IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1921, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GOLF LINKS MURDF.iI. LONDON, April 4. Golf caddies found the body oi a murdered mail on the Ashford links, .Middlesex, .also a paper warning spies and signed “Irish Republicans.” The police declare this may he a police blind, but the victim’s clothes weie made ill Dublin. EPIDEMIC OF ARSON. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) ' LONDON, April 4. An epidemic of fire raising is reported around London during the weekend. It is attributed to Sinn Feiners. Sixteen stacks were destroyed near Sevenoaks and other stacks at Bromley, Kent; also in Hertfordshire, incendiaries apparently used time fuses. THE NEW VICEROY. I “ THE TIMES ” SERVICE. j (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) j LONDON, April 3. j

The “Times” in a leader, says the fact that there lias been no change in the Government's policy towards Ireland will inevitably impede Talbot’s sue* ess in regard to a settlement of the trouble. A policy of force is hopeless. Government is proceeding with the elections against well informed Irish opinion. The outcome of the elections is clouded. Peace is within their grasp, but they are allowing opportunities to slip. Peace can be accomplished by a firm offer regarding concessions tin financial and fiscal points, which would remove the chief obstacles to tire acceptance of their act. The “Times” Dublin correspondent says Talbot’s appointment is generally favourably received... If the sitter.ion undergoes no radical change, Talbot’s task is hopeless. There is a definite hope that the appointment implies a change in the Government attitude, and a Dope also that the menace or an Irish general election will be averted. If the first step towards peace is taken to-morrow by either side, it would realise influences which would stop civil war. If Talbot’s appointment means a truce it everything; if no truce, it means nothing.