IRISH ANARCHY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1921, Page 5

IRISH ANARCHY.

WHAT THE POPE THINKS. ~ ; K PLEA FOR SETTLEMENT. IRISH TRIBUNAL SUGGESTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 22, 5.5 p.m. London, May 21. Through Cardinal Logue, the Pope has tent 200.000 lire for the relief of distress in Ireland. In a covering letter, the Pope says: ‘lreland to-day is subjected to indigiity, devastation and slaughter, and loubtless harsh and cruel occurrences of

ihis kind are largely attributable to the* ate war, when not sufficient consideration was given to the desires of nations, ■t was the policy of the Holy See not to :ake sides with the contending parties, >ut that did not prevent him from risking and even praying and beseeching of the contending parties that the !renzy of strife may subside as soon as possible and a union of hearts take slace out of this terrible enmity. It an profit neither when homes are ruthlessly destroyed and disgracefully laid waste. and war results in the death of inarmed people, even women and children. It would be opportune if the questions at issue could be referred for discussion by a body of men selected by the whole Irish nation, and when this conference published its findings the Inore influential Irishmen could determine a settlement in a sincere spirit of peace and reconcilation.’*—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

MURDER IN HOSPITAL. GHASTLY CRIME IN DUBLIN. Received May 22, 5Jj p.m. London, May 21. Yesterday. unknown men entered a hospital in Dublin and put an ex-soldier named John Byrne, who was seriously wounded yesterday, on a stretcher and carried him into the hospital yard, where they murdered him, though hie wife and other relatives were in hospital visiting Byrne at the time. No arrests have been made.—Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assn.

EX-SOLDIERS SHOT. RAWS ON DUBjLIN BANKS. Received May 22, 5.5 p.m. London, May 21. Two ex-soldiers, father and eon, employed at the Cork military barracks, were seized in the street by armed men, taken to a secluded quarry and shot. The father, although grievously wounded, escaped and gave the alarm. A priest visited the son and administered the last rites before he died. At the same time another ex-service man employed at the barracks was kidnapped and shot. He is now in hospital.

The two Dublin branches of the Ulster and Belfast banks were raided by armed men, who drove the staffs at the revolvers' points to the inner rooms, and then took as much money as they could conveniently carry.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.

EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND. STOPPED BY THE DAIL EIREANN. Received May 23, 12.10 a.m. London, May 22. The Dail Eireann has issued regulations prohibiting emigration from Ireland without permits from the Republican Government. The Dail Eireann decided, on the President’s motion, to recognise members elected ‘to the newlyconstituted Irish Parliament as members of the new Dail Eireann, provided they take the Republican oath of allegiance, the present Dail Eireann automatically dissolving. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn

LITERATURE SEIZED. MORE FIGHTING. London, May 20. The police raided a Communist branch tn the East End and seized literature, ncluding instructions for nationalisation ©f mines, and alleged particulars of a revolutionary plot in England. One arrest was made. Anti-Sinn Fein raids continued in Lonjdon, resulting in the seizure of documents. Four suspected women who were detained after Sunday’s outrage have been Released. An inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary and 20 "men were ambushed by B 0 rebels at Kilmeena. The police drove out the rebels from an entrenched position, killing four, wounding five, and capturing prisoners, including one with firm? and bombs. One constable was killed and one wounded. During sectarian rioting at Belfast, four, including two girls, were wounded by shots from an armored car. —Aus.N.Z Cable Assn.

KIDNAPPED MAN KILLED. London, May 19. A body found in a field near Crumlin las been identified as that of Patrick Punning. • who was kidnapped from his three days ago. DEPORTATIONS TO IRELAND. London, May 20. Brian O’Kennedy, who succeeded Sean McGrath, has been deported with five Others to Ireland, where they have been Interned.—Aus.-NJJ. Cable Assn. A London cable dated February 23 Baid: The police early this morning searched the Fleet Street office of the Irish Independent arising out of the seizure of documents in recent London raids. The police deported to Ireland (Sean McGrath, secretary of th? Irish Self-Determination League.