§ Mr. SPEAKERinformed the House that he had received the following letters relating to the imprisonment of Members:—
§ Belfast,
§ 31st March, 1920.
§ The Right Hon. The Speaker,
§ House of Commons,
§ London, S.W.1.
§ Sir,
§ I have the honour to report that, on the 30th day of March, 1920, Mr. P. J. Ward, M.P. for Donegal South, was arrested 1388 under a direction issued by me as Competent Military Authority, under the Defence of the Realm Regulations, and was committed to His Majesty's Prison at Londonderry.
§ I have the honour to be,
§ Sir,
§ Your obedient servant,
§ G. CAMPBELL,
§ Brigadier-General,
§ Commanding Ulster Brigade,
§ Competent Military Authority.
§ Belfast,
§ 30th March, 1920.
§ The Right Hon. The Speaker,
§ House of Commons,
§ London, S.W.1.
§ Sir,
§ I have the honour to report that, on the 30th day of March, 1920, Mr. Joseph Sweeney, M.P. for Donegal West, was arrested under a direction issued by me as Competent Military Authority, under the Defence of the Realm Regulation, and was committed to His Majesty's Prison at Londonderry.
§ I have the honour to be,
§ Sir,
§ Your obedient servant,
§ G. CAMPBELL,
§ Brigadier-General,
§ Commanding Ulster Brigade,
§ Competent Military Authority.
§ Lower Castle Yard,
§ Dublin,
§ 31st March, 1920.
§ Headquarters,
§ Dublin District,
§ No. 483/2/19A.
§ The Right Hon. The Speaker,
§ House of Commons,
§ London, S.W.1.
§ Sir,
§ I have the honour to report that, on the 27th day of March, 1920, Mr. P. Shanahan, M.P. for Dublin Harbour Division, was arrested under a direction issued by me as Competent Military Authority, under the Defence of the Realm Regulations, and was committed to His Majesty's Prison, Mountjoy.
§ I have the honour to be.
§ Sir,
§ Your obedient servant,
§ G. F. BOYD,
§ Major-General,
§ Competent Military Authority.
§ Lower Castle Yard,
§ Dublin,
§ 31st March, 1920.
§ Headquarters,
§ Dublin District,
§ No. 483/2/19A.
§ The Right Hon. The Speaker,
§ House of Commons,
§ London, S.W.1.
§ Sir,
§ I have the honour to report that, on 27th day of March, 1920, Mr. L. Ginnell, M.P. for West Meath, was arrested under a direction issued by me as Competent Military 1389 Authority, under the Defence of the Realm Regulations, and was committed to His Majesty's Prison, Mountjoy.
§ He was released from custody on the 30th March, 1920.
§ I have the honour to be,
§ Sir,
§ Your obedient servant,
§ G. F. BOYD,
§ Major-General,
§ Competent Military Authority.