IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

BY TELEGRAPH —PI&SS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. REPORTS OF POLICE REPRISALS. LONDON, Feb 5. Three bombs were thrown at a military lorry in a Dublin street, and two exploded. One civilian was wounded. Ryan, a military policeman, was shot dead in a Dublin hotel whole engaged in drinking with his mother-in-law. Three men entered. They inflicted five wounds on Ryan. The two policemen who were recently wounded in Dromkcn have died.

CA RSON’S PROP A GANDA

LONDON, Feb 5

Telegraph and telephone wires from Belfast were cut dining the night, isolating the outlying towns and Dublin. It is believed the object was to prevent circulation of Carson’s speech in Belfast, hut the report had passed over the wires. BURNING REPRISALS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February V Several houses and shops wore burned down at New Pallas, Dromkoom as reprisals for shooting eleven policemen. valuable mansion burnt (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February o. Summer viMe House, a Seventeenth century mansion in County Meath, belonging to Lord Langford, was burned down. A large party of incendiaries used explosive petrol. The damage is estimated at £ 100,000 sterling. Official reports states the mansion was destroyed with the object of preventing its use; for military occupation. ARCHDEACON MISBEHAVES. i Received 'lhiis Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 5 A Consistory Court at Lincoln found Archdeavon Wakoford, the precentor of Liij/vlji Cathedral, guilty on two charges of adultery. The evidence showed AVakeford twice stayed with an unknown woman at an hotel at Pernr-

tlxrrough Wakefjortl’s birotlier-in-lavv. Rev. Herbert IVorthington laid the charges, and was pile of the wit lies :es for the prosecution. BISHOP OF CORK. (Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. fi. The Bishop of Cork lias issued a pastoral letter stating according to church teaching, the proclamation of a Sinn Fein Republic was not sufficient to constitute Ireland a Republic. Nothing short of a Minority Nationalist 'scheme would give the country a lasting peace.

ULSTER,

CONDITIONS UNDER NEW LAW

(Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, February -5

A special correspondent Belfast states Ulster, the most cocksure community in Britain now presents a face of dismay having won, but now realised the consequences of winning. In the first place they find themselves leaderless. During Sip *F. Carson’s ascendancy, Ulster polities have not produced great men. The brainiest were content to leave all to Carson and throw their own energy into business. Commercial circles speak unenthusiastially of representative politicians. Sir M . Craig is popular, hut inspires noconfidence Belfast has lost faith in the belief that she can do better than anywhere else, whatever it puts its hand to. Trade conditions have hit it hardest. Landlords are not credited with foresight, with half the machines idle. How can they say they put us in power. We made Belfast what it is. Tin- Carsonites taught the moh how to be dangerous. Politicians are endeavouring to rope in Labour protestants and moderates, but realise an alliance between labour and capital is uncertain. Probably Craig's supporters wish for a powerful Catholic party, as tin honoured* no-wrecking opposition. Belfast is no longer enormously superior financially. The best business people admit the south'will pay its share of the eighteen million easier 'than north. Agricultural Ireland is among the most, solvent communities in Europe and most of the agriculturals are in southern. Industrial Ireland is harder hit from the economic boycott of sixteen counties, than ever it expected,

MORE AMBUSHES. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, February 7

An officer and several civilians were wounded and a child killed in two ambushes in Dublin last night. CARSON’S ADVICE. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) (LONDON, Feh G. Sir Edward Carson addressing it labour demonstration in Belfast, said lie believed English labourites support of Sinn Fein assassins, was merely due to ignorance. The auxiliaries alleged cruelties were being over emphasised and ambushes in which auxiliaries were bayoneted and shot with dumdums, nnderstressed. Referring to the election, he said until an alternative was found, it was better to stick to the “Little Welshman.”