IRISH PARLIAMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 208, 28 May 1921, Page 7

IRISH PARLIAMENTS

THE ELECTIONS IN ULSTER UNIONISTS EXPECT TO WIN THIRTY-EIGHT SEATS By Talegrauh—Press Association— Copyright London, May 26. 'llie first elected member for the Ulster Parliament was the Imperial M.P., Mr. T. Moles, for South Belfast, where his votes largely exceeded the proportional representation vote. The •lection- of three other Unionists seems assured. The bulk of the other returns ape expected at the week-end. . An examination of the polling returns reveals exceptionally heavy voting everywhere. over 95 per cent, in one station, while the generaj. average is 90 per cent. —.Reuter.

Unionists secured all eight seats in South and East Belfast. Sir Robert Anderson (Unionist) polled 13,466. Professor M‘Neill (Sinn Fein) polled 11,866, and headed the poll for Londonderry. The two remaining seats were filled by Unionists on the second and third counts, one being a woman. Three Unionists and Mr. Devlin (Nationalist) were elected for West Belfast. All four Unionists were returned for North Belfast.

Thus far twenty-one Unionists nave keen elected, one Nationalist, and one Sinn Foiner.

It is now expected that the Unionists will secure 38 seats in Ulster. There are great rejoicings in Belfast. A Sinn Fein crowd burned' a furniture van and maltreated the driver. An armoured car restored order.

The Socialists made such a poor rfiow that all forfeited their deposits of .£l5O. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

[There are to be 52 members in the Northern or Ulster Parliament.] (Rec. May 37, 8.30 p.m.) London. May 27.

The latest Ulster returns show that Sir James Craig (the Unionist leader) had a big dead in County Down, but De Valera’s return is assured. Michael Collins is among those elected in Armagh.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BLOW TO PEACE PROSPECTS BURNING .OF CUSTOMHOUSE CONDEMNED. London, May 26. The Dublin newspapers strongly condemn the burning of the Customhouse, and consider it a blow to the prospects of peace. The Auxiliaries who gallantly entered the burning Customhouse found the bodies of three rebels partially burnt, each with a revolver wound in the forehead. Undoubtedly they died by their own hands. The caretaker of the Customhouse died from his wounds. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GREAT DAMAGE BY FIRE.

(Rec. May 27, 8.30 -p.m.) London, May 26.

The first warning of the Dublin Cus-

tomhouse fire was given by a clerk, who 1 was telephoning to the military authorities. He saw the rebels enter, and, dropping his voice to a whisper, said: "Come at once, or it will be too late.” The line was then cut. Within three minutes th© first Crown forces arrived. The fire raged throughout the night, and little was left except blackened walls and smouldering ruins. All the documents and other contents of the building were destroyed. The damage is estimated at .£1,060,000. The district is now invested by military forces,.and all the approaches are out off with barbed wire.—" The Times.” CONFLICTS WITH REBELS AMMUNITION FOUND. London, May 26. The . military surprised twenty-five , rebels at Ballseady. in Kerry. The rebels dispersed, losing one killed. Four others were seen to fall. A quantity of explosives was captured. As a counter-reprisal for the destruction of four houses at Blackpool, the rebels destroyed the residences of prominent loyalists, including the house of Sir Alfred Dobbin, and the golf clubhouse at Douglas. Five Sinn Feiners were arrested at Liverpool as the outcome of a police raid on a small shed, where much ammunition was found. ’ The military surprised- a partv of civilians engaged-in destroying the Ballvcarthy Bridge, near Tralee. .They kill- ‘ ed one. wounded two. and captured nine. Tn the. House of Commons Sir Hamar Greenwood, replying to a question, said that since March 26 16.388 rounds of American ammunition had been captured in the Dublin district.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REPRISALS AND COUNTERREPRISALS. (Rec. May 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 26. As counter-reprisals for military reprisals, a number -of houses of prominent Unionists in Cork were burned. The destruction of bridges and roads con-

tinuqs in the district. '('he main roads towards Youghal are blocked by .felled ■trees and telegraph poles.—“ The Times.” THE OFFER TO SINN FEIN NO RESPONSE -RECEIVED BY I’RE.MI'TTS-. London. May 2#. Tn the nones of Comnions the Premier, answering a question, said that he had had no response Io the. offer he had repeatedly made to the Sinn [’piners. He added: "We certainly do not pro|iose to drift. Tf a further step is demanded, it is additional Crown, forces to eope with (he situation.”—.Aus.-N.Z. Gable- Assn.