THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16320, 8 January 1921, Page 9

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

POLICE RAID. IMPORTANT CAPTURES. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Asaocretion, j (Received January 8, 9 a.m.) LONDON, January 7. I Strong police forces raided a large area around Dungannon, and captured manv weapons, ammunition, plans of barracks, and recipes for making explosives. ARCHBISHOP AND THE PREMIER. Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association. (Received January 8, 9 a m.) LONDON, January 7. i It has just transpired that a member of Mr Lloyd George’s secretarial staff personally arranged for Archbishop Cl line’s transference from the Ormonde to the Osfcerley, which leaves Tilbury on January 15, thereby indicating a close association duiing the past few u-ceka between Archbishop Cluno and ’.Air Lloyd George. SINN FEIN OUTRAGES. CASUALTY RECORD FOR THE YEAR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 8, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, January 7. An Irish Office statement regarding outrages during 1920, shows that 165 policemen and 53 soldiers were killed, and 225 policemen and 118 soldiers wounded, and that 43 civilians were killed and 103 wounded. The figures do not include casualties in the Ulster riots. The destruction of courthouses, barracks and coastguard stations has ceased during the last four weeks, but raids on mail trains, and the murder of, and assaults on the police, continue.

ARCHBISHOP CLUNE'S SERVICES. TRUSTED BY BOTH PARTIES Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 8, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, January 7. The Irish Office has informed the Australian Press Association that the departure of Archbishop Olune does not .mean that negotiations with the Sinn 'Fein have broken down, but simply that ( he has completed iiis missions, i An Irish Office official paid tribute to 1 Archbishop Clune’s work as mediator between the Government and the Moderates, who are now in the majority in the Siiin Fein Party. lie declared that Archbishop Clune, throughout-. was trusted by both sides for his sincerity and honesty of purpose in search for a settlement. Although he had not met the assembled Dail Eireann J Archbishop Clune had probably seen all I the important leaders. De Valera, was I now of much less account in the negotiations than his nominal position in the \ Republic infers.