The Irish standard., 1918-04-27
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has received the M. G. for mendine
the telephone line under fire. Major
F.Lee, R. F. A., son of Mr.. Lee, New
castle, Galway, has won the M. G.. He
was only % when appointed major
DR.. Conor O'Malley, University Col
lege, Galway, has Joined the Naval
Medical service. p. Groarke, who
played Danny Man" at the University
orchestral concert, has Joined the A
S. C.
At Roscommon Assizes the jury
awarded 200 pounds damages to DR.. P
D. Coen against the c. D. B., for the
loss of thoroughbred mare whose
leg was broken by a kick from shod
horse, while grazing on the c. d. Board
lands, and it had to be destroyed.
Mr.. Seaman having asked the secre'
tary of the treasury what steps the
government are prepared to take to
secure for Irish spirit traders in Sligo
of which they will be deprived if the
stock of Darcy and Co.. Ltd, is trans
ferred to London firm, was informed
that the matter would not be lost sight
of.
Mr.. Justice Kenny granted an order
to quash a license renewal certificate
granted by Mayo magistrates for
premises at Hollymount, owned by
James Fahy, who went to America in
1915 and is there still. His mother
in-law, who had licensed house some
distance away, was left in charge of
Fahy's premises.
The Master of the Rolls appointed
M. Crowley, official liquidator, to wind
up the Galway and Salthill Tramway
Co. John O'Byrne made the applica-
ton.
Mr. Prosser, manager of Castelar,
Bacon factory, received wire from
Lord Rhondda saying that the en-
HANGED price of pigs, Is pounds, It's.
sd. per cwt. live weight) would not
come into operation until April rs. A
large number of people who had
brought pigs to the factory returned
with them, declining to sell at the old
price.
Constables Leahy and Sheridan ap-
pealed to the Roscommon Assizes from
a decision of Judge Wakely at Boyle
dismissing their claim for 1000 pounds
each for being manned in Ballagha-
derreen, whilst bringing disturbers of
the peace to justice on the 7th of May
last, and in connection with which a
young man named Joseph Kelly was
courtmartialed in Dublin, and got two
years Imprisonment, but was released
after five months. Lord Justice Mo-
lony reserved his decision to allow
counsel to argue the legal points in
volved in Dublin.
The following have been appointed
officials for the revival of the Irish
Language in Castlerea district: Pres
ident, Rev. M. O'Donnell, c. c., Cas-
tlerea; vice presidents, p. DAILY, N. T.
Ballintubber, and ]. Hanly, N. T.,
Cloonroughan; and secretary, Mr.. D.
O'Rourke, N. T., Harmon.
Patrick Dyar, proprietor OF the
Steam Bakery, Castlerea, was fined 5s.
and costs at the Castlerea Petty Ses-
sions for selling and delivering for
retail bread which had not been at
least twelve hours baked. 1t was
stated that if the defendant had given
certificate that the bread was not
twelve hours baked on delivery, it
would have been sufficient. Mr.. Dyar
said when there is a shortage OF milk
in the district, there is run on the
bakers bread.
At Castlerea Court, Patrick ROrke,
of Ballyglass, Loughglynn, was sum-
moned for selling a quantity OF Floun-
der potatoes at Is. Sd. per stone, the
maximum price being is. Sd. per stone,
and he was fined rs. and 3s. Sd. costs.
At meeting in Strokestown, Rev.
DR.. Hurley presiding, the project of
establishing a corn mill was approved
and committee was appointed to ex.
plain the scheme and solicit financial
aid in the agricultural districts.
1t was stated at a public meeting
in Creggs that there were 1000 acres
of untenanted land in the district, the
owners of which had failed to comply
with the tillage regulations.
Further arrests were made at Man
tau in connection with the cOmman
deering of Kilvoy lands, and the ac
cused were remanded by Mr.. Rice. R
NJ, at Ballinagare. The lands of Cher
ryfield and Caldramoran, near Elphin
have been taken over for tillage with
the consent of the owner, and some
fifty acres have been plowed.
c. C. Church, of Carrick-on-Shannon
one of the best known hotel proprie
tors in the West, died on Saturday
aged "a years. The funeral, which
was largely attended, took place to the
Protestant Cemetery at Carick-on
Shannon, on Monday.
There was somewhat small supply
of stock at the Carrick-on-Shannon
fair on Wednesday, but all on offel
were bought up at good figures in the
early morning.
Answering resolution on the sub
ject adopted by the Carrickon-S Shan
non Rural Council, the Local Govern
ment Board wrote to the meeting Of
the Council on Thursday that they
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