THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1923, Page 2

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

<nsT (HUAS AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

hush tragedies. ,Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, February 20. Outrages continue in west and south Ireland. Business is suspended afg. many post offices as a result of thefts by raiders. Few offices arc paying old age or armv pensions and many aged pensioners have to travel fifteen miles in the worst weather in order to get

the pensions. Mary McSwiney appealed to the Pope on behalf of her sister Annie who is hunger striking in Kilinain Ham pitsoil for the past eleven days, and lias been refused consolation sacraments because of her unjust political partisanship of the Bishop. The police raided a dilapidated house in the slums of Liverpool and seized a quantity of arms, ammunition and detonators, also correspondence in connection with the Irish rebels. Michael O’Doiioghue was found on the premises and arrested.

The “Daily Telegraph” Dublin cor-, respondent states at the inquest on Floe State soldier killed during indiscriminate shooting in July', a verdict of wilful murder was returned against persons unknown This is the first time a Free State jury has returned ; a verdict of murder in a case of death resulting from a conflict between Republicans and Free Staters. Hitherto the verdicts in both Government, and anti cases were the colourless death front bullet wounds It is ho]>ed the new departure means that the parties are returning to a sense of civil responsibility.