Government Will Crush Crime
REPRESSIVE FORCES TO BE * ORGANISED. (Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (l'er l'ress Association.) (Received This Day, 8.3d a.m.) London, June 7. In the House of Commons, replying to a (juestion, Mr Lloyd Georgo emphasised that the Uovemment intended to take steps t<» l>rmg to justice all persons associated with crime in Ireland. The Government in this connection ivas organising the Irish Executive and strengthening the police, naval and military forces in Ireland. It would probably also bo necessary to strengthen the law for dealing wtih crime. The Government intended to put down the present organised campaign of. murder ana assassination. (Received This Day, 1.15 p.m.) Dublin, June 8. Munitions arc hurriedly arriving at Cork. The Harbour CommissioiKT.s refused to unlock the big cranes for the armed transport and the unloading of military lorries. Tho soldiers ,'iroke the looks and commenced unloadi lg, hut made little progress in the iiLwj.'o oi the dockers. Tho railway strikers have not returned. At Limerick tho workers refused to handle coal intended for the Constabulary, and the constables unloaded it, protected by an armed escort. I
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 June 1920, Page 3
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