IN IRELAND.
ißy Electric leiegrapli—Copyrignc./ THE IRISH HANGER. LONDON, May 30. The “National News” states several warships are being fitted out at Sherness to proceed to'lreland, where tho situation is regarded as more serious than reports indicate, it is believed an attempt at reeiiiou is imminent. IRISH RAILWAY-MEN'S s'I'AND. LONDON, May 31. The situation arising out of the Transporter’s Federation’s refusal to move either soldiers or military stores intended for use against the Irish people is becoming serious. The drivers in the South of Ireland have refused to drive any troop trains for the troops, who are now arriving in considerable numbers at Queenstown., The position, it is asserted, is considered disquieting.
CABINET ACTION. LONDON, May 81. The “Daily Chronicle”' (states that an important .meeting of th© Cabinet lias been summoifed for to-day to discuss the situation in Ireland.
Marshall 'French (Viceroy),. Sir H. Greenwood (Chief Secretary), and Sir N. MaoKeady (Police Head) will attend. Tiie Cabinet will, if necessary), provide special means for moving troops over Ireland and also supplies for them. It is estimated that there are now 50,000 troops in Ireland, as well as several other battalions which have been‘ordered to proceed from England. The “Chronicle”, (which is Lloyd George’s paper) says, editorially: “It is high time the Sinn Feiners were regarded as conspirators arid frankly treated as rebels.
BO LICE BARRACKS OUTRAGE. ' LONDON, May 3L Armed entered the town of Youth near Dundalk, while the residents were at church and destroyed the police barracks and the courthouse. When the residents came out of church they were, compelled to fetch and carry for the raiders. The burning barracks ignite!;" and destroyed somp other houses. Jurors summoned for an inquest at Kilmallock absented themselves through fear of victimisation. Michael Toole a farm hftnd, refused to quit the service of an obnoxious farmer at (Ballyglass, in County Mayo. He was waylaid by unrecognisable pensons and killed, „
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