IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1921, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

USTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

Drastic Action RUSHING IN IROOPS. GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS. LONDON, May 27. All the men spareable in English garrisons are being drafted to various points in the disturbed Irish areas. The reinforcements will probably number fifty thousand, making a .total of 106,000 troops in Ireland. Government has decided taking mole drastic action against gunmen. A systematic rounding up of murder gangs is being undertaken. , It is estimated the cost of rebuilding the Custom House at Dublin, will be a million sterling, Dublin paying the required sum.

UNIONIST VICTORY. v LONDON, May 2 9 The Ulster emotions resulted in a more sweeping Unionist victory than was expected, every one being returned. The Nationalists and Sinn Feiners,. co-operating, expected to capture twentyseats, but the returns which are noW practically complete show the House will consist of:— Unionists—4o. Nationalists —6. Sinn Eeiners —6. IRISH FATALITIES. LONDON May 29. The “Observer’s” Dublin correspondent says it estimated that the last eighteen months fighting has resulted in eight hundred deaths. He declared the military propose to inaugurate a rigorous comb out in tbe remoter districts. The Republican army does-not show any signs of weakening, and seems prepared for the Government’s everj scheme. It is circumstantially rumoured that grave differences have arisen be tween Fitzalan and Government, and the former may possibly resign the Vice Royalty owing to failure to carry out his demands for the removal of the auxiliary police.

DUBLIN CUSTOM HOUSE. LONDON, May 27. An examination of the ruins of Dublin Custom House shows all the safes are unharmed and the spacious vaults containing documents of great importance "ere completely undamaged by fire. MILITARY NECESSITY. LONDON, May 28 The “Irish Bulletin,” which is Sinn Fein’s official organ (and is type-writ-ten), describes the destruction of the Dublin Custom House as having been done by. direction of the Dail Eireann Ministry, and states it was an unavoidable military necessity. It is part of Sinn Fein’s plan to make the functionary of the British Government in Ireland impossible.

The paper adds: “The press who are now condemning this measure are reminded that they remained silent while the British soldiers and police destroyed 15 City and Town Halls in Ireland; also whole streets of shops, as well as hundreds of residences and farmsteads. 5 *