THE DISTRESSFUL ISLE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 245, 31 January 1921, Page 5

THE DISTRESSFUL ISLE.

RAIDS IN THE SOUTH.

AMERICAN LADY KIDNAPPED.

tßy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, Jan. 29. Major Holmes and a party of auxiliaries who wore proceeding ia two motor-Jorne; wore ambushed near Castle Island, County Kerry. Forty rebels opened fire from bound fences on both sides of the roadway. Major Holmes was seriously wounded, c.nc mbseqnoiitly died, ami one constable was diob dead. Dublin Castle in a statemeni jays that 60 raiders at Castle Island used ■,wo machine-guns. They disarmed tho auxiliaries and took tho cars. An American lady, who returned to Ireland to claim a farm at Fcrrnoy, was kidnapped from a motor-car near Fermoy by masked men. Mr Sweet man, member of the House of Commons for North Wexford, lias resigned, awing to a, difference with Dail Lircann, Mr Swootuian advocates an immediate peace in Ireland. . Armed men entered the Wicklow Hotel, Dublin, and fatally shot William Dorati, a porter. . Soldiers surprised ambushors at Coachford. County Cork, killing one and capturing 10, of whom five were wounded, _ Thomas Blake, a chemist in Limerick, was fatally shot in tho street near his home. —A. and N.Z. cable. AMERICAN RELIEF. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. A group of Quakers has sailed for Ireland for the purpose of ascertaining for the American Committee of Irish Relief what measures of relief arc needed. The Labour Department has ordered Mr O'Callaghan to leave the United States by February 11.—A. and N.Z. cable, APPEAL FOR SUPPORT.

Recently the co-operative dairy companies in New Zealand received an appeal lor “moral and financial support" from the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society a body which has its headquarters in Dublin. Tho New Zealand Government cabled tor information on tho subject, and has received the following reply from the Imperial Government:— “The appeal made bv the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, _ Dublin to cooperative dairy companies in New Zealand for moral and financial support is calculated to hinder the British Government in its fixed determination to stamp out murder, and is wholly superfluous and uncalled tor. Some of the creamery managers, however, are Sinn Feincrs, and some creameries have boon used as rendezvous of the Irish Republican army. Owners of creameries which have been maliciously destroyed or dam aged can and do, apply for compensation to County Courts, and these Courts assess damage, which is then payable from local rales When there is delay in securing pay | ment from the local authorities the Govern mont have made it known that they prepared to consider sympathctica-ly any case of hardship resulting from such doiay. The total number of co-op.-rntive crci.nu-.ics in Ireland is 710, but of this number only 19 have boon destroyed and 24 damage- 1. seven of which are new believed to be again carrying on business.”