SINN FEIN IN ENGLAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16287, 30 November 1920, Page 7

SINN FEIN IN ENGLAND.

TROOPS IN READINESS.

PRECAUTIONS IN LONDON.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS GUARDED.

LARGE POLICE RESERVES.

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United Service. (Received November 30, 8.55 a.rn.) LONDON, November 28. The ,r Daily News ” states that the Downing Street barricade:! are not solely duo to.tho Irish situation. Tho police consider general precautionary measures advisable, in view of the black winter outlook, high public feeling, and the recent unemployment riot. Similar measures are likely to ho applied to the Houses of Parliament and other public buildings. Private wires have been laid from Downing Street to police headquarters, and large police reserves are readr.

PUBLIC. GALLERIES CLOSED

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 30, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, November 29. 'Tlie public galleries in the House of Common? were closed 10-clav.

Extra police arc on duty in the precincts of St Stephen’s.

BOMBS USED.

ARRESTED MAN’S ADMISSION.

THE FINSBURY TIMBER YARD FIRE.

Australian and N.Z. Ca.Ua Association. (Received November 30, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, November 39. Bombs were used to ignite the burned promises in Liverpool. The man arrested on Saturday evening was charged with tho murder of Daniel Ward. Ho refused to give his name and address, but admitted that lie was Irish and a Sinn Feiner. Ho was found in possession of a pencil sketch of tho promises at which then tires occurred.

William Robinson, tho man arrested after tiie Finsbury timber yard fire, Was remanded, bail not being granted. Tiie police tendered evidence that they found inflammable liquid and two revolvers where tho man. was arrested, also much literature of the Irish SelG Determination (League at his lodgings.

THE LIVERPOOL FIRES.

OBJECT OF THE PLOT.

FIREMEN’S HEROIC EFFORTS.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 30, 8.50 a,m.) LONDON, November 28.

'Clio firemen at Liverpool remained on duty thirty hours, resolved to prevent an extension or the damage, which is estimated to run into millions sterling. The plot aimed at tho complete destruction of the great business quarters, and probably would have succeeded but for the firemen’s efforts.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

WARNING TO OCCUPANTS.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 30, 8.55 a.m.) i LONDON, November 28.

Tlie damage at; Cork in connection with what are thought to have keen arson reprisals for the murdered officers, exceeds a quarter of a million sterling. The occupants of the premises wero warned in writing to immeidiately vacate or take tho consqticnces. the notice being signed “ Black and Tans. God Save the King.” (Several large buildings in Cork wero destroyed by fire on tho morning of November 28. The outbreak occurred at a house which was prominently identified with Sinn Fein propaganda).

UNIONIST HEADQUARTERS DESTROYED.

Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association, (Received November 30, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, November-' 2D.

The Cork headquarters’of tho General Workers’ Transport Union we.ro destroyed by lire.

BLACK AND TANS.

A DEADLY AMBUSH.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 30. 1 1.05 a , m .) LONDON, November 29. Sinn Feiners ambushed some Black and Tan sat Kilmichael. County Cork. Fifteen were killed._ while another is dying and one is missing.

, YANKEE GUNMEN.

GANGS OF ASSASSINS.

Heutet’i TolegrAtin

(Deceived November 30. Ll.oo a.m.) LONDON. November 29.

The military authorities in Londonderry have been informed that a number of Irish-American gunmen have arrived there. Certain officers have received notices threatening them with a similar late to those recently assassinabed in Lublin unless they leave Ireland.

Another story slates that American gunmen were landed from motor boats on Urn North Wake const and participated in the Liverpool outrages.

Anstralhtt *ml N.Z. Cabin Association. (Received November 3U. 12.d0 p.m.) LONDON, November 29.

There is great activity lit police and military circles in Liverpool. Tho troops are confined to their barracks, and motor-buses are held in readiness to convey troops anywhere. It is rumoured that evidence exists of the surreptitious of American gunmen on the coast of North 'Wales.

The man who was arrested in the House of Commons lobby 0 n Friday proved to be irresponsible’ and was released.