Comic-Opera Defeat of an Irish Boycott The following delightful story from Ireland was sent by Mr. H. Brevherton to the "Boston Transcript":—3 Dublin, June 18—Citizens of Enniskerry, a thriving township near Dublin, recently received notices from the Dail Eirann to remove their accounts from the only local bank, a branch of one of vho Belfast banks, by a certain date. On the day appointed a run on the bank began, most of the depositors transferring their money to the Post Office savings bank.
By noon the bank's money was nearly all gone, while a goodly queue of depositors still remained waiting to withdraw their money, and the bank manager was wondering whether Yo put the shutters up, when a timid knock was heard at the back door. The manager opened the door in some trepidation, thinking the Irish Republican army was coming to seize the bank property, but it was only the local postmaster with @ sackful of notes and silver, which he explained he had no safe place for and would the bank kindly keep it in their safe for him.
The intelligent bank manager replied that it would be most regular, but offered to take the money on deposit in the postmaster's name. That' was done and for the rest of the day the money continued to circulate, the bank paying it to the depositers, the depositors paying it to the post-office and the post-office redepositing it in the bank, whose ability to meet such heavy withdrawal with no apparent difficulty greatly impressed the local boycotters.
Elsewhere the transfers of accounts from northern to southern banks are proceeding vigorously, much to the delight of old customers of the latter, to whom the banks are extending generous overdrafts rather than have the new money lie idle.
New York, July 24.—The five vessels seized by representatives of the United States Shipping Board from the United States Mail Steamship Ca. for alleged violation of contract and non-payment of various charges, were all formerly German liners. Mr. Quarles, As sistent-President of the Company, states that it was renorfed rome weeks ago that certain forces "foreign in nature" had determined to secure the fleet.—Reuter.
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