IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1919, Page 5

IRELAND.

THE FERMOY DISTURBANCE. OSSMDERABLE DAMAGE DONE BY ■ SOLDIERS. By tftefnpb.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 9. Business is at a standstill in Fermoy and people were* awake alt night long guarding their property- Much loot was thrown into the river, and fishing parties «U* recovering it. to officer, who is alleged to have been leader of the rioters, has been arrested for court-martial.

H» damage Is estimated at £20,000. Bixty shops were wrecked. The jurors' ahopt particularly suffered. The forenuft jewellery establishment was comphiehr demolished. The reign of terror lotted two hours. The leader carried a whistle with which he rallied his -follower* and directed their movements- A ci»ttd of civilian rowdies participated in the tooting.

A meeting of townspeople decided to reaueet military protection. Colonel Dows in a speech said that, as- feeling was running high the troops would be confined to barracks. The fact remained thai they were in a state approximating to war. The jury's verdict that the murderers did not kill was absurd. They had not the pluck to say it was murder. Tho townspeople seemed to think the sohttsrs ought to sit down and not make reprisals. Fennoy Jived on the military, otherwise they would live by taking in each others' washing. The remark caused an uproar. Three further arrests have been made la connection with the murder. Sifter O'Donoghue, Catholic administrator, in a speech at the town meeting, «aid everybody regretted and condemned Sunday's outrage. He was confident that So Fennoy nan participatedColonel Dobbs: This is the -first expression of regret we have received. Colonel Dob-be retorted to an interfaction about window smashing: "Oh, -dans your Windows."

'ANOTHER tWFOTJHDED RUMOR. , London, Sept. 10. Bun Feiners, in row boats and using Unused oars, at nightfall raided a monitor In Mohkstone Bay, CoTk. They overpowered the look-outs, rushed and overMint tilt skeleton crew, and systematically inspected the vessel, removing rifles, ammunition, and valuable'instrument*. They then escaped—Renter. the story of the Sinn. Feiners raiding a monitor is officially denied. The M%in of the report is obscure.—Reuter. Received Sept. 11, 10.20 p.m. London, Sept. 10. According to a Cork message tie story of the Sinn Feiners' raid on the monitor |l» hoax—Aos.-N.Z. Cable Aatn.