Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-30
CITY HALL At CORK
FIRED; QUAY AND S|NN
FE|n CLUB AbLAzE
Arson Adds TO Reign of Terror !;
London Public Buildings
Guarded.
REPRISALS FOLLOW
MURDER OF FIFTEEN
Nv As.ocIa,ed Pres. to Every r vening

by Associated Press to Every r vening
Belfast. Nov. 30--The city hall
Mt Cork was set on FIRE his morning md
reports from that city state the Thomas
Ashe Sim Fein Club and the Charlotte
quay nre nblaze Much damage has been
done, il i. stated.
London, Nov. 30-Public buildings
in London and in many Of the other
large cities in England were closely guarded
apnins. apprehended Sim Fein attack
by heavy detachnents of police and de
tectives last night In this city the pa
troll was not limited tn the streets but,arned
motor boats moved up and down the
Thames in front Of Parliament buildings.
There is nothing 10 connect the Sinn
Fcin with the explosion Of bomb IN
warehouse in old Swan Lane, this city, eariY
this mo ming, but the people Of the city
sscribs il 10 that organization. The bomb,
which apparently was carried into the
warehouse in travelling bag and Ieft
there 70 explode by means Of n time fuse
was heard over wide area of The city.
II started n fire but the police and FIRE
men succeeded in extinguishing the flames
before they gained headway The streef
closed by the police II is narrow thor
oughfare near London Bridge and 'ontains
90 dwellinghouses.
Several men suspected Of setting Gre
10 warehouses in Liverpool on Saturday
night are under arreet. - claimed by
the police that American 'v'inmcn
arr in that city and assertion ~ made that
men wanted in ireland for shooting police
men and soldier have crossed the Irish
sea 20 Liverpool The financial loss occa-
stoned by Saturday nights fires in Liver
pool i. estimated at n million pounds
sterling
The killing OF i6 police recruits ~ Mac
room. Ireland Yesterday, mas already
been followed by reprissls by the Black
and Tans" and IL IL reported there y an
exodu. n frightened people from towns
near where the recruits were attacked
Masked men entered and set fire 10 the
building hosing the Dublin Freeman :
Journal last night Considerable damage
was done the building
Giwgow and the Clyde shipbuilding
district have been placed under close
guard and il is declared by the authorities
that many Sinn Feiners are known to be
in Scotland,
Macroom, Ireland, Nov 30 Two lorry
loads Of new recruits in training for the
''Bladk and Tan" auxiliary police were
arnbushed Sunday night by from so 20 100
men near kilmiehael and Is Of them were
killed. The bodies were brought here
last evening
Already reprIsals have begun and re-
ports from the village Of Johnst0ru, be-
tween Macroom and Dinmanway, state
scarcely house there Is undanaged and
most OF the shops in the district have been
set Attire. The residents are fleeing from
the place in terror.
Here shop have been closed and all
business is suspended. Large parties Of
auxiliaries bearing rifles and revolveTs are
patrolling the town and the people are
apprehensive the auxiharies will take ven
geance.
London. Nov. 3O.-The Evening Stan
dard saws the latest Sinn Fem plot con-
templates the burning of houses and other
property in England belonging 20 Black
and Tans" who are serving IN Ireland
The newspaper asserts the details OF the
alleged plot came into the possession Of
the authorities as the result of the seizure
of Irish mails.
The Standard SAYS not only have the
cabinet ministers received letters threaten
ing them with personal violence, but that
the threats now are being made against
members of then families.
Raids and arrests continued in Dublin
Yesterday Among the persons taken into
custody Was William Sears, Sim Fem
member of Parliament for the southern
division of County Mayo.
Mr. Sears in 1919 was sentenced 10 SIX
months imprisonment on charge OF IN
citing persons 10 shoot the military, the
police and government officials
The latest Sim Fem developments IN
England were discussed At an important
conference yesterday afternoon at 10
Downing street, official residence Of
Premier Lloyd George, between members
az the government and the heads OF the
police organizations, The conferecs in
oluded the Premier, Wirston Spencer
Churchill. Secretary of War: Sir Hamar
Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ireland;
Speaker Iowther, Of the House of Com
mons, and the heads of the Metropolitan
Police and Scotland Yard.
Rome, Nov 29.-InquIry into the
Irish situation is favored BY many Catholic
members of the Italian Parliament, who
declare there Is basis for demanding such
an inquiry. Assertions are made that the
situation in Ireland Is quite similar to
those in the Congo region of Africa, the
putumayo district of South America, Bull
garia and Armenia, which in the past
we're investigated
Newport, Monmouthshire, England,
Nov. 3O.--The police discovered small
bomb at Marshfield ~ miles south of
here today Another bomb WAS found
at Rumney which is partly in the Bor-
ough of Cardiff
London, Nov. 30-The labor commits
sion of inquiry into the reprisals in Ireland
left for Dublin this morning. The party
comprises representatives OF the labor
parliamentary party and the labor execu-
tive body. 1t expects TO spend fortnight
on its mission.
CUBAN MORATORIUM