MORE HOPEFUL

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 279, 23 November 1921, Page 5

MORE HOPEFUL

IRISH SITUATION IMPROVES,

NEW SCHEME ELABORATED. "WIDER POWERS TO THE SOUTH (By Cablc.-rress Association.—Copyright.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. November 22. A more hopeful feeling prevails regarding the Irish position to-day. It is understood that a new scheme has been elaborated in order to conciliate risterites, under which, instead of Ireland being granted an all Ireland Parliament immediately, South Ireland will be granted wider self-governing powers than under the (iovernment of Ireland Act.

The scheme also provides for the ultimate establishment of an All Ireland I'arliament. There will be no moral or other coercion of lister, but fiscal advantages enjoyed by South Ireland as compared with the rest of the I'nitcd Kingdom will, it is expected, act as an incentive to Ulster to join the All Ireland Parliament. — (Renter.)

BELFAST RIOTS RENEWED. FOUR MEN KILLED. ARMOURED CARS CALLED OUT. LONDON, November 22. Rioting ivas renewed in Belfast yesterday. Snipers in the Newtonnards a-ea shot dead a workman named Hanna, wiio was proceeding to the shipyards. Auotlacr workman was seriously injured. Two men were wounded in retaliatory firing. Strong forces of police and military quelled tlu> outbreak, loiter a Nationalist's '.louse was attacked and damaged before the police could intervene. Armed rioting (Troke out again at night. Lamps were extinguished in many streets, which was a signal 10 sweep tin- thoroughfare with bullets. Shooting became general at nine o'clockThree Tiien were killed and several wounded. Armoured ears rushed to tin , scene and drove out the rioters, and order was prevailing at ten o'clock. It is not stated how the trouble bejjan. Unionists and Sinn Feiners accused each others c:f various provocations. Sinn Feiners allege that the rioting was an organised attempt by I'lster I'ninnists to compromise the peace negotiations.— (A. and NX. Cable.)