IRISH OUTRAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17035, 8 May 1923, Page 9

IRISH OUTRAGES.

RAIDER MURDERS LADY. j By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 6. j Do Valera’s one-sided truce was broken J at the week-end by a number of out- | rages perpetrated by rebels. The man - i sion of Hoilybrook, Sligo, belonging to ! Earl Ypres and occupied by Free State j ; troops, was subjected to intense rifle j j fire, shattering windows and damaging j : valuable furniture, but the attackers | 1 were repulsed. The house of Mrs Duffy, j i near Swinford, Mayo, was raided bv ; j masked men, who demanded money. On I being refused, they attempted a search. I A raider fired point blank at Mrs Duffy, i who fell dead. PAPAL ENVOY’S FAREWELL, j i LONDON. May 6. A public message says:—The Papal Envoy, in a statement, said: “I will return to Rome to morrow. J wish to thank the priests, people and Press of Ireland for my reception. Once more I experienced the real Irish soul, which is good, generous and hospitable as ever. Loving Ireland as my second fatherland, I earnestly hope the blessings of complete peace may speedily raise the whole Irish nation to the highest degree of greatness and prosperity.” " i PEACE RESTORED. LONDON, May 6. | The Dublin correspondent of the j “ Daily Express ” says :—“ Ireland | doee not know herself at the moment. ' Not a shot has been beard since Mon- ! day. Rail communication has been reestablished in the south-west, and fanners are again in touch with the markets, and business men with their customers. Everybody considers the time has arrived when the Government should dip into the public purse and com i>en sate the victims of violence.”

EVASION OF CUSTOMS BARRIER.

LONDON, May 7. Mr Walsh, the Free State Post-master-General, made an angry protest against British tobacco manufacturers coming to Ireland to erect factories in order to evade the Customs barrier. Mr Walsh describes this as an intensive form of. foreign exploitation which has been going on for fifty years. “We hare succeeded in removing the foreigner politically,” he said, “ but if foreigners come t-o grab the fruits we have only exchanged one form of j slavery for another. We don’t want i to make a nation of foreign masters and ! native slaves.” ============= i