IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1920, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

'AUSTRALIAN & N.«. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

FURTHER PARTICULARS. (Received This Lay at 8 a.m.) LONDON Dec. 12. A switchboard used in connection with the electric motor used in I’nrnell Street factory was installed by the Dublin Corporation. The finds include large bombs, also a new type of bomb containing a glass vessel or capsule,

contents being unknown. Likewise portions of an- infernal machine. Heron is a member of the Republican brotherhood. He was interned • after the 19*16 rebellion and organised the Irish transport workers union. Lawless is an extreme Sinn Feiner, "ho was deported in 1916 and sentenced after the rebellion to ten years '.srviture. He was arrested last week. Lord French’s proclamations refers to recent crime, particularly the massacre of Macroom, and enjoins all loyal subjects to aid in maintaining peace, the the supremacy of the Crown, and to obey cyders and (regulations of the military. CONSTANTINOPLE, Pee. 12. The British naval base authorised merchantmen to proceed to Bolshevist Russian ports. Two arc already going to Odessa.

LONDON, December Vi "Three brothers were committal for trial at Glasgow for organising a motor transport system for the conveyance of Sinn Fein firearms and explosives to various parts of the kingdom. ( ' liberal VIEWS. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, December 12. Sir .John Simon in a speech at Bpcs Valley said with martial law, batten law, lynch law, and the accompanying announcement of intensely repressive methods, came /the hope of conciliation in Ireland. The proposal' to discuss peace with most of the responsible Sinn Fein leaders was at any.rate a Hopeful sign. It behoved the Liberals io recognise this path of blue in the shy and denounce violence of 'both aides SHOT DEAD. LONDON, December 12. James Lawlor an engine-driver, failing to answer a sentry’s challenge at Lismo.'e was shot dead. MORE REPRISALS. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, December ?2. English newspapers were seized and burned at Lismore railway station By explosions and incendiary fires 'n Cork, the city hall, Carnegie Library and a number of theatres were destroyed. The fronts of three blocks embracing many large business houses in. Patrick Street were reduced to ruins. Two large large draperies were blown into live street. There were no fatalities. The outrages are alleged to be reprisals for the kidnapping of officers and shooting of troops.

SHOT AT. (LONDON TIMES SERVICE COPYRIGHT (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 10. The “Daily News” reports while, the English Labour mission visiting Ireland were proceeding to Limerick in motor lorries ,they passed two lorry loads of black and tans who fired upon the Labourites. Luckily there were no casualties. OPINION OF “TIMES.” (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) - . LONDON, Dec. 10. The “Times” in a leader, ' declares martial law in Ireland is preferable to the present system of reprisals, j. does not think the death penalty unreasonable, if arms are illegally obtained. THE CORK OUTRAGES (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, Dej. 12 Fire outrages at Cork are n >w asserted to be reprisals for ambushing twelve cadets earlier in the evening, one of whom succumbed. In addition to the City Hall, Carnegie Lebrary, adjoining and eighteen business houses in Patrick St. were burning simultaneously, and were not overcome at mid-day today! The fires appear to have started in two buildings only, but spread. The fact that there were no casualties is duo to a warning issued to residents to leave. Forces of police and niilitaiy to-day prevented looting and are keeping spectators clear of the collapsed buildings. Owing to fears of a renewal of hostilities to-night, the people wbc«=e premises were partially wrecked, lemoved their furniture to the country.

• EXPLOSIONS IN CORK. A NIGHT OF TERROR. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 12. The people of Cork were in terror all night long, through fires and explosions. Park Street, the city’s main artery, was the'chief scene of incendiarism. Three destroyed blocks had frontage to Patrick Street, a block from Cork. Street, to Winthrop Street containing twelve huge premises and blocks from Winthrop Street to Mnylor Street and Maylor to Merchent Street, were all demolished. Grants and Cash and company’s iHrge draperies were blown up by explosives. The entire front was blown into the street. Efforts are proceeding to save anpther threatened block. Two theatres in King Street and Winthrop Street were destroyed. Carnegie Library is still burning, but is beyond salving. Only the walls of the City Hall are standing. The fires started simultaneously. There are various theories for the outrages, the most popular being reprisals, cabled Dublin Castle official statement says 12 auxiliary patrols in a lorry were wounded, some seriously, in an ambush in Cork City within half a mile of the barracks. Bombs were thrown into the lorry. The attackers escaped.