IRELAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16876, 25 October 1920, Page 3

IRELAND.

SATURDAY NIGHT RAID, PANIC IN DUBLIN. -By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received Oct. 25, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 24. Soldiers and auxiliary police, accompanied by three armoured cars, made extensive raids on houses in, Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin, firing volleys in the air and placing cordons at the approaches. A panic followed among tho Saturday night crowds, and some disorder was the result. Some casualties occurred among civilians. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HOME RULE BILL. A FINANCIAL CLAUSE. LONDON, Oct. 22. in the House of Commons, in committee on the financial clauses in the Home Rule BUI, Sir Worthington Evans introduced a Government amendment authorising payments from the Consolidated Fund to the two Irish Parliaments. He said the scheme Erovided that Ireland should contriute £18,000,000 every two years to'wards Imperial services, namely, £10,080,000 from the southern Parliament and the remainder from the northern Parliament. A joint Exchequer Board could within the period reduce contributions arid vary the proportions. The amount proposed was moderate, as Ireland’s expenditure was £26,260,000, and revenue was antioipatod to be £48,500,000. Sir Donald Mac Lean (deputy Liberal Leader) characterised the proposal as farcical, and declared it should he dropped as regards southern Ireland. Sir Edward Carson, while he thought Ulster’s contribution too high, said they were anxious to bear a full share of Imperial taxation, and would accept the Government proposal.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ATTACKS ON POLICE. • LONDON, Oct. 23. Sixty Sinn Feiners ambushed motor lorries belonging to the Essex Regiment at Ballinhassig. An officer and two men were killed and several seriously wounded. , . , , Several shops were afterwards looted as reprisals, and two were burned. The police saved those adjoining and prevented further incendiarism. . Tho widow of Constable Watkins, who was ambushed killed at Midleton, was awarded £2850. A police party was ambushed near Athlone, and one was killed and three were wounded. A large force of armed men attacked a military motor at Innishanhon. Two military were killed and three wounded.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. MORE VIOLENCE URGED.

LONDON, Oct. 24. The Sunday Times states that some in the Irish Republican Army consider the campaign of murder and violence is proceeding too slowly, and urge their comrades to carry out a terrorist policy in England. Letters addressed to people of all ranks predict terrible happenings. It has even been stated, that numbers of gunmen have already arrived. The desperadoes are well known, and any expedition planned by them to leave their Irish haunts would give Scotland Yard a welcome opportunity of arresting them.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. M'SWEENEY’S HUNGER STRIKE. UNCONSCIOUSNESS CONTINUES. (Received Oot. 25, 9.10 a.ra.) LONDON. Oct. 23. M’Sweeney continues unconscious. His sisters axe not allowed to see him, but they refuse to" leave the hospital waiting room.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.