IRISH CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1920, Page 5

IRISH CRISIS.

DOMINION HOME RULE. REQUEST TO THE PREMIER. By Telegraph.—Press Aasn.^—Copyist. Received August 5, 7.50 p.m. London, August 4. A deputation of Irish Unionists from Dublin and Cork waited on Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law and Sir Hamar Greenwood, to urge the establishment of Dominion Home Rule in Ireland. The deputation will. revisit Downing Street after the Cabinet has met. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received August 6, 12.5 a.m. r London, August 4. The Irish deputation includes Nationalists. It brought resolutions carried by a conference at Cork, representing all creeds. The resolutions totally object to the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill, which is calculated to increase the discontent. The deputation, after a further interview with Mr. Lloyd George, report satisfactory results.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE CURFEW ORDER. AT MANNIX'S BIRTHPLACE. Received August 6,12.25 a.m. London, August 4 The curfew has been enforced at Charleville and Kilmallock, County Limerick. This is significant, because Charleville is Archbishop Mannix's birthplace, and a fete there was arranged, which would be Archbishop Mannix's first function in Ireland. The town entrenchment)) are being strengthened. Sinn Feiners at night time tore up 240 feet of Tailway outside Belfast, to prevent troops reaching Burtonport. They also dislodged many heavy boulders, completely blocking the ■ line. The work involved enormous labor.—Aus.N,Z. Cable Assn.