IRISH HOME RULE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 227, 20 June 1921, Page 5

IRISH HOME RULE

QUESTION OR FISCAL AUTONOMY

GOVERNMENT INCLINED TO . CONCEDE DEMAND

fiy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, June 17

Ixird Donoughmore, speaking in the House of Lords on behalf of Southern Unionists, surprised the House by asking for fiscal autonomy for the South, which is one of De Vplera’s chief demands. The “Daily Express” says that it Is understood that the Government is inclined to grant fiscal autonomy to Ireland if tho North and South made a request jointly. Many members of the Cabinet have long favoured such a course. The offer hitherto was not made unconditionally, but . the Government is now ready to concede substantial amendments in the Home Rule Act in order to secure acceptance by the South. —Aus.-N.lfl. Cable Assn. PROPOSAL TO* UTILISE DOMINION PREMIERS TO MEET DELEGATES FROM IRISH PARLIAMENTS. (Rec. June 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 18. It is rumoured that the Government is anxious to utilise the presence of the Dominion Premiers to settle, the Irish question. One proposal is that General Smuts. AHscount Grey, Earl Derby, Mr. George Barnes, as Government delegates, should meet an equal number of members of. the Northern and Southern Parliaments. with full power to conclude a settlement, requiring only the formal endorsement of the British Government. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE KING AND QUEENGMNG TO BELFAST

(Rec. June 20, 0.10 a.m.)

London, June 18. It is officially that th a Queen will accompany the King Jo Belfast. The battleships Revenge and Ram- ; illies and the cruisers Cleopatra and. Carysfort, with a destroyer flotilla will escort the Royal yacht.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CAMPAIGN OF MURDER AND THEFT; AUXILIARIES AMBUSHED. (Rec. June 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 18. Two hundred rebels ambushed twenty-' five auxiliaries in four motor lorries at Newmarket (Cork). Three road mine# were exploded, disabling three of ia motor lorries. Two cadets were killed, and four wounded during tho fight. Reinforcements found the dead body of one of the attackers, and it is believed •that others were, killed. Armed men held up a postal paymas er riding in a car in Dublin and stole £lOOO. Others held up the Ranelagh branch of the Ulster Bank and stole JC2IX). Two men stole Jl2OO from H’ l ’ College of Sciences, Dublin—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ,

A LIBRARY' DESTROYED. London, June 17.

Sinn Feiners burned down the Carnegie Library at Castle Island, Kerry. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

COASTGUARD STATIONS BURNED (Rec. June 20, 0.10 a.m.)

London, June 18. Armed rebels attacked and burned three coastguard stations on the Dublin men removed a widow’s two sons from bed in Dundalk and shot them dead outside the house—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OUTRAGES IN ENGLAND ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY SIGNALBOXES. (Rec. June 19, 5-5 p.m.) London, jTine 17. Sinn Feiners last night attempted to set fire to a number of railway signalboxes around London. The most serious outrage was at Clapton, where the assailants fired revolvers, wounding a signalman, who managed to telephone for assistance. He reached the next box. where he was medically attended. Incendiaries at Southall poured oil on the instruments and woodwork, after binding and partially gagging a signalman, who was just able to shout ioi hellWorkmen from the locomotive works nearby arrived just in time to preven a fire A similar attack was made al Barnes, where a fire was extinguished before much damage was done. Gunmen hired a taxi at Newcross at midnight, and told the driver to proceed to Lee. On approaching Lee the men jumped off the taxi, surrounded the driver, and at the revolver bound him and threw him on the roadside. The taxi has disappeared. Mne anests ha been made. , ~ . , Scotland Yard reports that the signalbox outrages are the work of un Feiners. The men arrested are nil Irishmen, aged, from seventeen to twenty-four, and were armed with iavolvors wire-cutters, and paraffin. At Bromlev (Kent) police stopped a taxi when six armed men fired. Th? police returned the fire, wounding Robinson, who was recently acquitted on a charge of incendiarism. He, with three others, have been charged with filing a tho police with intent to murder.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. June 20, 0.20 a.m.) London, June 18. Further attempts were made to damage the London railways last mg hl. Sleepers on the Brighton line nt Battersea were set on fire, but the fire was extinguished before serious damage was done.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE MACHINE-GUN INCIDENT NOT AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR. London, June 17. The machine-gun incident in New York is not regarded ins an international affair, but only a matter of domestic law.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FORFEITURE OF GUNS ORDERED. (Rec. June 19, 5.5 p.m.; New York, June 16. Federal Judge Lynch has s’gred an order forfeiting io the American Government the machine-guns and mumtions seized 0 11 tho steamer Eastside. Officials are endeavouring to determine how the arms came on board the ship. The steam ship company and Colt Anns Company deny any knowledge of the transaction.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUTHORITIES’ INVESTIGATIONS. (Rec. June 19, 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 17. Attorney Gross announced at Newark that he will ask the Federal grand jury to indict all criminally concerned in tlie attempt to ship arms to Ireland, which violates tho Espionage Act and the Penal Code relating to violations of neutrality and conspiracy against friendly States. The authorities know whore the arms wore brought from and to whom they were consigned. They nro now seeking the members of the crow who signed on to take the place of strikers believed to be Sinn Feiners. Mr Gross declared: "We have no doubt this is a Sinn Fein plot. This typo of conspiracy must be stopped. Mr Gross has received instructions from the Al- - Mr. Daugherty, ordering him to complete his investigation.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aflsn.