BOMBS IN BELFAST.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 282, 26 November 1921, Page 7

BOMBS IN BELFAST.

ONE THROWN AT A TRAM.

SIX KILLED, SIX WOUNDED. RIOTING STARTS AGAIN. <By Cable.—Press Association. —-Copyright.) LONDON. November 25. Another bomb outrage took place at Belfast at six o'clock this evening. While the shipyard workers were going home a Sinn Feiner flung a bomb at a tram passing the general post office. Indescribable confusion prevailed m Royal Avenue, which was crowded with people, who fled in all directions panicstricken.

Six occupants of the tram were killed and six dangerously wounded.

A youth, who was alleged by those near by to have thrown the bomb, was captured and handed over to the police, after he had been badly mauled by the crowd. Later the youth's guilt was doubtful, as a passer-by asserted that he had nothing to do with the outrage. The lad also asserts hi? innocence.

A second --uspeot arrested has been detained.

A similar outrage was perpetrated later in ajiothcr part of the city, but no casualties were reported.

Renewod rioting occurred in the York Street district after the funeral of four Royalist ex-servire men who were kille<l in the recent street fighting. They were given a military funeral, the cofiins beinp draped witli Union Jacks.

The populace is evincing growing anger and hatred of gunmen, and desperate and immediate reprisals are feared.

Sir James Craig. Premier of Northern Ireland, sent a message to Belfast promising immediate drastic action and appealing to the citizens to remain strictly on the defensive, however grave the provocation.— (A. and X.Z. Gable.)

VIEWS OF THE ÜBERAUS. LONDON. November 2T>. The council of the National Liberal Federation met at Newcastle. Mr. I. M. Robertson presiding. The resolutions carried included support of the proposal to give Ireland Dominion status, and a demand that there be no return to the policy of force if the negotiation? failed. Mr. H. H. Asquith spoke briefly, and claimed that the Liberals were a united and determined party.- I A. and N.Z.I