IRELAND

Southland Times, Issue 18856, 23 June 1920, Page 5

IRELAND

RIOTING AT LONDONDERRY. WILD SCENES IN THE CITY. RAILWAY STRIKE INEVITABLE. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 21. (Received June 23, 12.20 a.m.) Fierce rioting was resumed at Londonderry this afternoon. The postmen and cabmen left the streets and thousands of factory girls fled terrified along the streets, being unable to return to work. The shops and banks remain closed, and holidaymakers returning from the seaside are stranded, not daring to return into the thoroughfares, where bullets are flying. All workers on quays are idle. Owing to the reckless shooting Irish Volunteers from the north are mobilising with a view to marching on Londonderry. Two charred bodies were found in the debris of the Courthouse at Drumcolloghen, in County Limerick, which was burned last night. It is feared that an Irish railway strike is now unavoidable, but it is not likely to be prolonged as the strikers’ funds are small. There will be a shortage of food in the towns, and unemployment will be general. MAN MORTALLY INJURED. LONDON, June 21. Rioting was renewed at Londonderry this morning, one man being mortally and two seriously injured. Rifle and revolver fire has been continuous in the disturbed area and people are afraid to proceed to work. Business is at a standstill. STRANGE RAILWAY DEADLOCK. POLICE AND MILITARY FORCED TO QUIT A TRAIN. LONDON, June 21. (Received June 22, 8.45 p.m.) A strange railway deadlock occurred at Cloughjordan, County Tipperary. Twenty soldier-- and armed police boarded a train from Dublin as an escort, but the drivers refused to continue until the escort quitted the train, which was holding up several following trains. THE RAILWAY CRISIS. MEN PREPARED FOR A FIGHT. (The Times.) DUBLIN, June 22. The railway outlook is gloomy. A crisis has been reached. The railwaymen defy Mr Lloyd George’s threat to close the railways, and are fully, prepared for a fight. They are supplied with republican funds.