IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. V UItTH Ell P Alt TIC UI, A US. (Received This Day at 10.4 U a.in.) > LONDON,-March (>. Official.—Col. Cumming escorted h,v three tenders with parties of East Laneashires, and an armoured car, was going to Bflttcvant. A .heavy fire was opened from high gorse-eovered ground on hotli sides of the road. The driver was severely wounded. The leading tender was thrown into the ditch. The troops left the ear and went into action. A. ear trying to pass,, also fell into the ditch. Gumming was shot in the head and died instantly. An hour long fight followed, until the party from headquarters took the rebels in the flank and the rebels fled. A few ambushers were seen, but they were armed with rifles and greatly outnumbered 9 the troops. .Mines were laid on the road, but they did not explode. A NEW DEVELOPMENT. (Received This Day at 12.20 p m LONDON. March 6. An unexpected development Inis occurred in connection with reparations. Von Simons repeatedly requested an opportunity for a private conversation with Hon. l.loyd George, which was refused. but finally lord Dabernou, M. T.oucheur and M. Theunis, the Belgian delegate had conversations with the Germans and learnt a broad outline ol the now proposals. Dabernou. Uriand. Eoueheur and Theunis went to the Chequer and saw Hon. l.loyd George who summoned an immediate meeting of the Supreme ('mined in Downing Street this oveninjr. It is understood the proposals are still considerably short of the Allied demand, and cannot be accepted. _ ! MORE INCENDIARISM. (Received This Dav at 1 o. p.inj LONDON, March fi. Sinn Fein incendiarism was discovered in Newcastle. Some miscreants bored holes in barrels in an oil store and set, alight to the oil. Fortunately it , was quickly discovered and extinguished. A constable discovered three men attempting a similar outrage in a bonded spirit store nearby. He challenged the men ,who knocked him down. The con- ( stable pluekily held on lo one who - ( arrested, and proved to bo an Irish’: an , with an explosive in his possession.