IRISH OUTRAGES

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4150, 22 November 1920, Page 1

IRISH OUTRAGES

ivIDNAPPING OF A PRIEST. DISCOVERY OF MICROBE ' MURDER-PAPERS. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Association.) ..London, November 20. hi the House of Commons, Mr Devlin asked for information regarding the alleged kidnapping of Father Griflin, in Galway. •Sir Haniar Greenwood said that ho refused to believe that the military or police were responsible, it appeared to be a case of local revenge, as Father GriJlin's extreme Sinn Feifiism had raised enemies among the local Nationalists. ihe seizure of papers regarding the microbe murder plol was made during the search of the house of Professor Hayes, at University College, Dublin.The soldiers suddenly heard an unknown man moving, whose presence in the house had been concealed. The man escaped in his nightshirt, dropping from a window and climbing a wall 10 feet high. An attache case was found in his room, which showed that ho was chief of staff of the Republican army. A military cordon was immediately" thrown around the quarter, but without result. Professor Hayes was arrested. LIST OF OUTRAGES. A number of hold-ups occurred in Dublin, including the theft of £1000 from the Queen street railway station. A portion of the money was for paying old age pensions. A masked man shot and severely wounded Jeremiah O , Council, shoemaker, of Cork, being the sixth reprisal victim for the murder of Sergeant O'Donoghue. John Xavunagh, a grocer's assistant, has been arrested at Lowestoft on a, charge of murdering a policeman in \Voxford. Two soldiers were killed at Catioe, while a, military guard was being attacked. NEW LAND UILL. The Irish Land Bill, which is complementary of tho Home Rule Bill, will practically abolish landlordism. It does not touch land purchased under previous Acts, building land or land not exceeding £200 in value, on which the owner resides or which he cultivates. It is estimated that the total value of the land subject to compulsory purchase under the Bill is £70,----000,000. Landlords will be paid by iive per cent, bonds, redeemable by periodical drawings. Tho Bill will not" bo proceeded with this session, and will not be operative until 30 months after it is passed. DAIL EIREANN REPUDIATED. London, November 20. Tho Galway Council has decided to repudiate Dail Eireann, and to comply with the requirements of the local government boadr. This repudiation is regarded as the foreshadowing of tho disruption of the Sinn Fein inllucnce.