IRISH RIOTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 257, 13 October 1932, Page 7

IRISH RIOTS

RENEWED IN BELFAST POLICE FORCED TO CHARGE. FIRED AT BY SNIPERS. (United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) (Received 13, 11.40 a.m.) Belfast, Oct. 12. The riots have recommenced. The police, charging, prevented a crowd from raiding a baker’s cart. Several were injured and sent to hospital. Tension has spread throughout the city. Three thousand police are patrolling dangerous zones, suppressing attempts at looting smaller shops and attacks on vehicles. Banks arc strongly guarded.

Snipers again fired at the police, but armoured cars dispersed the most threatening attack.

SKIRMISHES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

(United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) (Received 13, 12.50 p.m.) Belfast, Oct. 12.

There were skirmishes with the police throughout the day. In some of the back streets rioters employed children to dig up cobblestones, which were used as ammunition against the police, a numoer of whom were taken to hospital with bad bruises and cuts from bottles.

Mr Devlin states that 12,000 people in Belfast have been brought to starvation owing to the inadequate outdoor relief.

“A husband, wife and two children only receive 16/6 a week,” he said, “and when rent, coal, gas and insurance are paid only 4d a day is left for food and clothing.” The representatives of the rioters tumand outdoor relief on the British scab The Government and Poor Law authorities are already conferring regarding the problem.