GOOD PROGRESS

Northern Advocate, 16 July 1921, Page 5

GOOD PROGRESS

THE IRISH PARLEYS.

■HIGH .HOPE 'EXPRESSED

.OF 'FEUD TERMINATION.

(Received 9 a.m.)

LONDON, July 14

•Messrs Lloyd George and De Valera conferred for 2h hours. Sir James Craig will join in the discussion tomorrow. The result has not been announced, but speaking at >a function this evening IMr Lloyd iGeorge said he had reported the proceedings to the King, whose intervention had made so much possible. The discussion would be continued to-morrow and he hoped that a settlement of the long, bitter and wasteful feud would he reached. —A. and N.Z-

BELFAST SHOOTINGS

A GIRL KILLED

(.Received 9.5 a.m.)

LONDON, July 15

Revolver firing was continued in the York Street section of Belfast

to-nigh't. A girl was killed and two & -a police and two civilians injured, including Mr William 'Gray, LabourUnionist member.—A. and N-Zj

FURTHER TURBULENCE

RIOTING AND LOOTING

(Received 9.45 a.m.)

LONDON, July 15

Further rioting occurred in Belfast late last night. !One person was killed and between 30 and 40 wounded. A 'licensed house was burned and looted. There was much shop looting. —A. and iN.Z.

"PRESIDENTS" ISOLATION.

DIGNIFIED ATTITUDE

LONDON, July 14

De Valera and the other iSinn Fein delegates have rented a handsome drawing room suite at the Grosvenor Hotel for private conferences. The approaches are guarded by members of the London branch of the Irish Self-determination League, who receive callers with perfect courtesy, but resolutely .bar access to' the president of the Sinn Fein.

The Sinn Fein delegates and their followers scrupulously . employ .the presidential title for-De Valera, who maintains an attitude of dignity, aloofness, and reserve as Irish President, and impassively ignores the noisy demonstrators and ardent sympathisers waiting in the hotel vestibule.—United Service.

•SOUTHERN DEMANDS

INCLUDE DOMINION STATUS

LONDON, July 14

'The "Morning 'Post" states that Lord 'Midleton, * representing the Unionists of the South of Ireland, and the !Sin:n 'Fein leaders have reached a provisional agreement. They demand 1 the following amendments of the Government of Ireland Act:—

Firstly, 'Dominion, •status for the 'South of Ireland.

' iSecondly, South of Ireland to ,be exempt fom Imperial taxation, and to have full-fiscal autonomy.

Thirdly, the North of Ireland to re. main as at present, the iSinn Feiners •believing that exemption from all Imperial burdens will so attract the •North that union with the South will be only 'a matter of time.

By the exemption of the South of Ireland from Imperial taxation the Imperial Government will lose £21,000.000 a year, though the Irish Par. lament might make a voluntary grant for Imperial services.

Only two members of the House •r of Commons and 13 Senators attended the adourned session of the Southern Irish Parliament. The . Senate ■passed a resolution- thanking the King- for his message at the opening of 'the Parliament, which, by the blessing- of the Almighty. had made' the present .situation in Ireland possible. —A and X.Z.