THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

'by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

TITE BELFAST DISORDER. LONDON, March 16. A five year old child, at Belfast was shot dead while playing with its doll at the door of a house in the Falls Road area (a catholic quarter). A man was shot dead at the corner of Cork street.

DE VALERA’S MOVE. LONDON, March Hi. Republican members of the Dail Eireann have formed a Republican Association. Re Valera states among the declared objects are the securing of international recognition of the Republic, the removal of every vestige of foreign authority or interference, he repudiation of the proposed agreement with Britain as humiliating to thc| nation.

TRAIN HOLD-UP. ■ Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. Belfast train was held up near Adavoyle. Armed men put the signal at danger a,ml covered the train officials with revolvers, and took registered letters. There was a similar hold-up on Tuesday.

BANKER CASHIER HI). PARIS, March 16. Following an enquiry into the Industrial Bank of China- affair, cabled on Dec. 27th., a Presidential decree has been issued, forbidding Ai. Be P j lot to hold public office for: a. decade. j KIDNAPPERS TRIED. LONDON, March 16.

At Tvronne Assizes, four men concerned in kid-napping at Derby were .sentenced to five years and thirteen others to varying! terms for carrying firearms. BOMB OUTRAGE. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, March 16. Three bombs were thrown in Seaford Street. Belfast. One was hurled into a yard where military were, hut unexploded. The others exploded the street and one person wa-s killed and seven injured sent to hospital. A second bomb outrage occurred in the same district and injured three,, one of whom is dying. COWARDLY MURDERS. LONDON, March 16. There have been a series of cowardly murders in Galway. Four masked men entered a. private hospital and fired at three members of the Royal Irish constabulary who were ill. Two were shot dead. A police official lying in the general hospital was also fatally shot by two masked intruders. j

Ri'ttish Politic'*

VIEW FROM MANY POINTS. AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. (Received This Day at 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, .March 16. Hie political situation remains most ■.■on!Used. Tim anti-(\>alitimi press jurists that the recent actions of the Conservative Party as indicating revolt against Hon Lloyd George’s leadership, must force the Prime .Minister’s early resignation. Oil the other hand leading Conservatives themselves declare their only ideal now is to reunite the party, which owing to tho defection of the "Dichards” is in danger of disintegration. They insist that the questios of the Premier’s resignation, the composition of the succeeding Ministry and lime of the general election, must he considered absolutely subsidiary to the one crown-

J ing necessity -of Conservative unfitly. All sections have now agreed to sink J tiie presen. party differences and stand together. If the predominant feeling of ; the party is against Lloyd George, the ] party will leave him and if favourable j the Party will give him support, hut jin any case ir will act as a whole. A general amnesty between followers of . the leaders will 1.0 declared. While the permanency of this arrangement i cannot bo guaranteed in view of the i present political state of flux, it is ! essentially a victory for the great bulk -of moderate Conservative members, who are neither “Diclmrds” nor des- | perafelv enamoured of the Coalition. It is learned from sources in close | touch with the Prime Minister, that i relations bet ween him and the Conseri vntivo Headers are most amicable, and ■ thev arc working in the fullest ont • ' operation. The unfortunate state of | the Premier’s health at present ren- ‘ dors personal eonfei'onces impossible. I The story that Lloyd George’s rcsignation is in the hands of Mr Chamhcrj lain, is without foundation. He will j certainly go to Genoa. Moreover, he .' is very desirous of seeing the Irish | question completely through. It is unj deniable that a great deal of unrest has ' been observable, not only in Conserva- , five rank and file, but also among ' Coalition Liberals. Though neither party as a whole, desires an immediate ; election, opinion is inclining to the i view that October will lie most suitable, the interval to he devoted to efforts towards forming a Centre Party : which it is understood both Lloyd i George and Cabinet generally are eoni vinced should he, and eventually must | he formed.

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I il.; 1 KI.KO.'IAI’II- -’ll ' I! IMS ASSOCIATION | LITTLE BOY KILLED. DUNEDIN, March IC. i Harold Janies Moody, the three and : a half years son of Leslie Moody nilwav engine driver, who was recently transferred from Tiinaru was killed this evening through being run over by a gig driven by two men ALLEGED ARSON. HASTINGS, March 17. In connection with a series of suspicious fires in the past four weeks, two young men aged twenty and twen-ty-two, James. Alexander Moss and Percy John Crawley, were arrested yesternight and appeared at Court- this morning, being remanded till Wednes-