IRISH CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1920, Page 5

IRISH CRISIS.

MORE SINN FEIN CRIMES. BfiUTAL TREATMENT OF GIRLS. 9f Tilifwph.—Pn»« Assn —Coprrlltt Beceived June 30, 9.40 p.m. London, June 29. A series of dastardly Sinn Fein outrages on girls is reported. Fifteen armed men at Tralee dragged t#o girls out of bed at midnight and carried them into the rood, where the girls ytttt brutally assaulted- Their hair was the* cut off, and tar poured over their ICMS. - Similar outrages occurred in other jlaces, but in these cases tarring was <•UUd.-Aus.-NjZ. Cable Assn. SEWS OT MISSING GENERAL. TfiOUBLE IN FERMOY OVER Beceived June 30. 11.50 p.m. London, June 30. . «§ Iwr-Oenval Lucas, who was by Sinn Feinera, Jias not been bnt. he has written a letter sayJs well treated and deprecating e troops looting in Fermoy. ' Sinn -Fein volunteers are patrolling streets of Fermoy, where the troops Uo confined to barracks.—Aus.-N.Z. &Ne Aim. THE HOME RULE BILL. NO FURTHER CONCESSIONS. Received June 30, 10.30 p.m. . v . London, June 29. _ln the House of Commons, on the Borne Rule Bill debate, Mr. Lloyd George emphasised the point that in their present eondition of mind there was no protoosal acceptable to Britain which would W acceptable to the Irish people. Nevertheless, he did not despair of an Improvement in Irish opinion, but an im{ktovetteftt would only come when it be- ' eanw clear-to the Irish that the people at Britain weald never consent to extreme denands.' When the Irish realised that oo Party in Britain was ready to gtfe Ireland more than the present GovfcMmeot was prepared to give, he tfemgfct the practical good sense, of the Irish: Would re-assert itself, and they weald accept the present Bill.—Renter Santoc.VICEROY'S MOVEMENTS. Beceived June 30, 10.30 p.m. London. June 30. M} French is reported to have left on board a destroyer for an un-1 fcnomi destination.—Aus.-N.Z. CaWe