| Show TOE THE ST IRISH A bell of destitute and flaudry Gard gardeners ners ip bear pear before the ali board of f relief I 1 STANDARD special P chronicle service I 1 LONDON oct 22 12 telegrams just received from arcen county cork state that a heartrending heart rending scene was witnessed at the meeting of the board ti of guardians gu ardiana for the poor law union of schall scholl believing ht that the guardians bad had power aa as they ought to have of relieving the distress caused by the failure of the potato crop a crowd of forlorn and ragged gardeners gard enera and laborers some of them bringing bri neing their wives rai children flocked into the little town from Mizen head brookhaven crookhaven Crook haven and other remote beaford districts nota not a low few wera were half hall baked and all bad had a 6 starved appearance the townsfolk towns towne folk formed the poor creature a into a eort sort of procession which marched to th the 0 board rooms some of the visitors carried on sticks black cloth banners u upon which ch w were co written in rude char characters re work rk not charity we wani want thousands for coercion not a penny for employ I 1 I 1 ment and other similar devices they besel ged the board room and to the accompaniment of sobs and wails wait told pitiful tales of their sufferings buffert I 1 ings bugs th they y declared that most of their 1 I people 0 p 1 were already half starving aa 7 the only things they could get to eat were diseased potatoes they were anxious to set get work and would fredor prefer that to any other form of relief let some 0 of f the guardians were deeply affected but they were compelled to tell their wretched petition era that the law did not permit the board to grant relief the people wept bittell bitterly upon n receiving this rei toi ply cly and ret retired ir ugo d disconsolate scon there is i a grave r an 0 r reason ta believe that serious gi dietress adrela s al already ready prevails pre vaila in the re moter districts not only of cork but other counties but tho authorities are still engaged upon their preliminary inquiries and the ranch roach vaunted relief works are still in the paper stage |
