IRISH CRISIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20042, 3 September 1920, Page 4

IRISH CRISIS.

JIOBE MURDERS. By Telegraph-Pms Association-Copyright, Austtftlian and N.i. Cable Assooiatlw, LONDON, September l'. Masked men raided the bouse, of a, youth hving at Dungarven. The vouth resisted and was shot dead. Two Irish -police were murdered reeu m" " patrol at Balla £ hade ''- LONDON, September 1. A large party of masked men broke £! . * n!- 56 of a farmer nam ed Lon. *\E V t Touraneei,a, AVaterford, and f Jiot the eldest son, who was sleeping in a bedroom. The father and another son ran into the yard and were wverely beaten with sticks "™Mi Another farmer, living in Caher, heard a knocking at his front door. Ho opened it and was shot dead. THE HUnSTstriKEK. United Service. . CONDON. September I.' Ihscussing the question whether the last sacrament to Uv MacSwinev accords with the Church's doctrines, father Vaughan is of opinion that » priest u not entitled to eiro the sacral ment to a person deliberately dying. THE VICEROY United Service. LONDON. September 1. Truth states that Lord French will not return to Dublin. His leave has been indefinitely extended. His sue* cesser at present has not been ap. pointed. "Truth" comments that this is undoubtedly the wisest course. It is difficult to imagine anything less dignified for his Majesty's representative than to be kept a. doss prisoner m the Castle and never allowed to see the country h"e. is supposed to govern, except from the loophole of an armoured car. . : . . i