IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

CABLE NEWS

r ' I AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABSOCIATIOJ attack ox cork gaol. IJONDON, March 24. I A force of Hie Republican Army sur rounded Cork gaol last night, and mad | a des]>erate but unsuccessful attemp to liberate the prisoners. The rebels first seized the Post Offie< and imprisoned the staff, together witl 100 persons found in the streets neai the prison. They platted a guard ovei the build, instructing the occupants ti lie on the floor when the firing began. The Republicans then scaled the walk of the gaol and dropped rope ladders, into the yard. Ono political prisoner, seeing a ladder, made a dash for liberty. but was recaptured. Finding their plan was fizzling out, the Republicans dispersed. j MILITARY REPRISALS. LONDON, March

luiuru As a reprisal for the Dungarvon ambush, the military levied a fine of £IOO on fiv,. houses, threatening, in default of payment, the destruction of the furniture. One house paid the fine, and in the remaining eases the threat was carried out. horn's D’Are.v, one of th 0 Republican cmmandants was shot dead at Oranmore while attempting to escape foom : custody. j THE NORTHERN PARLIAMENT j LONDON, March 24. j According to the “Freeman’s Jour-

j nal,” tin l Sinn Feaincrs and the Nau ! t.ionnlists have,arrived at a provisional , ! agreement to present a united front r ' against the Carsonites in the election I for the Ulster Parliament, hut none of I their successful candidates will take , their seats. AN IRISH MOVE. LONDON, March ?fj. Tlie Minister of Trade of the Irish • Republican Government circularised the r.ondonderry merchants to the <f- . feet that the importation of British agricultural machinery implements into Ireland is prohibited after the list of March . ' I 1 I MILITARY REPRISALS. ! I IiONDON, March ’ll. 1 1 As reprisal for an outrage the ■ Crown forces have destroyed numerous j houses and shops in tip, town of Westj port. The places destroyed included a drapery establishment, owned by Mr ! Hughes (Chairman of the Prism Com- | initteo). a public house, a grocery own. 1 ed by Mr Walsh (chairman of the Dis- ' s trict Council). The places were wrecked by bombs. The reprisds occupied over four hours and gun-firing there was " continuous. n ; The loan of Westport now pre-.nt.-. a bedraggled appearance. " FORTY INCENDIARY FIRES. t.l •'Received this day at 8 n.m.) n

1 LONDON, I iii-oli 2*. 1,1 j T-liore wore altogether forty Sinn K i Fein incendiary farm firt-s in Now- sc castle district on Saturday night. tJ vc ! AN AMHUSII FOII.FD. 111 rc (■Received Tliis Day at 8.30 a.m.) 1 ' | LONDON, .March 27. 111

i it t ran spires that the arms etc. discovered in Charles Street, Dublin, were intended for an ambush of Crown force's en route' to .Mount Joy prison. If it had succeeded, the prison would have been attacked with a view to releasing Sinn Coin prisoners. The consignment I was landed on Kerry coast last week in I fish barrels, despatched to a well-known | address in Dublin to disarm suspicion, j The Sinn Fein agent duly intercepted

f them before del ivory. RAID ON TELEPHONES. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) I,ON DON, March 28. Armed men raided .the telephone exchanges around Dublin and dismantled the switch hoards. DEVLIN’S VIEWS. (Received This Day at 9.‘ld a.m.) LONDON, March 28. Mr Devlin, speaking at Ballygran Down, s:iid the Ulster Parliament would nut solve (the Irish problem. Tinscheme insulted their nationality and intelligence. The highest service to Ireland would be to make it impossible. He predicted the Parliament’s early decease. AN IMPORTANT RAID. ' ; (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March 27. i An important raid was made on Moles worth Street, Dublin, Crown t forces discovering the Sinn Fein propa- • gandist headquarters and making the, largest capture of seditious literature j to date, along with elaborate equipment | of typewriters and duplicators. ' Many of the documents were addressed to Sinn Fein agents in France, Spain, ; and Italy. Several tons of documents I and literature were seized. j AN ARMED ATTACK. j (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) J LONDON, March 27. j Armed men attacked a military mo-j tor in Dublin. Three attackers were , shot down and one soldier wounded. '