IRELAND

Southland Times, Issue 18830, 25 May 1920, Page 5

IRELAND

DUBLIN CASTLE. RECONSTITUTION OF PERSONNEL. ; Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 24. (Received May 24, 10.25 p.m.) The reconstitution of the personnel at Dublin Castle is announced. Sir John Anderson, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, has been appointed Under-Secre-tary to the Lord-Lieutenant, jointly with Mr James MacMahon, while Mr A. W. Cope, Director-General of Organisation in tho Mini-try of Pensions, succeeds Sir John James Taylor as Assistant Under-Secretary. Both appointments are temporary. Sir John Taylor retires on the completion of lengthy service, and has been appointed an Irish Privy Councillor.

INDIRECT NEGOTIATIONS REPORTED. LONDON, May 20. The Sunday Time? states that indirect negotiations are proceeding between the Government and Sinn Fein, the former endeavouring to ascertain the latter’s minimum tonne for settlement. The Catholic Church desire a settlement, as it is alarmed by the growth of Bolshevik sentiment among the labour section of Sinn Fein. Ireland’s increase in exports is remarkable, a proportion being due to the rise in nrice?. The total export? during 1019 were valued at. £64,000,000, compared with £24.020.000 in 1908. Poultry, eggs and fectm-rs increased from £3,£>00,000 to £18,500,000, bank deposits have also increased. An extraordinary demand prevails for all classes of goods, including luxuries, me tors replacing donkey carts.

DUB UN ENCIRCLED BY CAVALRY.

ROAD PATROLS. SINN FEIN AND BOLSHEVISM. LONDON, May 23. (Received May 24, 8.50 p.m.) Lublin messages report that large bodies of cavalry have taken up strategic positions practically encircling the city. They also traverse the main roads throughout the night, accompanied by motor lorries with police and infantry. The Catholic Bishop of Ross warned Irish agriculturists against, agitation in Ireland aiming at the establishment of a workers’ republic, which would deny the right of private property. An example of this policy was afforded when Sinn Reiners seized a number of creameries in Limerick, which were renamed Soviet. creameries. These were run for a week under tho Irish republican flag, and it was only when a wages dispute was settled that the owners were permitted to resume occupation. Sir Hamar Greenwood denies that the Government are negotiating with Sinn Leins.

MUNITIONS UNLOADED BY TROOPS FURTHER DISLOCATION THREATENED. (The Times.) LONDON, May 21. The military authorities in Dublin are unloading boycotted cargoes of munitions. It is expected that the transport workers will extend the boycott when the authorities order the distribution of munitions throughout tho country. The railwayman's national executive is inviting the Triple Alliance to consider active intervention in the Irish situation. AMERICAN INTERFERENCE. LEGISLATURE GIVEN A FREE HAND. (The Times.) WASHINGTON, May 21 The secretary of State, Mr Colby, informed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that it could take any action it saw fit concerning resolutions r-elating to the Irish question. He pointed out that there wore no diplomatic reasons why the committee could not formulate any attitude. Mr Colby has confirmed the report from Paris that President Wilson has accepted the Allies’ invitation to arbitrate on the Armenian frontiers.