IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1920, Page 5

IRELAND.

METHODS OF GOVERNMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. ' London, Feb. lfl. It is understood that the Laboritcs, following a. visit to Ireland, will report that they are profoundly impressed by the irrefutable evidence of the failure of the present methods of government from Dublin Castle, and will outspokenly criticise the repressive measures to enforce the system of government as not harmonising with the sentiments of the great mass of the people. It is expected the Parliamentary Labor Party will endorse the visitors' declaration.

The House of Commons read a second time the War Emergencies Continuance Bill, continuing modified defence of the realm regulations. Lord Robert Cecil, replying to Irish opposition, said he would' always support a Government measure intended to suppress crime, but doubted whether the form of coercion adopted in Ireland was best suited to diminish crime. Mr. O'Connor's amendment to omit Die longer period of the operation of the Act in Ireland than England was negatived by 1(12 to a'u. Six armed men during the forenoon hold up a policeman carrying a mail bag in tlie busiest part of Cork and escaped with the mail bag RAID ON POLTCK BARRACKS. London, Feb. 10. A determined early morning raid was made on the police barracks at Agheni, County Cork. For hours there was a fusilade of revolver and rifle shots, The garrison, numbering seven, \t>od bombs to disperse the raider?, one of whom was wounded. The police found quani ils n--. of explosives in the vicinity of the barracks. They were similarly attacked a fortnight ago.—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn.