IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1920, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

fAUSTRALIAN & N.E. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

APPEAL TO KING. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 26. Redmond Howard, a nephew of the late Mr John Redmond, sent His Majesty an appeal begging for clemency for Irishmen who are on the verge of death through hunger striking. The King replied assuring him that the appeal” would receive immediate careful attention.

DUNDALK BURNT.

GREAT DAMAGE DONE

'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) VANCOUVER, August 27. A United Press mesage from Belfast reports the entire business section is Dundalk was destroyed bjy fire. It appeared to have been started by Sinn Feiners as reprisals for the burning of - Catholic property in Balfast and Lis- - burn by Unionists. Three persons were burned to deatli at Dundalk. Sir Hamar Greenwood lias gone to ' Lucerne to confer with the Premier. This fact, occasioned rumours of divergencies of views between Cabinet and the Irish Executive."

A WILD DEMONSTRATION. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 27. Tep thousand demonstrators gathered outside Brixton prison to-night. Wild scenes were witnessed, Numerous baton charges were miyde by mounted and foot police, whom the Sinn Fein crowd stoned injuring several policemen. Manv demonstrators were injured during the police rushes and the stampede of tbe crowd, which followed.

MANNIX AND PQPE. " KO3VIE, August 26. Thp “Agpqda Liberta” states Dr Manpix is expected to qrrjve parly ,n September and will not be received immediately by the Pope, but an audience W IU be granted just previous to Mannix's departure,

MAYOR OF CORK’S SISTER. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 26. A sister of tlie Lord Mayor of Cork replied to Hon. Lloyd George’s letter stating she did not appeal for exceptional treatment for her brother adding •-I warn you of . your responsibility for 7ns death. If my brother or any of his comrades must die to win freedom they will do so willingly. We are proud of them, but their death lies on you and the Government. The self-deter-mination for which you say England went to war, is as much Ireland’s right as Poland’s. We will have it even if vou decide that my (brother must die. ARRESTS MADE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 26. Ten arrests were made at Queenstown in connection with the shooting of the Cameron highlanders .