IRISH AFFAIRS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3562, 26 August 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

LISBURN RIOTS CONTINUE. , POLICE AND MILITARY INADEQUATE. Received 9.15 a.m. ? v LONDON, Agu. 24. Rioting at Lisburn continued throughout the night. The military and police are unable to cope with the situation. Incendiarism was resumed this morning, when several buildings were aflame. One man was burned to death during the destruction of a boot factory. The damage is estimated at half a million sterling. IRISH PEACE CONFERENCE. Received 915'a.m. LONDON, Aug. I'4. The Irish Peace Conference has opened in Dublin, and is largely at tended by Irish Peers and pronr.nent industrial representatives. LONDON, Aug. 25. Members of the Irish Peace Conference are chiefly Nationalists and Southern Unionists. A number are influential men. but they attende'd as individuals, without mandates.

Lord Mac Donnell moved the principal resolution in favour of full selfgovernment, with administrative, fiscal and financial independence, and special treatment for Ulster. Another resolution was also carried urging the Government to adopt the policy of an amnesty 'in order to secure a more favourable atmosphere. Lord Shaftesbury, Sir Thomas Esmonds, Sir Stephen 'lwynn, and S_i£ Horace Pliraket spoke. *"""" The; Dublin Conference passed a resolution by acclamation urging that the Government should immediately release McSweeney. * THE POLICE MURDERS. YANKEE GUNMEN BLAMED. Received 9.15 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 24, It is believed that expert gunmen from | America axe responsible for many of the recent police murders in Ireland, including the murder of Inspector Swanzy. HUNGER-STRIKING MAYOR. , e Received 9.25 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 25. *Seyeral thousand Sinn Fein sympathisers gathered outside Brixton Prison in connection with the , Lord Mayor of Cork, who is said to be dying. They booed the Government and made ugly rushes upon the) police, who used batons freely. A number of arrests were made.

THE POLICE REPRISALS. LACK OF DISCIPLINE DENIED. Received 9.35 a:m. LONDON, Aug. 25. Dublin Castle denies that the Constabulary showed want of discipline and explains that the meeting at Dublin Barracks was eonfincll' to professions of indignation at the assassination of their comrades.