IRISH ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 181, 27 April 1921, Page 5

IRISH ELECTIONS

MANIFESTO BY ULSTER UNIONIST

LEADER

STRONG MAJORITY NEEDED

TO GUARD, COUNTIES’ RIGHTS AND

PRIVILEGES

(By Telegraph-Fress Assootation-OoryrlEM (Rec. April 26, 8 p.m.) London, April 26.

The Ulster Unionist leader,.Sir James Craig, in an election manifesto, urges tho vital necessity of the people recording their votes, especially as the election is on the proportional representation*' basis. He declares that a strong working majority is necessary to. guard tho six counties' rights and privileges against the encroachment of ths Southern Parliament. Failure to soouro an effective .majority will mein tho immediate submergement in the Dublin Pasliament.—Reuter.

LORD DERBY’S VISIT TO IRELAND

NO MISSION FROM GOVERNMENT. (Rec. April 26, 5.5 p.mj London, April 25. I,ord D.erby, speaking at Livoffipool, admitted that he went to Ireland incognito, because he desired freedom from the übiquitous reporter. He would not divulgo who he saw, as it would be a breach of confidence, "I had no mission from tho Government, and went unknown to them, except the Premier.” He was depressed by what ho saw, but was going again. • —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE REPUBLIC

U.S. CONGRESS URGED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION. (Rec. April 26, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, April 25. Senator La Follette, in a speech, urged Congress to adopt a resolution expressing its judgment that the Irish Republic ought to bo recognised.—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn.

LATEST SINN FEIN OUTRAGE

DESTRUCTION OF LETTERS IN PILLAR BOXES.

London, April 25. The latest outrage attributed to tho Sinn Fein is the injection of a corrosive fluid in the street pillar-boxes in London. A quantity of letters has been destroyed. Inspector Taylor and two other policemen, when returning to the Gormanston Aerodrome in Dublin in the darkness, did Dot answer the. challenge of the military patrols, and Taylor was killed and the others seriously injured.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

WINDOW-SMASHING CAMPAIGN

EXTENDING TO ALL PARTS OF BRITAIN. (Ree. April 26, 8 p.m.), London, April 25. The window-smashing campaign hlas extended to all parts of Britain. Many thousands wore destroyed during tno week-end. In some districts every piece of plate-glass in the main streets wag damaged. The police are baffled.—United Service.