PEACE MOVE.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1920, Page 5

PEACE MOVE.

OFFER TO THE PREMIER, BJSS FEB? SEEKS A SETTLEMENT. •PEACE BEFORE CHRISTMAS." tj Telegraph —Ftess Ajsn. —Copyright. Ifeeeived Dec, <3, 9.10 p.m. London, Dec. 6. Father O'Flanagan, acting-president of jtym. Fein, haa telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd hatftfrr,*3Tw itate you are willing to ■ »*W peaift before Christmas. Ireland is also willing. What is the teat Step you propose?" Mr Arthur Henderson (head of the Labor delegation) visited Cardinal Logue St Armagh. Cardinal Logue said he was anxious for a cessation of vialejMS and a. truce with a cleaner and calmer atmosphere, enabling discussions with a view to an, honorable settlement.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' r A DRASTIC ORDER. "BANDS OUT XT YOUR POCKETS." Received Dec. 6, 9,30 p.m. London, Dec. 6. A proclamation has been posted in the Maeroom area (County Cork) announcing that as members of the Crown forces have 'been foully murdered by apparently inocuous persons carrying pistols in t|ieir clothing, all males are forbidden to put their hands in their , pockets in public. Anybody disobeying is liable to be shot at sight.—Aus.-NZ Gtbl* Assn. OUTRAGES AND RIOTS. London, Dec. 6. Timoleagu and the adjoining residence belonging to Mr. Robert Travert L'ave been turned. The In. aft fc 3 is estimated at £25.000. The closing of the public galleries in tile House of Commons was due to the discovery of a Sinn Fein plot. The plotters hoped that some bombers would es«*M daring the confusion and terror. Tm Stmday Times savs- that documents seised show that the Chief of SUJT of the Republican Army issued an order stating that the constabulary was an important factor in M'Swiney's fate, maqy of whom signed a memorial that . thiiy would resign if he was released. London, Dee. 6. According to the Stpiday* Times some of the seized documents ordered attacks on barracks while the garrison was weakened by constables attending divine Service. The documents detailed the divtrifeEtfon of arms and contained an expert's report oh the manufacture of Sinn Fein bombs. Poor masked men searched the residence of the Bight Rev. Michael Togarty, BislMp of ffillaloe, and Btole documents relating to parochial matters. O'Reilly, town clerk of Queenstown, and two others have been arrested on possession of seditious pamphlets.

\ , ARRESTS IN DUBLIN. . Received Dec. 6, 0.5 pjn. London, Dk. 5. Tlx latest arreiU in Dublin include . Mr. JtcGrath, M.P., and Captain White, t lOU ft tfce defender of L&dyemith (Sir <2M>rgft WWU).—Reuter Service. MB. INTERRUPTED. London, Dfec. 6. Mr. was the chief speaker at ib Albert Hall demonstration denouncing f«prf»*l». He was repeatedly intaWJpted by female extremists, who deelated that his Government had murdered Sfa" Feinen who Were courtmartialled and shot for participation In the 1916 rebellion. The Albert Hall meeting denounced the murders of police and soldiers, alae Hf. reprisals, and urged the Government to take steps to bring about reconciliation and a peaceful settlement. Sinn Fein documents seized include proclamations threatening instant death to anyone assisting the constabulary or obstructing the soldiers of the Republic. MBS. McSWINEY'S WELCOME. New York, Dec. 4. MJrs. op landing, was greeted by thousands of Sinn Fein sympathisers, whs paid a silent tribute and doffed their hats. Customs authorities barr«d the official welcoming committee fropj the pier." Crowds lined the street! to the hotel cheering the widow.—Aus.* £.3. Cable Assn.