VIRTUAL WAR IN IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 298, 12 September 1919, Page 7

VIRTUAL WAR IN IRELAND

. $ ■■■ ' THE FERMOY OUTRAGE ; AN OUTSPOKEN COLONEL ; ; By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright '• London, September 9. , : Business is ut a standstill in the town.' The people were awake all night guarding ,i their property. Much loot was thrown'. into tlio river, and iishuig parties ara ] recovering it. ' An officer who is alleged to bo the i lender of the rioters was arrested fori court-martial. ' ■ ■. i A meeting of "townspeople decided- to ' asl; for military protection.- .; Colonel i jJobbs, in a speech, said that, as feeling ', was running nigh, tne troops would bo ; confined to ixut.icks. The fact remained. • that taey were m a state approximating - war. Tno verdict of the jury that tho j murderers did not kill was aosurd. They''; had not the pluck to say it was murder. ! TIK; townsptup.c seemed to think tho! soldiers ougiit to sit down and not make ; icpusa.is. l'tniioy lived on the military; : otiitrwiM- Uio people would' have to live-, by taking in cadi other's washing. This,reman; caused an uproar. l'utiter O'Uonoglmi', the. Catholic. ad- j uiinisirator, in a speech at the meeting,"! eald that everybody regretted and con-.", dnuned Sunday's outrage. Ho was con-'.. fident that no" l''ermoy man had take'ii'; pan in u. Co'.unei ijnbbs: "Tins is the first exprcs- ', tsion of regret wo have received." Culonel JJobbs' restarted, in answer to : mi interjection a'bout the window smash- '. ing: "Oh, damn your windows."—Arts.- • N.£. Cabie Assn. '-i REPORTED SINN FEIN RAID ON A! J MONITU.U. London, September 10, i The story of Sum i'einers raiding a monitor, and obtaining arms, is officially J denied. The origin of the report is ob- : ecure.—Router. ~ (Rec. September 11, 10.20 p.m.) . j London, September 10. ,- ;'; According to messages from Cork, the-'; slorv of the Sinn Fein raid on the inoni. } tor is a hoax.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn,. • TOLL OF TEE DAMAGE. ■:■) London, September .W. i • The damage done is estimated at JE2o,oft;'j Sixty shops wero wrecked. Tho shops of ,'i the jurors particularly suffetetl, and the ;! foreman's jewellery establishment was..; completely demolished. The reign of tcr-vj ror lusieu for two hours. The leader car-i.'.l ried a whistle, with which lie*.rallied,-! Ins, followers, and directed tho move-"*' mciils, and a crowd of civilian rowdies; j participated in the looting.—Aus.-N.Z. ,:■ Cable Assu. ■ ;.' ACCUSED COMMITTED.,. .. : ) (Rec. September 11, 7.15 p.m.! ' ', Sydney, September 11.' -.-j Chudlcigh and Stead were committed::: for trial on the charge of conspiracy.— j Press Aesn. •.'.'':