THE HUNGER-STRIKERS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 183, 29 April 1920, Page 5

THE HUNGER-STRIKERS

SERENADED BY GREAT CROWD

CONVERSATION CARRIED ON

BY MEGAPHONE

(By Telegraph-Press Asaociation-Copyrisht London, April 27. Twenty thousand people serenaded tho hunger-strikers in AYormwood Scrubs Prison on .Monday, and a conversation with the prisoners was carried on with a megaphone.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COUNTER DEMONSTRATION. (Rec. April 28, 10.25 p.m.) London, April 28. Tho Irish demonstrations at "Wormwood Scrubs caused counter demonstrations by a large crowd hostile to tho Irishmen. Mud and stones were thrown, and there was free fighting for Sinn Fein flags. Five prisoners wers released yesterday.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. INDUSTRIES OF ENGLISH PORTS THREATENED. (Rec. April 28. 9.55 p.m.) London, April 27. At Liverpool a. deputation of Irishmen to the Lord Mayor threatened that Irishmen would hold up the_ Liverpool industries unless the Sinn Feiners were released from Wormwood Scrubs Prison within 4S hours. Similar threats were made at other ports—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DEMONSTRATOR GLASGOW COLLISION WITH POLICE. ' (Rec. April 28, 10.55 p.m.) London, April 27. A Sinn T'ein demonstration at Glasgow in sympathy with the hunger strlKers. ended in a, collision with the police, who arrested the leader. An attempt by the crowd to effect a rescue led the police to make a baton charge, in which several were injured. The demonstrators were dispersed.—Renter. ATTACKS ON POLICE"AND SOLDIERSLondon, April 2G. Two hundred armed men attacked the police barracks at Clonroch'e. Six defenders repulsed the assailants after two hours of incessant firing—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. April 28, 9.55 p.m.) London, April 27. Youths stoned three soldiers at Limerick. The soldiers chased their assailants. An unknown civilian threw a smoke bomb, and another fired a shot, fatally wounding a soldier. Armed men confronted three constables at Dingle Station, and seized revolvers and ammunition. The constables fled, and their assailants fired, wounding a constable.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (liee. April 28, 10.25 p.m.) London, April 2S. Sixteen farmers were arrested in Kosconvmoiv in the act of cattle driving. While thousands at A'.kloe were celebrating the return, of the 'hunger strikers the mob stoned a party of soldiero. The collision caused the troops to fire a volley. A civilian was killed and two others were wounded—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.