IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigir.M THE NEAV ARRANGEMENTS. ~ LONDON, May 22. Mr Denis Henry (Attorney-General for Ireland) describing in the Hoiise of Commons flip new military measures the Government was adopting in Ireland, said that the Chipf Secretary (Sip }L Greenwood) had put cavalry in seven)} areas, In several districts the constables pi) duty had been strengthened hy tllP presence, of three soldiers to eaoh constable. The soldiers were in full fighting kit, Cavalry were placed where there had been any cattle-driving in the counties of Roscommon, Galway and Leitrim. As a. result, seventy prosecutions were being started for cattle-driv-ing. A number of convictions had ’ a,’ ready been obtained. THE LIMERICK AFFAIR. LONDON, May 22. On Thursday morning, 20 armed men attacked a police patrol at Limerick. The police fired several volleys. A* number of persons were wounded, and one man was killed. Panic reigned in tho city for an hour. The gang retired ; hut a number of attempts were made to pillage shops. One shop was set on fire, and shots were fired at- firemen who were proceeding to tho spot. LONDON, Alay 20. In the House of Commons, Sir E.

Carson asserted there was ample evidence that the condition of affairs was all part of a propaganda, which was being carried on in Egypt and ,India. .Tlie directions of the ’campaign were ! not animated hy any .desire to help Ire. I land, hut from hatred of Britain. They i were, however, working to destroy tho - : British Empire. He did not say whe,thler funds came from Germany or not. y . The greater part of the funds for the movement came from America. SECTARIAN BITTERNESS. (Received This Day at 3 a.m.) LONDON. Alay 21 Sectarian bitterness, duo to a rece-it riot in Londonderry, resulted in a. number of raids on private houses, in widen furniture was smashed and families were turned into tho street. Both Unionists and Nationalists were eaneerned. » "