IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

LORD FRENCH’S POSITION. (By Electric —Cq.iyrigJif,.j ■ LONDON, September “Truth” states Lord 'Freqch iy|ll not returp to Dublin. His leave wifi indefinitely be extended. A successor at present has not been appointed. \ that this is? undoubtedly thp wisest course, j.t js difficult to imagine anything less dignified for his Majesty’s representative than to be kept a close prisoner at the Castle, and never be allowed'to see the country he is supposed to govern except from the i loophole of an apfnoured car. THE LAST SACRAMENT. LONDON, September 1. Discussing the proeedingS whether the last sacrament of .McSweeney accords v with the Churches doctrines, Father Vaughan is of opinion that a priest *s not entitled to give the sacrament to a person deliberately dying. . SINN FEIN,"ATTACKS. LONDON, Sept. -2. Sinn Feiners raided the Irish headquarters of the air force at Baldonnel, Dublin, and captured important papers -including secret defence pjans* a|uj codes. Raiders destroyed the entire buildings and equipment at Brpwhead cojisp guards station, County Cork. DR MANNIX/ :: LONDON, Sept. 1. Archbishop Mannix is receiving resolutions of sympathy and requests for addresses from all parts of the country. The Irish newspapers are puhjish ing particular:^. Although the Irisli newspapers aro featuring indignation meetings that ape now being held in all parts of the British Isles, protesting against the Government’s treatment of Dr Mannix, the English press remains silent about them. Since his arrival in London Dr. Mannix has received over four hundred letters from ajl parts of the British Isles, conveying sympathetic resolutions from public meetings, and also inviting him to address gatherings. On returning home from a short holiday in the country, Dr Mappjx foupij. 250 letters awaiting him. He has nojy engaged a special staff to deal with hi£ correspondence. Latest reports show that Dr Mannix continues to receive of invitations to address meetings. Yet he does not accept them. It is stated that - lie prefers the quietude of Nazareth. House in Lopdop ; A REPORTED” CAUSE. LONDON, Sept, 9, A Sinn Fein official bulletin states the reason Sir Hamar Grejenwood visited the Premier at Lucerne as cabled on the . 26th August, was to cqmmunicate tq Hon Lloyd George a memorial signed by four hundred Irish police, threatening to resign unless McSweeney ya ( ! released,