The Irish standard., 1919-04-26
Ulster

Mary Jane Reid, aged 26, who died a.
/. the result Of an illegal operation he
had performed upon her. The SEN
tence has been commuted to penal
servitude for life.
The altar picture painted BY Sir
John LAvery for st. Patrick's, Belfast.
10 In the form Of = Triptych, the cen.
tral hgure being the Madonna, with
open hands; on the left 10 st. Pat
rick - . shepherd boy. and on tho
right st. Bridget. The landscape rep
resents the hills, dales and lakes Of
Killarney. 81,
With the extension Of the shipyards
and other industrial concerns in Bel.
fast, the population WIN probably be
Increased by over $4,000. There is
already shortage Of houses in the
city amounting to at least 1000
houses. Apartments are also at q
premium. It is estimated that $5,000.-
900 will be required to deal with the
problem in the city.
At Armagh Mr.. Justice Moore con-
graduated the Grand Jury on the very
satisfactory state of the county, the
general state of affairs which called
for no comment Of any sort. The con-
dition Of the county was normal, and
normal in County Armagh meant
peaceable, orderly and well-behaved.
Edward Reilly, Drumdorglin, Kille-
shandra. has been arrested and re-
manded at a special court at Carrig-
allen on a charge Of the murder Of
John Hands at Kilahurk on March is.
Derry ferry service. suspended re-
Gently owing to strike Of workers
as q protest against the dismissal of
one of their number, was restored
without any concession to the men.
Derry carriers have struck work over
q refusal of the Masters Association
to receive a deputation. Over 200
men are affected. The masters state
they offered to receive a deputation
II they were first informed Of the ma
ture Of the mems demands.
Derry house painters are on strike
demanding Is. Cd. per hour, the
present rate of wage is 10 IL d. per
hour.
Hugh White died at his residence,
Gully, Donegal. aged 1o2 years.
Mr.. J. 8. Bright, solicitor, has serv-
ed notice on MORA r. D. c. on behalf
Of Esther Todd and Margaret Strain,
Of q claim for e3.5oo for the alleged
malicious destruction by fire on March
II Of out-offices at Woodbank House,
Clifford. with flax and flax.seed there
IN.
Mr.. w. Lynans, who mortgaged two
houses on Helen's Bay, County Down,
In March, 1905, has transferred his in
terest to the Belfast City Land Co. for
ESQ. The mortgages interest was
Transferred to Mr.. d. Spence and his
mother (who had since died). An ap.
plication was brought by the Belfast
City Land Co. against Mr.. D. Spence
and his sister, Mrs. Anna Neill, for an
account Of what was due on the mort
gage. Spence submitted that he had
had twelve years adverse possession.
The Master of the Rolls dismissed the
summons against Anna Neill with
! costs, and made no order against Mr..
Spence, but gave the plaintiffs liberty
to bring an action, IL 20 advised. It
appears that the property, which was
originally bought for $500. was now
worth $4,000. owing to "house hun.
ger"
Very Rev. George Canon McMeel,
D. D.. p. r., presiding ct q public
meeting in Clones, said self-determin.
alton II applied to Ireland would put
tho Government on sound, healthy
and permanent basis. and Danish for.
ever those miuions Of persecution,
whose chief aim has been to keep Ire,
land in state OF ebullition borderins
On insulTection. Tho treatment given
to Belfast prisoners, a. exposed by
! Most Rev. d.. MacRory, merited their
condemnation and disgust that even
Orangemen could be found to inficl
such barbarities on their fellowmen.
When Most Rev. Dr.. MacRory and the
Lord Mayor Of Dublin waited upon
Mr.. Short, they received fine dis
sembling promises that the prisoners
would be transferred to IN internment
camp. Then began the thimble rig
ging Of the Chief Secretaries Short
and Macpherson in an effort to ex
plain their contradictory positions
Such tactics could only be described
% downright dishonesty.
Mr.. 3. RFady, J, r. proposed reso
lutions asserting lreland's right to
freedom and appealing to the Peace
Conference 70 settle the question Of
ireland In accordance with the prin
ciple Of self.Aetermtnation and ex
pressing appre eciation Of the valuable