INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2759, 1 May 1916, Page 6

INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLT

A HUNNISH CRIME

'MYSTERIOUS LADY IN GfiEEN

jV.CReOj -April 80, 5.5 p.m.)

! , London, April 29. ( Tho rebels' worst rod was firing oil a

i company ol toqnerai Reservists wno.jvere J . marching bacK to town alter a parade , . matuli. Tho reservists were mostly- $ld.- ... oi iy men, and were unarmed. • As'they luabod a. house.at the corner of Northi umberland iioad and iiuddiiigton i{oad tlio rebels w-aid out at lit ty yards

r . range. jj'ire j«iuu leli, loiir' being 'shot j 1- dead,- the including Browning, an i : -';iui>3riMLUonui lOoioaUer.,

CorneHiouso Warfare,

i ; « Corner-house ... warfare • •;.Was;-' largely £ adopted by . the rebels. ■ Houses-oom-

/maiming owo or. more, streets -were soiiiou, ana 'in. nu<ny quarters of the h tOMii the occupants were bundled out, [• tneir furniture using used l'oriraiupttrts. .■ 'i'bese' corner, houses, were" defended re- : soiutely, and /caused many . casualties amongst trio troops. ..,. j.-.-.. .'iho looters.oocained.some. thousands; i of pounds' worth of jewellery from Macr, i jL>oweirs : shop, wnile other'shops were j' .' gutted, and tueir' contents .tlirovvn. into - tno btrcats. r.;/V The roijels occupied tJie " Metropole . Hotel, and h/t-d on every khaki unuorm, ; .. whicu was seen.

•.' -.. Tno rebels 'have '.to. be'diig;: out; or 1 (stormed out, ,and : there must be - more bloodshed. The troops .tooji Daviess wine store by" a frontal attack, smashed the; doors,' and beset the-.place, eo hotiy

that, the rebels, .jumped : tnrough the p'piate giass ; windows to escape -their.' j /./It-is rumourM;;that;.-the.' Post- Offioe i'-.: has 7 '-.'soitjiers';< .using!

; suj'bkb:• bombs'.. 1:f j:" 1 [ : 'of , explosives along Jiount Street .were i killed through the ' bos exploding.," Jacob's • '.oiscuit "V'factory, ••-/■'another- [ bccupied bjf hundreds K of ' tile rebels,, and behind ' ramparts of ?•••,. t saok» of-:flour and sacks yf" sugar are j,/making good- rifle practice* oil tlie ati: tuckers. \ Two 'guns are now trained on [V.tho ; position,, aud, are bombarding the ! rebels. i'S ' ' '

A Brave Little Colleen. f -..;' A sixteeu-year-old Irish'girl/ in the !C fa<M of a hail of cnipers' bullets, dragged Iv 'two-' founded ' soldiers : to a place ,ofi | safety. ■. fiJ:*" Ot'her;. accounts.-state.rthat aVnumber | of armed Sinu Feiners :ou Suuday held f' /.'up a quairy'overseer's'lvii'e'and obtaiiied t;itbe :key of the' explosive store/ from • which they removed a motor-car and. a' j:'load'of exiilosiveg. \ '

i > An Englishwoman's Story. ■ iji. / An' Englishwoman' tells. of' the revolt

■/Vjifcpubjih''ori;Monday.' l '"All'^the-mornr, [: ;l were'-'wallong .abou't' lthe oitv,', but. the f'V ; suthorities took'no. notice.'' At noon 'the J first ritlo fire ,was.:heard, iii;the vicin-

V 'ity.' of St;, Stephen's Green, ,which, .the f :.Smn Femers stormed, closing the gates I , in tho ;• their trenches,, where; f theyfired", oil unsuspecting' and unarmed I' werel'ignorairb' [i. of events.'

\l'-:' An. insurgent " volley 'killed' a policeman and. a girl'with; a baby in her. arms, f-. Tho machine-guns';-rattle- was -audible; i: -amid the " rifle -. is; understood I i-thait -these'-were 'postedjoii a fobf at the

i ; corlier of a 'buildmg.'iii, the'green, for' ; firing at !.- Hotol, who/defended 'themseljes;fiercqly.' i'. ''Tho rebbis'iraided -W'^stlandrow-Bail-.

way • Station^pointing; their i trifles *• at . the officials-and ordering them to clear out: seized the money,, and i' fired constantly, apparently.with-a view ;

i ! .. to,, '.terrorising the people. "Trinity; College, a noted Loyalist [.. stronghold, was .barricaded and. gal- •- hmtly defended by;', armed students.-. '

