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Show I BRintSSb Andrew Bonar Law Denies j Any Knowledge of Exten- sive Gun Running LONDON April 20 Replying to a question yesterday in the house of common as to whether there had been attempts at gun running into Irish Hi seaports, Andrew Bonar Law, govern- A. ment spokesman, said there had been rumors regarding iiregal landing ot arms and unodubtcdly small . arms Bj were being introduced into Irealnd. H.; Nothing was known, howevor, of at-tempts at-tempts a gun running, be added. Treat Prisoners Better.' DUBLIN, April 20. Important gov-B. gov-B. ernment regulations were Issued to-night to-night providing for treatment of pris-Hl pris-Hl . oners to avoid the consequences of H, ""friction which has heretofore pre-HP" pre-HP" vailed. Not only are prisoners, in preven-c preven-c tive detention under the Defense of " the Realm act, and ofher untried prls-ki) prls-ki) oners to receive ameliorative treat-H'l treat-H'l ment, but in the case of convicted I prisoners a distinction is to be made H j "between men convicted, of political pf-'1 pf-'1 fenses and men who, apart from poll-flr poll-flr tics, have committed what are gener-r( gener-r( ally understood as crimes. This is taken to mark a change in Hl the temper of the Castle administra-Hf administra-Hf tion Viscount Freuch. lord lieutenant, Hb apparently has no intention of resign- |