IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyr'gttt.

THE HUNGER-STRIKERS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 12

The position in Dublin is growing worse. The Government absolutely refuse to release the hunger strikers. The Nationalists are almost frantically- excited. A Justice of the Peace, visitin' Mount Joy prison was alarmed at the prisoners’ condition that he rang up the Vice-Regal lodge and assured Lord French’s Aide-de-Camp that immediate action was necessary. He did not receive a reply'. Later the private secretory informed the town clerk, in response to the previous request, that Lord French refused to see the Lord Mayor and High Sheriff to dscuss matters relating to the prisoners. The Dublin Corporation adjourned for a week as a protest. Archbishop Walsh greatly’ fears the result will excite public opinion. Ho said:—“lf the prisoners die, we shall be faced with the near prospect of an appalling calamity. The “Times” correspondent considers it is a charaetristic misfortune of Irish politics that a crisis has arisen at the commencement of Mr Greenwood’s and Macßeady’s regime. The country is already bitterly aflame.

CORK INQUEST. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 12. At an inquest in Cork concerning the death of Mae Curtain, the jury demanded the presence of Lord French and Sir John Taylor, a member of the Chief Secretary’s staff at Dublin Castle, as witnesses. The Coroner issued subpoenas. " IRISH WORKERS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 12: In appealing to workers to undertake a (general strike the Chairman and Secretary of the Irish Trade Union Congress said, “You are called to act swiftly and suddenly to save hundrqds of dauntless men, whose lives are hanging by a thread in Bastelle. We workers dare not allow this tragedy to happen.”

Thomas Clark, Chairman of the visiting Justices at Mount joy prison, lias resigned after telegraphing to A{r Hamer Greenwood to hasten to Dublin in order to avert a terrible tragedy. CODE LETTERS. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Apri} 13. The “Morning I’ost” has published translations of code letters between a Sinn Fein agent and Baron vop Hoist, who was interned ip Holland during the war as a German agent, and is pow employed by Sinn Feiner? to ship arms from Hamburg, including two tanks, and twenty one field guns aboard the Olga now at Grangemouth. Code letters from Thomas Long of Dublin, sug r gearing shipments to Dublin Corporation, put the authorities on the alert regarding the destination of the Olga’s cargo.

IRISH PROTESTS. This Dn\ at. 8.45 a.i11.) LONDON, April 18. Archbishop Walsh© in a statement said we are face to face with an appalling catastrophe. I have the gravest apprehensions of the consequences of Dublin Castle’s obstinate adherence to the present rules. Cardinal Logue protests against painting the pillars of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral with Sinn Fein colours, as & much valuable property for which Innocent people have, to pay, is being wantonly destroyed.

PRISON DOCTORS RESIGN. LONDON, April 13. The Mount Joy prison doctor, Cooke, lias also resigned. Three other doctors (including the Chief Officer of the Prison Board) recommended the prisoners! release.