IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1920, Page 5

IRELAND.

ATTACKS ON POLICE,. RIFLES AND BOMBS USED. By-Teberajih.—Press Aula.—CopyrlsM. Received March 11, 8.45 p.m. London, March 10. A large force of armed and masked men attacked and captured the police barracks at Hugginstown, after cutting communication. Five police occupied the barracks; also a constable's wife and five small children.

The attackers, beginning at 11.30 o'clock at night, maintained rapid 'fire with rifles, revolvers, and many grenades for ninety minutes. Constable Ryan was wounded by a grenade, and died from loss of blood. Another grenade wounded the woman and the three children.

The assailants escaped after seizing the police weapons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

INCITING TO MURDER. ■ AN EDITOR SENT TO PRISON. Received March 11, 5.5 p.m. London, March 9. Mr. Diamond, editor of the London Catholic Herald, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to six months' imprisonment for an article inciting to murder Lord French and others responsible for the government of Ireland tinder the guise of the argument that if an oppressed nation is goaded into killing, it is not murder.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

TERRORISM IN A HOSPITAL. RAID BY ARMED MEN. Received March 11, 2.40 p.m. London, March 7. Four masked and armed men entered a hospital at Cork and held up the staff. They divested them of watches and jewels, saying: "We are from London, and have ccme to Ireland to make money."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HOME RULE MEASURE. 'CONSIDERED BY ULSTER UNIONISTS ULSTER NOT IRRECONCILABLE. [ Received March 11, 7.30 p.m. London, March 9.

A record gathering of the Ulster Unionist Council at Belfast considered the Home Rule Bill, and adjourned after Sir Edward Carson explained the measure.

The speech was not published, but, speaking later, Sir Edward Carson snowed Ulster was not irreconcilable. He said that if their opponents were going to work a Parliament in West and South Ireland for the benefit of all classes and creeds, Ulster Unionists would be the first to shake hands and say, as brother IrishI men, "We wish you luck."

The Ulster Unionist Council at Belfast rejected the proposal that Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan should be included in the Bill, favoring the exclusion of six counties. While it was considered that union with Britain was the best system of government, the Council could not assume the responsibility for attempting to defeat the Bill—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

London, March 8 Though the proceedings of the Ulster Unionist Council have not been divulged it is reported that Sir Edward Carson advocated the acceptance of the new Home Rule Bill.

Another account says that his speech was merely a judicial survey of various possible courses. He pointed out that the new Bill safeguards Ulster, also that the Home Rule Bill now on the statute book will operate soon unless repealed. The Council will assemble on Wednesday after local consultations. It is believed that if the main principles of the Bill are accepted it will be conditional on the inclusion of Donegal, Oavan and Monaghan in the northern Parliament. OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. "DIVIDES IRELAND INTO-FACTIONS" Received March 11, 9.30 pj» London, March 10. Sir M. Dockrell (Unionist M.P. for Dublin County), the only Unionist outside Ulster, and a popular business magnate of Dublin, notified the rejection of the motion for Home Rule on the ground that it partitions Ireland into factions, invalidates the co-operation of the best elements, and divorces the Protestants in the south and north, while the Catholics suffer similarly.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ULSTER AND HOME RULE. RAIDERS FIGHT WITH POLICE. London, March 8. Irish authorities have summoned a number of banks suspected of having relations with Sinn Fein to attend a private inquiry in Dublin for an inspection of-ac-counts, securities and other documents.

A dog's bark warned the police at Doon, County Limerick, that raiders were lodging gelignite to blow up the barracks, and half-an-hour's rifle and bomb fight followed. The raiders were routed, leaving the police unwounded, but the barracks pitted with bullets and shell splinters.

James Butcher, owner of Clifden Castle, Galway, was found shot dead recently. The Resident Magistrate and local clergy induced Butcher to surrender the castle property to the tenants, but lately he recovered possession as th» result of a costly lawsuit.

: A NEW LAND BILL, i Received March 11, 7.30 p.m. London, March (!. The Scotsman forecasts a new Irish Land Bill generously planned and completing the long-delayed purchase scheme. —Renter Service.

STATE DOCUMENTS CAPTURED. Received March 11, 1.55 p.m. London, March 10. The Daily Telegraph states that Sinn Feiners, in the recent capture of mails, secured valuable State documents likely to have a most important effect in Amer-ica.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Asaa,