IRISH AFFAIRS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3448, 30 March 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

.|j'l’]jS ON \VESTI\III\'b‘T.ER.

LONDON’, Much 39.

Tlie centre of interest in Irish uliairs is moving to We.st.minster, in View of: to-day's debate on the Home Rifle Bill. ;:.'Lz- «.'lynes' motion for rejection of the Bill enables a straight vote to be taken on Home Rule. "It is expected =.\lessl's Asquith and Lloyd George will speak on Tuesday. Meanwhile atrocities in lreland are exciting intense feeling in Britain. Warnings of coming assassinations continue to be received. A Nationallisi member of the House of Commons I'eceive(l 21 letter statiiig that his life was wniited “In ‘(Fe cause of a free Ireland." Several prominent Sinn Fciners in Killygerdon, County Donegal, had similar w:3.l'nings, with drawings of a coffin on the notices.

LONDON, I\rlal'(sh 29.

Jaiucs I\llcC2u'tliy. who was recently murrlored, rocoiVo<‘l a. threatening letter, though he was not :1 member of ally 1.-olitienll parly, and some consider his (_li'2l‘.il was due 10 21 private Von(lottu. When :1 knock came to his door he llosit<ufox.l to open the door. Directly he gave his name to the knoolic-rs shots were fired. He fell, and his sister cried out':»“Poor Jimmie"s murdered.” As she ran out for a priest -.1 SllOl was aimed at her, but missed. Inside the house the dying man (:01lapsecl in his br‘«?rher’s arms. The bro~ ther raised his lioald, saying: “Say to God you are sorry for your sins. I will ask Him to lot you into lleaven. I will say an act of contrition, and let. you think \\‘ork.<." James was just coxisuious enough to nod, and smile I'r-9bl_\'. and thou died. ’l'\\~u fires occurred aboard the liner l.’liil:i<lolpl1i;1 at 'Soufll2llllplon. They are :itl'r'll)ut'o<l to ]ris"h-Aiuericans. A dozen ualaizis wer-3 burnt out and others ruined by wa’rel'. The duxuage amounts to several thousand pounds. Sailing was postponed. A sirnilar mysterious fire occurred on the liner New York, sailing from Soulhzimpton a. for‘rnight ago. Sinn Foiucrxs blow up the police barracks at Tournufulla, in County .T,‘m.r\rivl:. The promicos were tonlpor--:11-i1_v \':\(:ant.

General Sir Nevil Macßeady has resigned the Chief Conimissionership of the London police and is going to Ire~ land. to take (:hul'ge of the soldicry. He was simifla.rly called upon to quell dishirbzliltfes in Ulster in .1914. Gexieyai _\l:n:Roady will have vaslly greziter powers fhan Licut-G'enol'zll Shaw.

Received 10.10 am. LONDON, Mzll'ch 26.

‘ Ml’ Bonar Law, in the House of (’.‘mnnloxls, stated he refused to relozlsc A'Ide1'I11:u1 O’Bl'ion, who was hungel‘-stl'ikin'g in Vvormwood Scrubs.

He said he was m'reste(l on suspicion of being implicated in the murderous conspiracy which resulted in the death of many loyal subjects of the Crown. It would be deplorable if he died, but the Government had a, wsponsibility to the nation. in ViL‘\\' of such murders as Bol*l’.~'.

HOW BELL XV.-XS ?\f.URDERED\

DOING AN OLD MAN OF 70 TO

Dl‘).-\TH.

lIOR E OUTR AG ES

,Rec(‘i\‘od 11.15 :I.m. LONDO.\T, March 26.

Ful]ol‘d<)t:li]s show Be]l’s murder vrzzg d":Hl]lL'[i(!. I-To was going: to the ufiicc t’mnl his h'Tm(= at Salt "Hill. H 0 omerofl the rrzzm, :2 number of 1711§i1x(\ss men und o‘r}:m'.~j, upp:li'(-ntly :11'fis:111.< and clerks being inside. VVhon'V Hm I'.r:‘un stoppvd at :1 bu.<y crossnig. h:l‘l’r' zl—do'/.en p::.<s«‘llgol's .~<uddenly jmnmpcfl to their foot, :nTd ruslmd Bell, who was r0:1(1ing Hm paper. A number of OHl(‘l‘g on the top of the tram do,.<cendofl. I'(‘\7o]\"€l‘S in hand, and joinod in

piisliiiig 8011 off‘ 10 :1 side .<t:1~oof. Fin‘ 1-ovolvor shots rang‘ out, and Bell fol]. I\‘o‘r :i word \\'9..~' spoken. Tho a.x‘.s‘:ili'. fzmfs run off, and the horrified p:1sson;;(>l,'_\‘ nnnio fo B-:‘ll’s tlssi..<f:llw«‘, who W:IS Iyin,q in :1 pool of Mood with :1 bullwin his h(‘7.Vd and o'hm's in his body. 801 l ivus 70 y(=ai'.< of Ago, and had bomi an nfiioi-al since T.:md League days. He w:sl.< usually mwnnipanied by :1 data‘tivo guard. The mi]it:n'y\l'ounded up suspected Sinn Foinors, and later arrested six. 801 l presided at the 1-nconf inquiry into flu? :If.tonl})fed :IsSnsiun—iimi Hf l}(n'«i I*‘l'nnoh. Four |U.‘_lSk(‘fl men at Rzillinz-miol'o. (Emmty Ipoitrim. dangerously shot :1 young i':lilwa_vma.n who was going to join the consfzibulziry.

The supposed spy murdered at Duh]in 0-) HlO 25th, has hnen idenfifiod as Pri\’:lfo .\lr.J]nv. clerk at miliafry hn:ldqu.:u‘for.<. Dublin.