they
had completed.
In an action by Rev. Austin Hurley
a Catholic clergyman, residing at Pin
ner, Middlesex, against the M. G. w
Railway for injuries alleged to have
been caused at Float Railway Sta
tion by falling down a steep fight o1
steps, Justice Dodd made an order
for discovery of documents on behalf
of the plaintiff, for whom ]. M. Fftz
gerald appeared.
The Longford District Council hav
ing received no tender for the protec
tion of dangerous portion Of tn.
road, towards Ballymacormack by tn.
erection Of a banking with wire ant
post fence, the limit being ESQ, the,
asked the County Surveyor to ament
the specifications by allowing for I,
whitethorn and birch fence instead o
wire and posts.
l Nearly all the local business houses
will be obliged to close down as th,
result Of strike for shorter hours o
firemen and laborers in Wexford Ga,
Co. About As men employed b.
Messrs. Mum, Castlebridge, have beel
thrown idle owing to the refusal O
maltsters to deal with corn handle,
by non-union. laborers. The 20 mel
employed at threshing by Sir T. Ea
monde have struck work because /,