DISORDER IN IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 257, 24 July 1920, Page 7

DISORDER IN IRELAND

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN BELFAST UNIONISTS REFUSE TO WORK WITH SINN FEINERS By TeleErarh-Press Associatlon-OopyrleM London, July 21. Serious disturbances have occurred in the Belfast shipping yards. Unionist workers held meetings, and resolved to boycott Sinn Feiners, and to refuse to work with them. Pres. fights followed, • and a number of persons were thrown into tho river and roughly handled. Some are in hospital, thouglx there are no serious- eases. Troops were called out in the evening, when a Sinn Fein crowd began Backing spirit 6hops in Belfast. The troops fired over the head of the crowd, and it dispersed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, July 22. Three people, including a woman, were killed in further rioting in Belfast, and thirty- people are in hospital. Fifty-lour rioters were arrested. The troops now control the. Falls Road and Sandy Row districts, where spasmodic firing. continues.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT, (Rec. July 23, 11.50 p.m.)

. London, July 22. There, has been a serious development in the Belfast riots. The mob invaded a distillery with a view to inciting the workers to .strike.- Order was only restored after the arrival of a Lewis gun detachment. Stone-throwing was 1 •continuous in rhe streets, looting was prevalent, and thousands of . windows wen smashed. Firing* occurred in a shipyard. A crowd armed with picks endeavoured to enter, but were repulsed by ■ troops, suffering.. several casualties. Three more were killed in Belfast in the evening, including u Driest.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , A SAD FATALITY. (Rec. July 24, 0.15 a.m.) London, July 23. ; The Belfast looters directed their attention principally against the hotels and licensed , groeers. A ■ young, married woman was killed last night while carrying a baby and going on n visit to a dying friend—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

DOMINION HOME RULE IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER . ((Rec. July" 21, 0.5 a.m.)., ' mi im , London, July #3. ■ the Daily Chronicle" states that Mr. Lloyd George, replying to a deputation iroiii the xrado- Union Congress regarding Ireland, expressed willingness" to comer with _ uny form of , government within the Lmniro which■-was accentable to, the. people as a whole. He asked "What, assurance could be-given that Dominion Homo Rule would lie accepted by South-west Ireland, apart from TJU ster.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ SENSATION" IN- THE LOBBIES. . (Rec. July 21, 0.15' a .m.) T , , , 1 London, July 23, • j._Labour .members'..Toraion of Mr. Lloyd Georges reply to.the deputation caused a sensation in the lobbies. Mr. Thomas 6tat"es that the Premier is willing to grant Dominion Home Rule, with safeguards for Ulster, provided the trade union leaders uso their influence to arrange a' meeting between Mr. Lloyd George and tho Sinn Fein leaders to discuss a truce and details of the'new Home fiule Bill.—Aus.-N.Z. "Cable Assn. VALUE OF DESTROYED PROPERTY EFFORTS TO. FIND ; GENERAL , . Lucas..'..;: (Reer July. 23*-7.15 p.m.); London, July 22.-"-Sir llamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary for Ireland). stated that it was estimated that two millions sterling, worth, of properly had been, destroyed.' by Sinn Feiners in Ireland in 191D;«nd 1920. All steps were being taken .to'ascertain the whereabouts of General Lucas, but without success up to the present.—Rcuter.'

. THE WRECKING OF TUAM AN INVESTIGATION ASKED, FOR. (Rec. July 23, 7.15 p.m.) ; London, July 22. The Archbishop of Tuam has written to Sir Nevil Macready urging an investigation ilnto the wrecking' bf fchel town. Sir Nevil • Macready promised to communicate with the-proper authorities, and added that the police doubtless were incensed at the cold-blooded murder of their comrades. Such crimes could not. be perpetrated, without > the tacit consent and connivance of a large section of the population. Retaliation, however, could never servo as «i remedy for crimo.—"The Time's." [Wild scenes occurred'' in Tuam as tho result of two constables being ambushed and shot. The enraged comrades of' the murdered, men determined to give the Sinn Feinersa. fright. They, went through the town firing " shots and threatening' some'of th'o inhabitants. They also burned the houses of prominent. Sinn Feiners a;ml the Town Hall where tho Sinn' Fein'Court 'was hold, but it was stated that no one was injured.} furtheiToutrages A POLICE SERGEANT KILLED. (Rco. July '23, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 22. A mob wrecked the Falls Road post office. The police fired on the crowd, wounding a soldier ' and several civilians. A hundred raiders overpowered the garrison of ten marines at Howe's Strand coastguard station, after on hour's fighting, and stole rifles and ammunition. One of the" raiders was killed. A sharp exchange of shots occurred between masked men and police going to Ballina barracks. A sergeant was shot dead and a constable was dangerously wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn." MILITARY OFFICERS ATTACKED. 'Rec. July 23, 11.50 p.m.) London, July . 22. A Dublin conimuniquo states that fifteen civilians attacked two military officers returning to Ennistymon Barracks/ Shots wero fired, killing'one and wounding several, but the officers were unhurt. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.