IRISH AFFAIRS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3569, 3 September 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

CURFEW IN BELFAST. A BENEFICIAL RESULT. LONDON. Sept. 1. The 'military’s rigid enforcement of the curfew order in Belfast resulted in a peaceful night, the streets being deserted till five q’clock. Afterwards the police fatally shot a man trying to escape from a looted public house, Sinn Feiners armed with stones and rifles attacked trams conveying workmen to the shipyards. Fierce, riotinj£ending in The military firing several volleys, which ended the disturbances. MORE MURDERS COMMITTED. LONDON, Sept. 1. Masked men raided the house of a youth living at Dungarvan. The youth resisted and was shot dead.

Two Irish police were murdered while on night patrol at Ballaghaderreon.. A large party of masked men broke into the house of the farmer named Louergan at Touraneena Waterford, and shot the eldest son sleeping in the bedroom. The father and another son ran into the yard and’ were severely beaten with sticks. Another farmer’, living in Caber, heard knocking on his door. He opened it and was shot dead. WILL NOT RETURN. AN UNDIGNIFIED POSITION. LONDON, Sept. 1. Truth stales that Lord French will not return to Dublin > and his leave has been indefinitely extended. His successor at present is not appointed. ! “TruthY comments that this is un- ' doubtedly the wisest course, as It Is difficult to imagine anything , dignified for His Majesty’s representative than to be kept a close prisoner in a castle and never allowed to see the country’ he is supposed to govern, except from the loophole of an armoured car. THE LAST SACRAMENT. CHURCH RITE QUESTIONED. . LONDON,, Sept 1. A discussion is proceeding whether the last sacrament to Mr McSwceney is in accord with the Church’s doctrines. Father Vaughan is of opinion a priest is not entitled to give the sacrament to a person deliberately dying. THE STARVING MAYOR. POLICE RESIGNATIONS THREATENED. Received 9.20 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 2. A Sinn Fein official bulletin states that the reason Sir Thomas Hamer Greenwood visited the Premier at Lucerne, as cabled on 26th August, was Co communicate to Mr. Lloyd George a memorial signed by four luntdred Irish police, threatening to resign unless Mayor MeSweepoy was .’’eleased. SINN FETtf RAIDS, IMPORTANT PAPERS TAKEN. Received 8.55 a.m. eLONDON, Sept. 2. Sinn Feiners raided the Irish Headquarters of the aiy force at Baldonnel, Dublin. They captured important papers, including secret defence plans and codes. . Raiders destroyed the entire buildings and equipment at Browdicad coastguard sta ion. County Cork.