IRISH AFFAIRS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3571, 6 September 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

CORK’S STARVING MAYOR. McSWEENEY’S CONDITION: ; , , Received 9.15 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 5. McSweeney has insufficient strength to, converse Avith his relatives, even for a foAV minutes. The prison doctors are very apprehensive. RAIDS IN CORK. COURTHOUSE BURNED. Received, 9.15 a.m, [J; ,;■ LONDON, Sept. 5. The National Telephone Company ’s premises in Cork Avcfe raided, and, wireless and telephone aparatus valued at £SOO was stolen. A thousand masked and armed raiders participated in the burning of the Mount Mellick Courthouse and the recently-vacated barracks.

DR MANNIX AS MEDIATOR. * NEW YORK, Sept. -3. It is believed Archbishop Mannix is carrying on negotiations with the British Government, through an eminent British ecclesiastic, for permission to go to Ireland and act as peacemaker. Archbishop Mannix now points out that he cannot see succour for IreO land outside the Empire, but he insists upon the fullest self-government within the Empire. He is willing to give a pledge to work to this end, .if allowed to go to Ireland, Avhich he is anxious to visit before obeying the summons to go to Rome, ULSTER VOLUNTEER OFFER TURNED DOWN. LONDON Sept. 4. It is reported that the Government declined the Ulster Unionist Council’s recommendations to arm the Ulster volunteers a$ a State force for the preservation of order. MORE SINN FEIN OUTRAGES. LONDON, Sept. 4. Sinn Feiners made extensive raids in the counties of Cavan, Kildare and Dublin and seized hundreds of weapons and huge quantities o? ammunition. Sergeant. Morgan was ambushed at Port Law grievously wounded antT robbed of a large sum of money.