IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

(Reuter’s Telegram.!

v MILITARY RAIDS. , j LONDON, November 25. The military raids with a wholesale Bcouring of Ireland, continues. Some 129 arrests have been made within a I week. Liberty Hall in Dublin, was J raided-to-day. The search lasted two hours. The floors were pulled up, and tthe chimneys demolished. The troops and “black and tans” used armoured cars and have, employed barbed wire, throwing it across the streetß. Searchi lights are used in the evening. Twen■ty arrests made include Mr Johnson (Secretary of the Irish Labour Party) , and Mr O’Brien (Secretary of the Irish • Transporters.’: Union). Simultaneously all the trade union officers were raided in Dublin.

! R is announced that two Irish pri- • soners named O’Brifen and Johnson , have been released.

MOTION BY ASQUITH. LONDON, November 24. In the House of Commons, Mr As- , T’ith moved: ,f That this House condemns the outrages committed against • forces of the Crown and those cotnj mflt/ted against civilians in Ireland, and expresses its deep abhorrence at the brlutal assassination of officers and those of other British subjects in Dublin on Sundnv.”

IRISH BILL TO BE POSTPONED LONDON, November 25.

Ldrd Middle ton will move in the House of Lords today a motion to postpone the Home Rule Bill for a fortnight so as to enable the Government to suggest some amendments to the bill in the light of the Lords debate.- Lord Birkenhead has already intimated that ho will regard such amendments as vital. It is believed that despite cross currents, a majority for the bill is assured.

J LORD GREY’S VIEW’S. j LONDON, November 24. The House of Lords resumed the debate on Lord Dunraven’s. amendment that the Government’s Irish Bill be rejected as not giving fiscal authority to Ireland. Viscount Grey said that instead of any detailed bill, the (Government , sl, rjuld have laid down broad lires j wherein Ireland should have full fiscal authority and reserving control of foreign affairs, the army and navy to the British Parliament. He declared that neither Britain nor Ireland could I he defended unless there was one navy , ancl <> ne naval authority. If the Government gave Ireland fiscal freedom in , the hope that it would produce peace, j then something might he done with the ; present bill. He asked the Government j to take courage from Imperial histi ry, ) such as that of South Africa, which he j pointed out, showed “we never lost jby giving too much.” Until the differ- ! en C e between two parts of Ireland were ; settled he said there could be no real j settlement of the Irish question.