Careless Officers... . I;.; : !fA:witnoss told-me that several thou- !; i sand Sinn:Feiners had arms. There wa3

' much looting by larrikins.. Another wit-. rcss Telates that on - returning • from' i. the -racecourso they were'stopped out-

i'v'side the city by the news that the' rails J had. been torn up. There , was an unusual number. of officers ori the race '■ .trains.- They had been specially warned : not to go into the city, 'as they would '<■ ;be killed. ' The warning ,was ridiculed. : . Two were shot dead from windows.while

ridinc down-Sackville Street. :- . _ "There was. little or no- street fighting;

• of a definite character, or between cbm- . pact bodies of soldiers and rebels in : the ;, open. .. Tho rebels seemed to. mass strength-once they got hold of the r Post.-Oflrce, and with a wild- dash they f'• swept up ;tli'o road .towards . the. Castle.' ( Tho Sinn Feiners showed masterly tac- :• tics. By the seizure of the Post Office, •' ;St. Stephen's Green, and Kelly's Court, ; - they covered the approach of troops i -from Portobelio Barracks. The assault | > on the''Ca'stlo'" : .lasted for twenty-four \ hours, but the fceiegers did not gro- ; gress beyond the forecourt, whiofi they t seized. ;• Later, troops from Phoenix ■ Park relieved" the Castle guard and raised the assault.' ' '"' : ' r

"The Sinn Pernors bivouacked 'in St. | Stephen's Green,' trenching"; arid'- sand-; ■ v bagging ' immediately any point ■ which' f .was captured. The pshels have hoisted I the flag of the Irish Republic, green, . . white, and yellow, .'with, a. harp. ; : . -"It is stated that there was £1000 in tho Post Office ■ when •' the rebols seized 1 tho building. The community has suf- ■ fered from,pillagej and. there.has been ?: a'shortage : of-bread; The rebels rushed the Guinness flrewery, but were ejected. :• They also collared one of the largest mills in the city, but were driven out ; after a lot of damage had been done."

; r Fires Break Out. i ; When -the fighting was at; its height | on Tuesday,; night - -fires- /'broke out in Sackvillo 'of' I accident"or 'dosign is iiot known. The | rebels ■ fired from tho green until. they I - cleared'the streets. A numbeiyof people was killed, and many wounded, pivi- ! lians suffered equally with the military : and tho .'police; A priest pluclrily rescued a- wounded man ,in Dame, Street [ .under (ire. '- • • • A striking figure of the rebellion was nn elderly woman, stated to be of high ; title, attired in a green tunic and She carried a rifle with fixed ; bayonet. She is. stated to bo a Sinn' | 'Fein leader.. The rebel force mostly ; consists of young men. -. , . '• '•"*.• -;The first boat from Dublin reached, s • Holyhead with many women on board; : : COMMANDER OF THE REBELS A NOTORIOUS'SYNDICALIST (Rcc. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 29. t 3t is reported that.four.hundred rebels ' ,Toro taken prisoner at St. Stephen's ; Green. T -Tho Central News Agency states that ; tlio commander ofthe, rebels is James !• Connolly, a notorious' syndicalist, ' who i was iiarkin's lieutenant and commanders' yHsliief. . ' i THE FINGEfI" THE HUN . A SENSATIONAL STORY i ' (Bee.' April 30, 5.6-pan.) : I New York, April 28. r lt is reported on good authority that v-on I gel's papers contained details of ■ the Dublin riots, and-that-the- rovela--•'--turns contributed to Sir-Roger Case.v.ment's arrest. " PRESS CAMPAIGN. AGAINST MR BIRRELL ■*. : " London, April 25.. The "Daily Express" and other ' Unionist newspapers than tho, North--1 diffe group, oither censure Mr. BirrelJ ! '{Chief Secretary for Ireland) or demand -his resignation.- ■

Tho "Daily Chronicle" savs that the public will not tolerate Mr. Birrell rc-' maining in offico.

("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)

(Rep. April 29, 5.5 p.m.)

• ' London, April 28. The whole'world lias been impressed by tho recent dramatic events in Ireland. Praotically ' tli'e whole of the Allied; Auiericah;' Dutch, and Spanish Press agree that Casement's escapade and the subsequent rebellion were tho outcome oK, German influence; many papers forecast that it will end in complete failure. ■ ■ The American Sinn Fein and ' Clannagael Separatists are jubilant, and are flooding the newspapers with exaggerated statements as to tho extent of the trouble. They have issued a flamboyant announcement at a mass mooting which. was held on Sunday on behalf of the widows and orphans of the "Dublin martyrs," protesting against Casementls execution. .

