IN IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1919, Page 2

IN IRELAND

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THE IRISH QUESTION

AIILITAR-Y RULE RESTORED. LONDON, August 17,

The Dublin Castle Government has decided to suppress the Sinn Fein organisation iu County Clare, also kidred organisations in the country. The “Times” says: “The Government lias suppressed Sinn Fein in Clare. This step has been taken immediately after some Roman Catholic Bishops and also members of the Dublin Corporation denounced anything in the way of a campaign of terrorism or murder. The Government has is sued an official memorandum that enumerates outrages over a term beginning in 1917. It states these lapsed for a considerable period. This, it says was owing to the Government’s wider and sterner military rule in Ireland, duiing 1918. It says outrages virulently revived in 1919, during which armed bands have attacked the police on nine occasions, and many other crimes were committed.

The memorandum says a determined attack was on 20t of last month mado on a police hut. The windows in the hut were riddled with bullets. Four constables were within, however, and returned the fire. They beat off the assailants. A similar attack was made on another hut, the conflict lasting an hour. Armed men also attacked Bradford police barracks on August 3 and entered barracks at Newmarket, where they bound police with ropes, seized carbines, revolvers, ammunition and departed in three motor-cars. A sergeant and constable were returning to Allanbarn on August 4th and were held up by armed men. A conflict ensued, the constable being killed The sergeant died later of wounds.

AIOVE AGAINST SINN FEIN. LONDON, August 15

The Government has now ordered Sinn Fein to he suppressed in Cork County. In justification it issues a report stating that thirty armed men on August Bth, attacked a hut at Aloynoe, the attack being in furtherance of an avowed Sinn Fein policy to overthrowconstitutional Government in Ireland. The Government has therefore decided to suppress Sinn Fein and any kindred bodies in Cork County as unlawful associations.

Consequently a force of 200 police and military, raided a house at Glandorei in Cork. They arrested the four Sinn Feiners there and seized a quantity of ammunition aind Sinn Fein volunteer equipment. Then they hauled dow a Sinn Fein flag and hoisted a Union Jack.

ACTION AT LONDONDERRY. LONDON, August 16,

The authorities announced that anfcicipatijng grave disorders in Londondierry, the military have proclaimed the Irish Nationalists and Sinn Fein Lady Day demonstrations there which was to include a procession round the walls of the town.

Troops for the first time, since tho siege of Derry, were sent to occupy the walls. It is explained that Orangemen and other Unionists had expressed a determination to prevent anyone using the walls for an anti-British parade