SINN FEIN

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 181, 27 April 1920, Page 7

SINN FEIN

INCREASING GUERILLA WARFARE

REBEL MOVEMENT BEYOND

CONTROL

By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright ,' ; London, April 25. The "Sunday Times" says that the Sinn Fein now control about 200,000 fighters. They believe that increasing guerilla warfare will wear " down tho Government's resistance. The 6itccwss of the Irish Executive's experiment with a milder regime is doubtful, as the rebel movement is beyond coutrol of the moro moderate Sinn Peineis or even of tha Church. The Belfast correspondent of the "Observer" • says that, owing to agrarian terrorism, hundreds of farmers in southern and western Ireland are seeking farms in North Ireland, and many others are going to England. It k alleged that some farmers are ielinqpishing properties under threats of death.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MORE MMRIKERS PRISONERS AT WORMWOOD SCRUBS DEMAND RELEASE. (Rec. April 26, 7.15 p.m.) London, April 25. Ono hundred and fifty'lrish prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs Prison demand release. Tho majority have been hungerstriking Bince Wednesday, though a few wore exempted by their comrades owing to their physical oondition. Ono has already been roleased and sent to a nursing homo owing to heart trouble. The others are reported to bo reaching a slate of collapse. v Members of tho Irish , Self-Detormination League. of I Great Britain have decided to repeat tin scenes outside Mountjoy Prison at Wormwood Scrubs. Seven thousand sympathisers, representing " eighteen branches, assembled with three bands of Irish pipers, carrying Republican flags. A priest Tecited tho rosary in Irish. Tho crowd cheered when handkerchiefs wore waved from the windows and were answered by cheers from inside. Later flames were seen inside the* prison, and it was rumoured that the Smn .Feiners were setting fire to their blankets. Every head in tho crowd was uncovered rhen the Irish pipers played "God Save Ireland." The prisoners inside joined in ! singing "The Wearing of the Green." There were /no disorders—Aus.-N.Z. I Cablo Assk, policemeTattacked . ONE MURDERED AND ANOTHER WOUNDED. London, April 24. Constable M'Carthy was waylaid at Clonakilty (County Cork), and fatally shot.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. .London, April 25. Constable Swanton was wounded while proceeding to his home at E>nnis, County 'Clare, on Saturday ■ night. One bullet passed through his left thigh, and another passed along tho' breast of his tunic but did not wound him. Three men have been arrested.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THREE CONSTABLES AMBUSHED. (Rec. April 2G, 7.15 p.m.) .- . London, April 25. A large paTty of armed men at Inisliannon (Cork) ambushed- three con stables on 'patrol duty. They fired- a . volley ■ without warning, shooting .Sergeant Crenn in the heart nnd blowing off part of Constable.M'Goldrick's, head. The third constable escaped.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. <\ LORD FRENCH SAILS FOR ENGLAND. 1 London, April 24. Lord French sailed for England strongly guarded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.