IRISH PLOT.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1920, Page 5

IRISH PLOT.

GERMAN SHIP DETAINED. LOADED WITH WAR MATERIAL. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright; Received March 28, 11.30 p.m. London, March 25. ■ The Evening Standard states, in connection with Mr. Clement Edwards question in the House of Commons, that a foreign ship was detained at a northern port as suspicions were aroused when she entered the Thames and departed suddenly without discharging her cargo of lager beer from Germany Customs officers, acting on information received, made a thorough search and found the lower tiers of the barrels contained German machine guns, rifles, and ammunition. The captain, who was unable to give a satisfactory explanation, was detained and brought to London for further inquiries. Another foreign captain was detained under suspicion. It is believed the ship, ments were directly arranged with the complicity of Sinn' Fein leaders.—Aus.N.Z- Cable Assn. In the House of Commons, Mr. Clement Edwards asked whether the Government had information that a rising was planned in Ireland for Easter Monday with local risings in Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow, and whether the navy had seized German arms.

Mr. Lloyd George regretted the question had been put and declined to answer it in the public interestNEW DUBLLN TRAGEDY. YOUNG MAN SHOT IN THE STREET. Received March 28, 5.5 p.m. London, March 25. Another mysterious shooting is reported to have taken place in the centre of Dublin yesterday evening. Three men waited for an unknown man, aged twenty-five, and while two held off the crowd, the third thrust a revolver into his face and fired. The man fell. The assassin fired two more bullets into the body lying on the ground. <* The three conspirators escaped amid panic. The onlookers suspected it was a case of executing a police spy, similar to the deaths of Quinlisk, at Cork, and Byrne, at Dublin. It is believed the Sinn Feiners discovered what the youth was doing and decreed his execution. As they wore unable to tempt I him to a semi-rural <pot they shot him [ in daylight in a crowded street. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

A MAGISTRATE ASSASSINATED. Received March 29, IS 20 a.m. London, March 2(1. A Dublin Magistrate, Mr. Allen Bell, has been assassinated.—Reuter Service, DESPERATE" ATTACK ON POLICE. THREE KILLED: BARRACKS BLOWN UP. Received March 28, 5.5 p.mLondon, March 25. A large party desperately attacked and overwhelmed the police barracks at Gortatlea. Three police were seriously injured. The raiders blew up the barracks, which were burnt to the ground. The telegraph lines were cut throughout County Terry. A similar attack was made on the same barracks a year ago, when two police were killed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cahle Assn. ARREST OF SINN FEINERS. SENT TO GAOL AT BELFASTReceived March 28, 55 p.m. London, March 25, Sinn Feiners who embarked on destroyers, as cabled on the 20th., have been sent to gaol in Belfast,—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. [The cable referred to stated: The authorities arrested prominent Sinn Feiners in Kerry- Motor lorries ciirred them to the coast, where destroyers were awaiting, and took them to an unknown destination.]