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Show SINN FEIN ESTABLISH OWN SYSTEM OF COURTS DUBLIN, July 27 The Sinn Feln-ers Feln-ers have established a Judicial system for Ireland composed of parish court? district courts and a court of final ap-i ap-i peal. I All judges have to take the oath of allegiance to Dail Elrcann, and all litigants liti-gants must agree not to submit to any enemy tribunal any mattors on which jthe Republican courts may pronounce a decision. Tnc Judges of the parish courts receive one pound a day for ex-i ex-i penses and the district Judges two pounds. The costs of the courts are ! i" Ided OUl of deposits collected from I the litigants. The Council of tho Irish Bar has decided that it is professional mts-' mts-' conduct for a member of the bar to J appear before any of these courts, but there are many Irish barristers will-ling will-ling to appear for a suitable fee before the Republican courts, j The government treats all these courts In civil matters ao really arbitrations arbi-trations with which they are not con-jcernod. con-jcernod. But in criminal matters they I arc regarded as illegal and persons .punished by them are entitled to the protection of tho police. nn |