The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
ULSTER.
ANTRIM.

ANTRIM.
Judgment was reserved by the
Kings Bench in an application on be-
half of the defendants to stay proceed
ings in the action by Messrs. Jas. Hogg
and son against the Belfast Corpora
tion to recover e14,000, balance al
legged to be due on a contract for the.
erection of 252 workmen's dwellings.
ARAMAGH.
Col, w. P. Dawson died at Aramagh,
after a few days. illness. He Joined
the R. I. Fusiliers in 1906, and was
in command of the End Battn. in India
when he retired on half pay. He was
in command of Aramagh Depot since
the outbreak of war. Magistrates and
officials at Lurgan, P. S., made SYM
pathetic references to the late Mr..
Austin M'Nally, J. P.
cAvAN.
Holding that, though the words used
were defamatory, the occasion was
privileged, and the defendant admit
ting he did not accuse plaintiff of per-
jury or asperce his character, Co. Court
Judge Browne, at Cavan, dismissed an
action by Peter Dolan, postmaster,
Glangevlin, against Felix M'Govern,
Carroglass, for slander in stating that
neither himself nor his family got the
money for money order, and it was q
forgery If his name was on it.
Mr.. Thos. Lough, H.M.L., presiding
at dinner in the Town Hall, Cavan,
to prisoners returned from Germany,
suggested that tablet be erected in
every church in the county recording
the names Of those who had made the
supreme sacrifice.
DONEGAL.
To mark the occasion of his appoint
ment as parish priest of Stranorlar, the
people of Letterkenny, where he min
istered for II years, presented Rev. j.
M'Caffery with an Illuminated address
and golden chalice, and other valuable
gifts. The presentation was made at
Stranorlar by 'Messrs. E. Mahony, J..
p; w. Kelly, solr.; John G. Larkin,
Town Clerk; F. M'Sherry, and E..
Lynch, Rev. P. B. M'Mullen, C. c.,
Rev. j. Matter, and Rev. j. O'Doherty,
Adm, were also present. The deputa-
tior were Hospitality entertained by
Father M'Cafferty:
At Donegal Quarter Sessions before
his Honor, Judge Cooke, Mr.. ]. d. Nu-
gent, National Secretary, A. o. H., and
the President, trustees and other Off
GERS Of the Cashelgard Division, A. O..
H., sued John O'Donnell, Kestinagh, a
former treasurer of the Division, for
the recovery of G34 19s collected by
the Division for the purpose of erect
ing Hall, the money being lodged in
the Post Office Savings Bank in the
name of the defendant and others.
It was stated for the plaintiffs that
the Bishop and priests objected to the
site of the hall as being too near to
licensed premises.
Defendant undertook to hand over
the money, and his Honor made an
order accordingly.
DOWN..
A meeting of directors of the Belfast
and Co. Down Railway accepted with
regret the resignation of Mr.. w. j.
Hurst. ]. P. Drumaness, Ballynahinch,
who has been director for % years,
and for the last IL deputy.chairman,
Lt.-Col. r. D. Perceval Maxwell, Finne-
broQue, Downpatrick, was appointed
deputy chairman, and Sir Thos. J. Dix
on, Bart, Belfast, was co-opted direct
or.
FERMANAGH.
Acting on the advice of specialist,
Dr.. B. w. M'Kinney, Lisnaskea (who
sustained an injury to his leg in q
collision with the hospital ambulance
while returning from a sick call re.
cently) has resigned his position as
medical officer Of the district. The
Guardians passed resolution regret
ting his resignation, and the cause for
It.
MONAGHAN,
Carrickmacross. - Several Thou
sands, accompanied by many bands, at
tended an amnesty meeting. Mr.. P.
Finnegan, Chairman, u. D. c., presid-
ing. Mr.. DAILY said that, in addition to
100 Irish political prisoners in British
dungeons in England, there were about
600 in English jails in Ireland whose
release they also demanded. Mr.. P.
De Burea,. one of the reporters, who
was recently released, stated that il
their demands that day did not secure
the release Of the prisoners. the people
should be prepared to adopt other
means which they might be asked to
adopt.
Mr.. Lawless (Dublin) remarked that