IN IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND

(By Electric Telegraph—Co lyrightj

LONDON, April 2

There are fresh Government pexsecutions in Irelnd. They are said to be regarded as being likely to pi event an Easter outbreak in Ireland. The “Daily Chronicle” -tales that Mr lan MacPherson has givju up his portfolio as head of the Irish Office. The reason given is that it is owing to ill-health. Mr Hamar Greenwood succeeds Mr MaePherson, who becomes of Pensions. Mr Kell away succeeds Mr Greenwood. WASHINGTON, April 3. A band of women picketted the British Embassy at- Washington, all bearing placards condemnatory of Britain’s attitude and policy of repression towards 'lreland. The Police did not even attempt to disperse the picketers. Mr Colby, in a statement, sal' 1 .the Government regretted that the demonstrations had been made before the British Embassy, and the Government without delay would take measures to perforin the duties of hospitable courtesy to the British Embassy.

OUTBURST OF INCENDIARISM. SINN FEIN ACTIVITY. LONDON, April 5. There are many signs of Sinn Fein activity in Ireland this Easte.\ The fire brigade in Dublin was engaged for three hours last night coping with 8 separate fires in the Income Tax Collector’s and Surveyor’s offices in different parts of the city. Before they were subdued a mass of important correspondence and documents was destroyed, which doubtless was the incendiaries’ object. Caretakers were pcs dously held up with revolvers. Similar! v there were two fires in the Pensions and Inland Revenue Offices at Cork, sopa r att d by half a mile. Many rounds of revolver ammunition were seized aboard a vessel reaching Londonderry. For refusing to hand over ce.tr in land, a hundred Sinn Feiners i aided the house of Air Alcorn, High Sheriff, of Galway. They handcuffer Alcorn, took him to a lakeside, and asked if he wished to see a priest who was jent for. They told 'Alcorn to Drepare for drowning, but he , informed the 1 aiders he would agree to their demands On Saturday the Governor of Londonderry gaol refused to allow the Nationalist Mayor of the City to sec the Sinn Fein prisoners there. Hejiad not. taken an oath of allegiance. Clough police station in County Down was blown up, during the night. Numerous raids were made ■-n police barracks in various parts qf clip Pppr vince. Stations at Loughbricklnnd, Eostrevor, and Trillick were filovu up or burned down.

The occupants previously had withdrawn to safety. An attack was made on '‘•earing! in

barracks. Barracks burned or destroyed in Iceland include three in County Cork, six in County Limerick and twelve in County Clare. - • • Some Sirin Feiners held up a Lain near Limerick carrying £2,500 sterling, being pay for railwaymen. The Sinn Feiners secured the money near Limerick. The train consisted of ;.n rn gine and a pay carriage. Three men waved a. red flag, and the driver thought there was a defect in the line. When he pulled up 50 : S' nn F“in«»rs immediately rushed from ditches nearhv. The driver tried to restart t.lv* engine, but he at once was covered by levolcers of men who sprang on rhe footplate. He was helpless for half an hour, when the train was allowed to go on.

LATER. REPORT. LONDON, April 4. A Sinn Fein flag is flying from the flagstaff of the Admiralty pier at Queenstown. Sinn Feiners flit the hal-yai-ds and greased the flagstaff to prevent it? CommuTpeation with Belfast is restored.

The police barracks at Blackwatertown and Balynaseanolon were burned.. Masked men .unsuccessfully attempted to burn the revenue offices a £ Dundalk.

IRELAND’S NEW SECRETARY, LONDON, April 2, ,Sir Hamer Greenwood has been appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, in succession to lan McPherson. POLICE BARRACKS RAIDED. QUIET IN DUBLIN. deceived this day at 10.L-‘> a.m.l LONDON, April fi. Sunday night passed quietly in Belfast. Reports from the country districts relate the further burning of police barracks. Six were destroyed in County Leitrim, one being blown up. Everything was quiet in Dublin and Belfast on Monday, which was fllO citizens’ holiday. Fully eighty attacks were made on official premises during the week-end.