HOME RULE BILL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 7

HOME RULE BILL

DEMAND FOR DOMINION STATUS AUSTRALIA'S SUPPORT RELIED ON (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyri2ht London, April 28 The Irish Dominion League is not supporting 'amendment to the Home Rulo Bill bccauso the measure is inconsistent with the fundamental features of a "Dominion settlement." Sir Horace Plunkett has cabled to Mr. W. .M. Hußh.es and oth'cr Dominion' 1 Premiers, expressing the belief that, the fundamental principles of the Australian Constitution are essential to Irish welfare, and protesting against the imposition, under militaristic coercion, of a Bill •which will exact, an oppressive annual tribute, and will perpetuate partition. The league relies on Australia's support, of the Irish demand for Dominion status, ! with adequate safeguard for minorities. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DISORDERS AT WORMWOOD; SCRUBS PEOPLE INJURED IN FREE EIGHTS. London, April 29. Disorderly scenes continue at Wormwood Scrubs. Over a thousand Irish sympathisers,. including many women, inarched to the prison in military formation, and formed a cordon around it. A strong force of anti-Sinn Feincrs attacked the cordon with stones and clods of grass. During the free fights six people' were injured. The Sinn Feiners threaten that to-morrow our opponents shall see that Irish boys can fight. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .

GOVERNMENT WILL NOT YIELD TO STRIKE THREATS. (Rec. April 30, 7.50 p.m.\y

London, April 29. In the House of Commons Mr. E. Shortt (Home Secretary), replying to questions regarding. Ireland, declared (hat the Government would not yield to threats of a dockers' strike at Liverpool and Glasgow* unless the Sinn I< emers were released. _ 'l'h? movement was not a trades unionist one, but was'engineered by local Sinn Feiners.—lmperial News Service. : POLICE BARRACKS RAIDED 'MAIL TRAIN ROBBED. (liec. April 30, 11.15 p.m.) »i Dublin, April 29. A raiil was made on the police bar-, racks at the village of "Rush, fifteen miles from Dublin. Telegraphic communication was cut and the . connections between Dublin and the North of Ireland seriously hampered. Information regarding the raid is sparse., It is reported that the jw>f of the. barraiks was blown off and the sergeant commanding tlie defenders fatally injured. The Bantry mail .train was held up at Kinsale Junction, by a party of armed masked men. Two mail hags were extracted. The roads surrounding the junction wero strongly guarded, litis is the third time tho train has leeu vobbed —Reuter. ' ' >. .