IN IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1920, Page 3

IN IRELAND

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

THUS MURDERED MAGISTRATE’. ’LONDON, March 27. Recent Sinn Feiner propaganda describes Allen Bell as acting in the English secret service for forty years. He has always been in the closest touch wih Dublin Castle. Bell had a loadedflKvolver, but the murderers sitting • beside him, acted so quickly that he had not time to draw it. Another accomplice pulled the trolley pole from overhead wire, stopping the tram. another outrage. (Received this day at 11.25 a. id.) i DUBLIN, March 26! Four masked men at Ballelinimre, County Leitrim, dangerously shot a young railwyman who was going lo join the constabulary. He was suppos- • ed to be murdered at Dublin on 25th nnd was identified as Private Molloy, si clerk at military headquarters, Dub lin. HUNGER STRIKING. deceived this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, March 16. Hon. Bonar Law, in the Commons :e----fused to release Alderman O’Brien, wlf*> is hunger striking in Wormwood Scrubs. . He said lie was arrested on suspicion of being implicated in a murderous conspiracy which had resulted in the death of man v loyal subjects of the crown. It would be deplorable if he died, but the Government has the responsibility of the nation, in view of such murders ( as Bell’s,

HOME RULE BILR. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.jn.) LONDON, March 26

In the Commons, McPherson, in moving the second reading of the Home Rule Bill declared the secession of Ireland from the United Kingdom, wholly or partially, would never be tolerated. Hoq. Bonar Law stated he did not believe there was any chance whatever for self-government in Ireland upon the basis that outrages will be allowed to continue,