IRISH PERIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1920, Page 5

IRISH PERIL.

A REBELLION IMMINENT.

BRITAIN SENDING WARSHIPS.

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Received May 31,5.5 p.m,

London, May 30. Th« National News states that several mship* are being fitted out at Sheer•esa to proceed to Ireland, where the aiflatiott is regarded ai more serious than sports indicate.

It is believed an attempt at a rebellion 8 imminent.—United Service.

RAID ON A TOWN. OFFICES AND HOUSES BURNED. Farmer beaten to death. Received May 31, 7.40 p.m. London, May 31. Anted men entered the town of Louth, near Dundalk, Ireland, while the widents were at church, and destroyed B»j>olice barracks and the courthouse. 'When tiie residents came out of sharch they were compelled to fetch and tarry fof the raiders.

The burning barracks ignited and destroyed a.row of houses.

. Jurors summoned for inquests on the Kihttaltock victims absented themselves through fear of victimisation. Mfetuel Toole, a farm hand, refused to !)uit the service of an obnoxious farmer at Ballyglaas, County Mayo. He was waylkid by u&rewgnisable persons and testes to death. A SEKDOUS SITPATIOX. ' The situation arising out of the transporters' refusal to move soldiers or military stores is becoming serious. . Drivers in the south refused to drive tUlns for troops, who are aiyivinjf in considerable numbers at Queensttntt. The position is considered disquieting. The Daily Chronicle states that an important meeting of Cabinet is summoned for to-day to discuss the situation in Inland. Lord French (the Viceroy), Sir Hamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary), and Sir Nevil Macready (Military Adviser) will attend. Cabinet if necessary, provide means for and supplies for them. It is estimated 7 there are now 50,000 , troops In Ireland. Several other battalions have been ordered to proceed from England. The Chronicle says editorially that it is high time the Sinn Fein conspirators were frankly treated as rebels.—-Aus.-2M. C»He Aasn.

INSULT TO LORD FRENCH.

/ London, May 29. Tie Londonderry Corporation, by 19 • T9tts M, removed Lord French's nam# fnm the Freeman's Roll, the MajW describing him as a discredited •' politician.