IRISH CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1920, Page 5

IRISH CRISIS.

THE BELFAST RIOTS. "THE TROUBLE CONTINUES, gt TtkgMph.—frit* Assn.^-Copyileht, ■ Received Sept. 2, 12.10 a.m. London, August 31. Further rioting took place at Belfast Troops, used machine-guns to root out £h« Sinn Feiners' snipers, who were hidiflg on the roofs of houaes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cfwle Asm. a curfew in belfast. :;;«orje Troops in the city. A Readied Sept. 2, 12.25 a.m. London, August 31. \iJJL curfew order operates in Belfast tfiSght, and nobody will be allowed in tM ttjeet* from 10.30 p.m. to 5 a.m., etmpt ■: indispensables, for example, fetors. , * ■' ' .ftlrtr authorities, fearing refilstanee SlWa. tHe more tmruly elemtns, have (drafted extra troops into the city *#t>N.Zt Cable Assn. McSWEENEY SINKfNG. DEATH EXPECTED SOON. Received Sept. 2, 1255 a.m. London, August 31. iMeSweeney is sinking rapidly, and is fiot expected to last out the night. A mesaage from Geneva states that a BWtae named Oeuvray was arrested for cMtding Mr. Lloyd.George a threatenitk telegram demanding McSweeney's {•mediate release.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable jtftn. TOE KING CANNOT INTERFERE. ReceWed Sept. 1, 8.20 p.m. London, August 31. Replying to Mr. Bottomley'a letter «rginJt the King to release McSweeney, LoMStamiordham explains the King's eSttiititionaUjMwitlon, pointing- out tktt even if the King favored the relm& it could only b« effected in the face nt the advice of his Ministers, who preetteably would resign, and the country ajght wamß the King for .creating a gtiva political crisis in a time of special actional stress and anxiety.—-Aus.-N.Z. Jjalble Assn.

„_ MCBDKBS OF POLICE. • ■ A PERTINENT CHALLENGE. '• Received. Sept. 2, 12.10 a.m. A member of the Royal Irish Conits&ulary has sent Captain O'Grady, felfc, a letter parodying his recent letter to the Premier pleading for the re|aq» of MeSweeney, pointing out that Captain OtJrady has not raised his voice murders Of many constables serving their King and country under fhe same oath of allegiance as Captain CQJady and other members of the 'ffotne of Commons. 1 v .The letter states: "To test the siniSffity of your protest, will you publicly ttpress sympathy with-the wives and fUtilies of my* comrades who were murdtrett by the associates of McSweeney. ft Jfou don't proffer this belated symv&& y° u B traitot *° y° nr rsU!e ' UA] ha damned to you."—Aus.tN.Z, ■ Clife ABBB. , <