IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. i A MAJOR SHOT. i LONDON, April 15. While Major Alackinnon, of the Royal Irish Constabulary, was golfing near * Tralee, with a cadet of the same fore. . , ten civilians fired from a hedge, hitting the Major, who died of wounds. The ' cadet returned the attackers’ fire, and escaped unhurt. ' A dozen farmhouses were later on burned down in the I’allvmaeelligot district as a reprisal. 1 The people are now fleeing from the district. ; DETAILS OF MURDER. LONDON. April 15. Police found Sir A. Vicar’s body lying across a footpath thirty yards from his house with the head practically blown 1 off. The murderers numbered thirty. H They were strangers to the district, and B were armed with revolvers, shot guns 1 and bombs. Afterwards the inmates of r Kilmorna House were givi<n ten minutes to leave, and the house was set on fire bombs being placed inside to prevent any attempts to save it. While a constable was bidding farewell to his fiancee in a street in BalDnatnore, an unknown assailant shot • V the constable dead and dangerously ' wounded the fiancee. 4 _ (TVII. COURTS SUSPENDED, h LONDON, April 16. General Alacready has suspended the Civil Courts from jurisdiction throughout the martial law areas in Ireland, in regard to the claims for damages by the peoples for the injuries allegedly caused bv the Crowd Forces. g ’ ° DR. 51 AN NIX ON IRELAND. PARIS, April 15. The Irish residents of Paris entertained Archbishop Mannix at dirfner. In an interview here, Dr. said that the Pope had asked him when in Rome to lie his (the Pope’s) interme- *■> diary in condemning the acts of his compatriots in Ireland. “1 refused declared Dr Mannix, “and I showed the Holy Father that there is something fine and heroic in Sinn Fein’s wai a.rjunst; Britain. The Pope finally ,R agreed that the British policy m Ireland is shocking.” Dr Mannix declared: “There have been persistent rumours that the Vati van intended to issue a condemnation of the Irishmen’s efforts to obtain th< freedom of their country. This .ha in been merely English propaganda. (It

‘f- HOME rule act. »■- (Received This Day at 9.45 n.mA he LONDON, April 16. tt, Tt is nim o„r«l that there is a break,(l - down in the financial arrangements ' he of the Home Rule Act, whoreunder the nd first charge on the Irish revenue to he ” r ‘‘ contributed was eighteen millions to--0,1 wards Imperial expenditure, is causing b.Y delay in fixing a definite date for the putting of acts into operation. Tt is stated tho Irish administration would ere bw . onlo bankrupt, owing to the dior--1,0(1 rnoiis increase in police expenditure, and decrease of revenue, owing to the ira ’ discontinuance of tho excess profit? the duty. An Amending Act regarding finnnce is ( on ride red necessary.