IRISH AFFAIRS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 6 August 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

()0 U R’I‘HOUSE BURN ED.

Received 9.5.

LONDON, Aug. 5.

Sim: Feiners at Lonifonderry last night burned the‘ Movillev courthouse.

Irish Crimes Inquiry Bill comes up in the House ofvcommo-ns on 'J.‘hursday.

RESTORATION "OF ORDER BILL.

AN INFLUENTIAL P‘RO'TESTA

LONDON, Aug. 4.

1 A deputation of Irish Unionists if:-om Dublin and Cork waited on Messrs Lloyd George and Bonar Law and Sir Hamar Greenwood to urge the establishment of Dominion lTon_le Rule in Ireland. The deputation will re-visit Downing Street after a. Cabinet meeting. ' The Irish deputation includes Nationalists. It brought resolutions carried by a conference at Cork, representing all creeds. The resolutions totally object to the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill, which is calculated to increase discontent.

The Irish deputation, after :1 fm‘{:hel' int'el-view with Mr Lloyd George, report satisl?a.ctory results.

RA} LS TURN UP.

LONDON, Aug. 4

Sinn Feiners 9.1‘ night, time tore up 240 feet of: railway outside Belfast to prevent troops realching fiurtom port. They also dislodged many heavy boulders, completely blocking the line. The work involved enornlou:< larbour. SUPER-ZEPPELIN OURS. Gernnmy, in accordance with the terms of the Peace 'l.‘l'o:L’ry, has sur-ramlerc-cl her supm'-Zeppelin, the L7l, which is to be housed at Pulhzlm. Norfolk.

She is said to be the most wnm'lm'— ful airship in the world. Hm: flying rarlius isAI2.OOO miles. or over three times lthe disfzmce between Lornzlnn :m(l New York. .‘3‘llo is a (]llil]'ter as large again as the airships of our P 33 class, and lids double their on-g’-Im pmvcr. Her flying spc-er] is Said to be about 100 miles per hour-.: T7lO great n~orial wzrrship was covetml by all “If? A.llios. Elie was built I'?'!i‘V‘ boinbing; New York :1n«'l otlier r.-.if.iGs on the Afln.ni'in gm,» of mm Irnm.,}_ F.~‘lal‘os_