SITUATION IN IRELAND

Southland Times, Issue 18810, 1 May 1920, Page 5

SITUATION IN IRELAND

DUBLIN BANK ROBBERY. A REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, April 29. Freeman’s Journal reports a remarkable sequel to the Mill street raid by Sinn Feiners on April 26. A large portion of the money will now be returned to the banks from which it was stolen. The captors also offered to hand over the thieves but the banks replied that they were only able to deal with the Crown in such an affair. Disorderly scenes continued at Wormwood Scrubs. Over 1000 Irish sympathisers marched to the prison in military formation and formed a cordon around two men accompanying them. A strong force of anti-Sin Feiners attacked the cordon of stones, clods and grass. During free fights six were injured. The Sinn Feiners threaten that to-mor-row their opponents shall see that the Irish can fight.

LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW IRISH.

THREAT OF STRIKES,

LONDON, April 29 (Received April 30, 7.50 pm.)

In the House of Commons, Mr Shortt, replying to questions regarding Ireland, declared that the Government would not yield to threats of a dockers’ strike at Liverpool or Glasgow unless the Sinn Feiners were released. The movement was not a trade unionist one, but was engineered by local Sinn Feiners. ATTACK ON POLICE BARRACKS. DUBLIN, April 29. (Received April 30, 11.15 p.m.) A raid was made on the police barracks at the village of Rush, fifteen miles from Dublin. Telegraphic communication is cut and connections between Dublin and the north of Ireland are seriously hampered. Information regarding the raid is sparse. It is reported that the roof of the barracks was blown off, and the sergeant ''commanding the defenders fatally injured. The Bantry mail train was held up at Kinsale Junction by a party of armed and masked men. Two mail bags were extracted. The road surrounding the junction was strongly guarded. This is the third time that the train has been robbed. HOME RULE BILL. DOMINION STATUS PROPAGANDA. LONDON, April 28. The Irish Dominion League is not supporting the amendments to the Home Rule Bill because the measure is inconsistent with the fundamental features of dominion settlement. Sir Horace Plunkett, has cabled to Mr Hughes and other Dominion Premiers expressing the belief that the fundamental principles of the Australian constitution are essential to Irish welfare, and protesting against the imposition under militaristic coercion of a BiU exacting an oppressive annual tribute and perpetuating partition. The League relies on Australia’s suport of Ireland’s demands for dominion status with adequate safeguards for minorities.