IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

(Heater’s Telegram.) LONDON, Oct. „ 23. Sixty Sinn Feiners, ambushed motor lorries belonging to the Essex regiment at JJallanhassig. An officer and two men at were killed and several seriously wounded. Shops were afterwards looted as reprisals and two burned. The police saved those adjoining and prevented further incendiarism. < Constable Watkins was ambushed and killed at Midleton. His widow was awarded £2,850.

VIOLENCE URGED. LONDON, Oct. 24. The “Sunday Times” states some in the Irish Republican army consider the murder and violence are proceeding too slowly and urge their comrades to carry out a terrorist policy in England. Let- f ters addressed to people of all ranks predict terrible happenings. It has even been stated that numbers of gunmen have already arrived. The desperadoes are well known and any expedition planned by them to leave Irish haunts would give Scotland Yard a welcome opportunity of arresting them.

HOME RULE BILL. LONDON, Oct. 23. In. the House of Commons, the Government’s Home Rule for Ireland Bill, proposing to divide the country into two parts, was again under discussion. The House went into committee on the financial clauses of the Home Rule Bill. Mr Worthington Evans introduced a Government Amendment. This authorises payments from the Consolidated fund in connection with two Irish Parliaments;* He said the Government’s scheme provided for making 'lreland contribute eighteen million a year to the Consolidated Fund for two years. It would go towards Imperial services. / Of this over ten millions would be asked from the southern part of Ireland. The remainder would come from Northern'Parliament. There would be a Joint Exchequer Board. It could within, a period reduce the contribution, or vary the proportions. He said the amount proposed, to be asked was moderate. Ireland’s civil expenditure was now only 2) millions. Her revenue under Home Rule was anticipated at 481 millions. Mr Donald Mac Lean characterised the proposal as farcical. The whole thing should be dropped ,he said, as ■ regards Southern Ireland. Sir E. Carson said he thought Ulster contributions too high., but as they were anxious to bear a Tull shore of Imperial taxation they would accept all the Government’s proposals. SHORT OF FUNDS. (Received this , day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 25. Tie V'DaaJy Gbludnicle” states the funds of Irish terrorists are running short, and the activities of the Government forces are causing resignations from the Republican Army, many of whose leaders are on the run. Their upkeep and the upkeep of their dependents is involving a heavy strain on Republican funds. The Sinn Fein boy scout movement is being used as a- mask for training lads in the policy of outrage. Scouts have committed many acts of incendiarism.