IRISH TURMOIL

Otago Witness, Issue 3509, 14 June 1921, Page 24

IRISH TURMOIL

The following appeared in our Second Edition last week ;

WEEK-END CASUALTIES. SIX KILLED; 14 WOUNDED. WIRE CUTTING CAMPAIGN. LONDON, June 5. Six persons were killed and 14 wounded on Saturday night and Sunday. John Brady Thomas Halpin was shot dead while sitting on the sea wall at Clontarf by a man who rode up on a bicycle. A bomb aimed at a carload of troops in Dublin fell among a crowd. A boy was killed and 10 persons were wounded. Sergeant Bourke, of the Royal Irish Constabulary, was killed while patrolling at Swatragh. A constable was killed and four others were wounded while removing seditious posters at Abbeyfeale. In connection with the wire cutting a policeman found three men hiding in the Wavertree Depot, where there were several tanks, each containing 1000 gallons of petrol. The men fired at the constable, who retaliated, and therefore they fled. COURT MARTIAL OF SINN FEINEtt. LONDON, June 6. John Movlan was charged at a court martial with waging war against the King. The prosecuting counsel stated that ihe accused twice prevented the rebels from murdering police and soldiers. The president declared that of 5000 cases tried in the last year this was the first instance in which the rebels had displayed chivalry. WANTON MURDER. LONDON, June 5. At the inquest on M‘Neill, who was shot in his house during the raid in London in May, the coroner stated that the witnesses refused to come forward, and it would be unfair to compel them to do so. The deceased was not connected with any political movement, much less with anything in Ireland. It was a calm, deliber ate, wanton murder. Suspicion pointed to Sinn Fein, but no arrests were mad 3. The jury's verdict was “ Wilful murder."’ TIIE ULSTER PARLIAMENT. LONDON, June 5. The Ulster Government is inviting all the dominion Premiers to attend the opening of Parliament on June 22. June 6. Mr Massey informed the Australian Press Association that he had not anticipated the dominions’ Premiers would receive an invitation to Belfast until the Parliament was constituted and the Speaker had been elected. His acceptance would depend on the conference which was then sitting, as it would necessitate an adjournment.