IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BELFAST POLLING. (Received This Day at 9.45 ajn.) LONDON, May 26 Unionists secured all eight seats in South .and East Belfast. Sir Robert Anderson (Unionist) 13,466 and Professor McNeill (Sinn Fein) 11,866, headed the poll in Londonderry. Two remaining seats were filled by Unionists, on the second and third counts, one being a woman.

AMMUNITION CAPTURED. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 26. Sir Hamar Greenwood, in the Com mons, replying to a question said since March twenty-sixth 16,488 rounds of American ammunition had been captured in Dublin districts. LONDON, May 25. In the Commons, the Premier an swering a question said ho had received no response to the offer lie had repeatedly made Sinn Feincrs. He add°d “We certainly don’t propose to drift. If a further step is demanded, it is add. tional Crown forces to cope with the situation.”

FURTHER ELECTION RETURNS. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 26. Three Unonists, and Devlin a Nationalist were elected for West Belfast. All four Unionists were returned for North Belfast. Thus far twenty-one Unionists have been elected, one Nationalist, and one Sinn Fein.

TRAPPED (REBELS. SHOOT THEM SELVES. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, May 26. - The Auxiliaries who gallantly entered the burning custom house, found the bodies of three rebels partially burned, each with a revolver wound in his forehead. They undoubtedly died by their own hand. The caretaker of the customhouse died of wounds. REBELS SURPRISED. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.in.) LONDON, May 26. The military surprised twenty-five rebels at Beillslady, in Kerry. The rebels dispersed, losing one killed. l'"ur others were seen to fall. A quantity of explosives were captured. BUILDINGS DESTROYED. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 26. In counter reprisals for the dosstiuction of four houses at Blackpool, the rebels destroyed Lh<. residences of prominent loyalists, including the In,use of Sir Alfred Dobin and the gulf c’uh house at Douglas. Five Sinn Feiners have Loon arrested at Liverpool as the outcome of police raids on a small shed, where much ammunition was found.

UNIONISTS SUCCESS. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) LONDON, A fay 26

It is now expected that the l nionists will secure 38 seats in Ulster. There have been great rejoicings in Belfast. A Sinn Fein crowd burned a furniture van and maltreated the driver. An armoured car restored order. Socialists made such a poor show that all forfeited their Cl5O deposit.