IRELAND.

Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 30 August 1920, Page 7

IRELAND.

I'ACTION FIGHTS AND INCENDIARISM.

IN BELFAST DISTRICT.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z Cable Aasn. LONDON, August' 2(3. The Newtownards area, was in ferment oil Wednesday afternoon, confined principally to stonethrowing between rival factions. Energetic military precautions were taken. Troops, with Lewis guns, were stationed aft strategic points, and wire entanglements were •erected. Serious rioting began after midnight, and the troops were compelled to lire. One rioter was killed and twenty wounded, and thirty were a.rrested. Forty incendiary fires were started in private houses, spirit stores and groceries, and several were destroyed.

Fierce rioting took place between rival mobs in the Ba-llymacarrctt district, Belfast. Revolvers were useel, and much looting took place until military dispersed the crowd with machine guns. A number of rioters were wounded.

The entire business section of Dundalle has been destroyed by fire. It appears to have been started *>y Sinn Feiners as a reprisal for the burning of Catholic propertj in Belfast and Lisburu by Unionists. Three persons were burned to death Ten arrests at Queenstown were made in connection with the shooting of the Cameron Highlanders.

THE Mc-SAVEENEY CASE. The Lord Mayor of Cork's sister j>Jied to Mr Lloyd George's letter, stating that she did not appeal for exceptional treatment for her brother, adding: ''l warned you of your responsibility for Ill's death. If my brother or any of his comrades must die to win freedom, they will do so willingly. AA T e are proud of them, but their death lies on you and the Government. .Self-determination, for which you say England went to war, is as much Ireland's right as Poland's. AA'c will lin-ve it, even if you decide that my brother must die." LONDON, August 27. Toil thousand demonstrators gathered outside Brixton prison to-night. "Wild scenes were witnessed. Numerous baton charges were made by mounted; and foot police, whom the Sinn Fein crowd stoned, injuring several policemen. Many demonstrators were injured during the police rushes, and the stampede of the crowd which followed.

, A CONSULTATION. Sir Hamar Greenwood has gone to Lucerne to confer with the Premier. This fact occasioned rumours of divergencies of views between the Cabinet and the Irish Executive. BR MANNIX. .- ROME, August 26. The "Agenzia Libera" states that Dr Mnnnix is expected to arrive early in_ September. He will not be received' immediately by tins Pope, "out 1 an audience will be granted just previous to I>r Mannix's departure. THE BUNDALK OUTRAGE. Received 5.5 p.m., Aug. 29th. Incendiaries set fire to the property of two Protestant traders in Bundalk. A. large drapery shop was also destroyed. _ Two lady assistants and one male sleeping on the premises are missing. The flames spread and destroyed a. largo Vmikling adjoining, owned bv a Catholic firm. *" Tho report of three fatalities in connection with tho Dundalk fires is confirmed.

CHAOS IN BELFAST,

Great disorder prevailed in Belfast on Thursday night. The sky was lighted lip by the blaze from burning public houses. Machine guns and Lewig guns fired upon the snipers and stone throwers, and one was killed and a number wounded.

Military protection was necessary to enable the firemen to- extinguish fires, of -which thirty-vthreo occurred in the Ua?iymacarrc-tt district in the earlv morning.

MURDERS .AND AMBUSCADES. During an attack on a- mail ear near Drumlish Constable Mullen was shot dead. Three other constables were, seriously wounded. Ambusoaders killed a, soldier driving a military lorry near Cashermore, also wounded an officer and two privates of the Cameron Highlanders. A. police patrol at Knockerogherry was ambushed, and Constable Potter was shot dead.

Hunger strikers in Limerick prison have resumed food, except one, charged with highway robbery.

THE BRIXTON PATIENT.

McSweeney has completed his fiftoeinh day of li'unger-sfcriking. Mr O'Grady, Labour M.P., in a letter to Mr Lloyd George, says: "If Mcdies as a result of your stupidity and mulish obstinacy a deliberate charge of murder can justly 'oe levelled against you. The test, of your sincerity in desiring a rapprochement between Irishmen and Englishmen is JfcSweeney's unconditional release.- If you do not assent to this then be dnmned to you and your Government/'

MrSweeney has improved, and has <7 greed to accept medical is reported that proteid has been at?s- - to his drinking water, and that he }. 1 be able to leave his bed for some time daily.

The police arrested two men yesterday m ■possession of bombs outside Brixton prison.

GUARDING MR LLOYD GEORGE.

. NEW YORK,-Aug. 27: lhe United Press correspondent at Lucerne states tluit the Swiss police are taking extra precautions to safeguard Mr Lloyd George as a result of reports that Sinn Feiners have departed from Ireland with the object of assassinating tlie Premier who, however, is unperturbed. A BISHOP'S LETTER.

Hie Bishop of Cork, in a letter to the newspapers urges the release of McSwooney The Bishop alleges that inspector tewanzy (murdered at Lisbum) was implicated in the murder of the Lord Mayor of Cork on March. 10th, and .liat the Irish police are no lonpr doing real police work. He declares tliat they are solely employed iu tracking opponents of the coercioniat Government When policemen are shot law and order are viiidit .ted ?iv murder and arson, o r by some innocent person being shot as a reprisal.

DE VALERA'S. PROMISE.

Received 11.30 p.m., August 991J, NEW YORK, .august —S Mr do Valera, addressing a meeting, protested against MuSiweenev sim prisonment- and said-: -'lf McSweenev dies 1 will go back to Ireland and . rojlow his example." longshoremen strike. •A- strike began among the crew of the Baltic and affected two thousand longshoremen. The strike is «;d c ] to be a protest against Engine's treat-. mcnt of McSweeney and Mannix. • The strikers declare that no' ship will be permitted to' sail for Engiand until Dr Mannix is permitted Ireland and McSwecney is released.