Sane, Irish-American opinion, however ( regrets that-the splendid war record of ■the,-Irish' -regiments should have been marred-'by these crack-brained extremists. Prominent Now York Irishmen are "calling a - mass meeting to express their sympathy with Mr. Redmond, and to show tho American people at this time Avhat the Irish attitude is. .

.-'A/section of tho German-American papers are publishing letters from Irishmen saying that- it will be a good tiling if Germany captured Ireland, and that "many patriotic Irishmen would aid tho attempt."

NOTICE OF MOTION IN THE HOUSE (Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) - London, April 28. . In tho Houso of Commons S"ir Henry ,'Oraik . (Unionist) Vgave notice of a resolution in favour of petitioning tho Eing to suspend Viscount Wimborne (Viceroy of Ireland), and Mr. Birrell '(Chief' Secretary for Ireland), and appointing a Commission to inquire into | their administration of Irish affairs. • The "Daily Chronicle" says that changes in the Irish Executive are likeIy ? but Viscount "Wimborne, who acted • with' .-vigour >and; initiative, will remain in office. GOVERNMENT PAYING F,OR ITS ...HESITATION,. ' Sydney. April Referring to, the Irish rebellion, Archbishop Kelly, said that, ihefr runjmerit,- in following hesitating lines in its action regarding Home Rule, l.ad .furnished the occasion for the" propagation of disaffection. The rebellion was an untimely ebullition. SYMPATHY FOR MR. REDMOND. London, April 2b'. t Mr. John Redmond has received telegrams from Canada, Australia, and South "Africa Condemning the rebellion an J-expressing confidence in Mr. Redmond and the Nationalists'' Parliament-ary-Committee:l

LATEST" NEWS

TROOPS POURING IN

: WHOLES ALE LOOTING By Telegraph—Press ABCooiation-Oopyrlght (Rec. April 30, 11.5 p.m.) ; ' London, April 30. . . Friday night's report from Dublin 'states that troops' were arriving all day. /There was intermittent fighting, to the disadvantage of . -the rebels, principally around Jacob's Factory, wliich the rebels had stocked with food on Monday evening. The building is now, on fire. . Connolly, the rebel leader, has issued passports to persons desirous of leaving ■Dublin.' -These are signed; "Commandant of the Irish .Republican Army." : Some women,: carrying bandoliers and ammunition, marched alongside the rebels. ■ There has been considerable. looting in Sackville Street.The rebels establishedthemselves in-the 6hops and sold boots to women at 3d. per pair, giving goods away to the poor. . , The .flat "roofs are affording the rebels ■scope for'theiratactics in lying flat or hiding-. behind chimney stacks and thenoe firing, on the .'soldiers, who have little ohance of replying. The rebels in tlie outlying districts practised, this ruse 1 when the military appeared. They pre : > tended, to be.working in, their gardens,' but immediately the soldiers passed their lioes, ...became rifles. Many soldiers were sndt in this way. . ! . ' There is free fighting- in the. neighbourhood of Jacob's Factory , between loyalist women .and rebel .women ,who were .trying to'get food into 1 the rebel garrison. Fifteen' hundred rebels entered Jacob's while three thousands workers were on holiday, and only a few cleaners and repairers were on the premises: \ v

The ordinary rabble participated in looting. Practically every shop in Grafton Street was cleared.. Women and girls'lield their aprons and dresses out as baskets in which to receive jewellery and watches. ■

IRISH OPINION IN NEW ZEALAND

WHOLE-HEARTED SUPPORT OF LAW AND ORDER. By Telesrapli—Press Association. ' -Dunedin, April 29. 'At a representative meeting of Irish-* men held" this afternoon to protest against tbo disturbance in Ireland, a series of resolutions 'was carried ex-, pressing regret at the criminal action of the Sinn Feiners, which had been brought about by; men of no standing; -and -as a practical 'means of showing 'condemnation iill fit Irishmen who had not yet enrolled were called npon to do. so. . ,;It was v further resolved to send the foilowingscahlegram'; to . 'Mr./' Asquith anH"Mr. Redmond i—"The Irishmen of Dunedin desire to express sympathy the British' Government in handling the trouble caused by the action of the misguided Dublin rioters." ■ v \ Timaru, April 29. , ~'At a~ representative meeting of Irishmen,from all' parts of South Canterbury to-day, the Mayor of Timaru presiding, it was resolved to send cablegrams to Mr. Asquith end Mr. Redmond expressing abhorronce of_ the doings and sayings of the Sinn Feiners, and assuring the .Ministers of tho whole-hearted support' of Irishmen in New Zealand. A meeting was held at short notice to arrange for a mass meeting, but so many representative and prominent men attended that it was decided to act at once.