THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1921, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RIOTING IN' BELFAST. LONDON. Aug. 30. Rioting lias continued at Belfast during the evening. An area of two square miles is now in the grip of gunmen. The day's casualties thus far ale five killed and fifty injured. Firing was particularly severe ill York street. Desultory firing tool; place in the centre of the City. Skirmishes are frequent- between Sinn Fein men and tlie police, but gunmen kept, sniping from their bases, with so much adroitness that they could not be captured. Annie Watson, aged 5. was watching the guerilla fighting when a snipers chance bidet struck her. She fell dead on the pavement. Alcn and women wore shot on their way to business A fleet of armoured cars swept the district to deal with snipers, hut the latter returned to their posts or behind sand-hag barricades directly tin- ears passed. Trallicars in tile d.ingei zmi,. ran tingauntlet of fire, the passengers being forced to tiio floors to escape bullets. Tile Sinn Ueiners again used bombs in several attempts to tire houses. WANT UNITED IRELAND. LONDON. Aug. 30. A deputation from Tyrone and Fermanagh has interviewed Mr De \ alera in order to protest against these two countries, which have anti-partition majorities, being included in Ulster. CAUSE OF ULSTER RIOT' LONDON. Aug. 30

The "Daily News" Belfast correspondent attributes tlu- noting there to Unionists. Unionist sni|H-rs. he states, compelled Nationalists to join them in order to defend themselves and their families from being spot. FURTHER SERIOUS RIOTS .MILITARY TAKE CHARGE : Revived This Day at. 0.40 a .In.) LONDON. August 31. Fierce rioting is reported over a wide area in Belfast this morning. The principal city thoroughfares came within the danger zone. Hundreds of people were prevented from proceeding to business. Shooting been me intense at tilil<“Tliere were many narrow escapes from stray bullet*. Shipyarders on the wii\ to work were sniped. Rieluird Dnfly was shot, dead and several wounded. Hospital accommodation is taxed to the utmost by the large number of wounded. The Lord Mayor protested to the officer commanding that troops were not used to protect the citizens. The inactivity of the military is ascribe,l to a continuance of tin- Irish truce. Tim militjiry subsequently agreed to take over the situation. A SAI.'TVRY SENTENCE /Received' This Day at 11.30 a.m A LONDON. Aug. 31 A court- martial at Galway sentenced two Black and Tans to ten years’ penal servitude for breaking into a .house and compelling two men lodgers to walk u 'k.'il amongst broken bottles. BE I l-.UT KITU.-WION EASIER. Receive d This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 31. Tli-'le were live deaths at Belfast toduv. The situation is reported to he