IRISH UNREST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14100, 19 April 1920, Page 5

IRISH UNREST.

THE HUNGER-STRIKERS. AN AMERICAN SNUB. Press Association—Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) DUBLIN, Thursday. The Amereican Ambassador declined to move in connection with tho hunger strikers, as being outside his duties. LORD FRENCH RESIGNS. (Received Monday, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Saturday. The Evening Standard states on high authority that the Government has received Lord French’s resignation. His decision is final. MURDER VERDICT AGAINST LLOYD GEORGE. (Received Monday, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Sunday. At the inquest on Mr MacCurtaiir (Lord Mayor) at Cork, Viscount French and Sir John Taylor (Permanent Under-Secretary) declined to attend. The Crown Solicitor warmly protested against the monstrous suggestion that the, police were responsible for the murder. The jury, after two hours’ absence, found that Mr Mac Curtain was murdered in circmrtstanees of the most callous brutality. The murder was organised and carried out by the Royal Irish Constabulary, officially directed by the British Government. A verdict was returned of wilful murder against Mr Lloyd George, Lord French, Mr MacPherson (late Chief Secretary) and others. The jury condemned the practice of raids at unreasonable hours. A REBEL KILLED. (Received Monday, 9.25 >a.m.) LONDON, Sunday. A party of twenty men at midnight attacked three policemen in Dundalk. They felled two of the police. The third fired his revolver and wounded Thomas Mulholland, who died later at the Louth infirmary. Mulholland was interned after the 1916 rebellion. ORDERED TO IRELAND. (Received Monday, at Noon.) LONDON, Sunday. A brigade of Lancers, Hussars and Dragoons have been ordered to Ireland.