IRISH CRIMES.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1920, Page 5

IRISH CRIMES.

CIVILIANS ATTACK POLICE.

MANY CASUALTIES IN CONFLICT,

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received Nov. S, 12.5 a.m. London, Nov. 7. A number of armed civilians at Arofert attacked police and military who were proceeding from Tralee to disperse an assembly of armed civilians at the Causeway. The lire was returned and the aggressors dispersed One report says six were killed, and others state many were wounded. Twenty were arrested. A girl named O'Connor was killed. 0£ two civilians arrested one was in possession of a loaded German pistol and ammunition. The Crown forces sustained no casualties. The assembly at the Causeway was dispersed after a short conflict.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

RAID ON NEWSAPERS. EARLIER DUBLIN CURFEW. Received Nov. 8, 12.5 a.m. London, Nov. 7. The. authorities raided Mahon's printing works at Dublin and dismantled the machinery, and stopped the publication of Young Ireland and also the Home Journal. It is reported the curfew in Dublin is about to begin at 10 o'clock instead of at midnight.—Aas. N.Z. Cable Assn. A BUDGET OF CRIMES. KILLING AND DESTRUCTION. Received Nov. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 5. An unconfirmed report states that seventeen "black and tans" were killed in a Ballinalee disturbance. An affray occurred at Edgeworthtown between Crown forces and volunteers, two of the former being killed and a number wounded. Reprisals followed in Longford, several houses being burned, Sinn Feiners attacked a coastguard station near Skibboreen, and killed one marine and wounded two dangerously,— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

NAVY FOR IRELAND.

MR. ASQUITH EXPLAINS HIS VIEW. Received Nov. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 5. Mr. Asquith, speaking at Cardiff, complained of the wilful perversion gf his proposal to allow Ireland her own navy under Dominion Home Rule. He never suggested Ireland should equip herself with flotillas of Submarines and destroyers, which would be a constant menace to Britain. It was not probable that Irish statesmen would squander any of Ireland's meagre resources on a niivy. If they ill-advisedly did so, the navy must be subject to restrictions similar to those placed on the Dominions' navies, and transfeufcd bodily to the Admiralty's control in time of war.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REPRISALS FOR SHOOTING AN OFFICER. London, Nov. 5. Captain Hamilton, a military officer, was shot dead near Menagh, County Tipperary. Reprisals followed, two houses and the local creamery being burned and shop windows riddled with bullets. Two men who were arrested were shot dead.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN INTERVENTION. Melbourne, Nov. 6. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Mahon moved an adjournment to discuss the advisableness of intervention with regard to the British treatment of Ireland, which, he alleged, had resulted in the death of Alderman McSwiney. Australia's share in the war had shown her desire to preserve small nations, or which Ireland was one. He characterised the British Government as a foreign Government so far as Ireland was concerned. McSwiney had died for a principle. A member interjected: "Suicide." Mr. Mahon excitedly characterised this as a lie.

Mr. Hughes, replying, said that he was not out to defend English rule in Ireland, but he declined to support the plea that it justified crimes and outrages. He deplored the state of affairs in Ireland, but it was beyond the power of this or the British Government, to settle this dispute, which was one of racial hatred. If there were those who thought they could re-create in Australia the state of things existing in Ireland, let them try it. They would find that the temper of Australians whs different. If Britain, as Mr. Mahon claimed, was a foreign country, tlr&i not one of the Federal members was entitled to sit in this Parliament because he was not naturalised. The closure was applied, and the motion was negatived.