IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BURNINGS AND SHOOTINGS. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.in.) LONDON, July 7 Lord Muskerr.v’s residence, Springfield Castle, was burned by an armed force. An official Dublin message states it is silloged on the 4th, Crown forces hauled down and seized the American flag from the residence of the United States Consul. If on investigation the offenders ,are discovered to be Crown employees, suitable punishment will be forthcoming. Twenty Sinn Feiners with machine guns, attempted to ambush a party of special police in Donegal. The police opened fire, killing three Sinn Feiners. IRISH PROBLEM. (Received This Dav at 10-15 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. The “Daily Express” states that when Southern Unionists return to Ireland they will be able to indicate vaguely the Government intentions. De Valera cannot have a Republic or United Ireland. A possible line of settlement is two Dominion Governments in Ireland, with impied reconsideration ot Imperial contributions, which the Hom e Rule Act fixes at eighteen millions. > Mr Smuts speaking in London, said Ireland’s question affects the wholeEmpire. He believed that given a better atmosphere it is a salvable problem. The same problem was solved in South Africa by large wisdom, forbearance and givei and take. A Sinn Fein Bulletin states the rest of Ireland is not hostile to the northeast. We offer more generous terms and more dignified legislature than Lloyd George has given conditionally on the north-east, not being allowed to be used as a bridgehead' for the conquest and subjection of th e rest of Ireland