IRISH PLOT.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1920, Page 5

IRISH PLOT.

MUNITIONS FROM GERMANY. TANKS AND ARMS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received April 13, 12.25 a.m. London, April 12. A sensational story is current in Edinburgh concerning a German-Russian attempt to import tanks, ammunition, and arms into IrelandIt is alleged two vessels are under Admiralty surveillance in the Scottish port owing to the discovery of a whippet tank cleverly camouflaged, and arms concealed among bunker coal. There was an attempt to transfer the sinister cargo from a German vessel to a Russian ship in the hope that the latter would not be suspected. This led to the discovery.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SCENE OUTSIDE PRISON. SYMPATHY FOR HUNGER STRIKERS Received April 13, 12.25 a.m. London, April 12. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed outside Mount Joy Prison, when a crowd of two thousand people, including many friends and relatives of the hunger strikers, collected, clamoring all day for admission to the prison. Hundreds dropped on their knees, while girls recited the Rosary in the Irish language, the crowd responding ill the Latin of the Missal. Earnest Catholics are debating whether suicide by hunger strike is immoral and whether a priest can give absolution to a dying hunger striker. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A REBELLION UNLIKELY. OPINION OF THE VICEROY. New York, April 10. A representative of the Chicago Tribune interviewed Lord French, who denied that lie stated to the Daily Express that he. was fed up and anxious to resign. What he actually said was that the Vice-Royalty .was not a bed of rofes and that he would not object to relinquishing the job, but was not resigning before the end of the year. A rebellion was unlikely and could not be successful'. The Government was certain to retain command of tho situation. TWO CONSTABLES DEAD. London, April 10. The second Nenngh constable is dead and the third is dying. THREAT TO STOP EXPORTS. London, April 11. Sinn .Feiners threaten to prevent the export of foodstuffs to England, especially buttc-r and bacon, which are becoming scarce in Ireland. Over a hundred Sinn Feiners in Mt. Joy Prison are hunger-striking. It is reported that several are dying.