Evening star., 1921-04-24
LORD DERBY TO TRY
FOR PEACE IN ERIN
Commissioned by Lloyd
George to Approach Sim
Fein on Negotiations.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated IreSS.
LONDON, April "a. - Premier Lloyd
George, says the Sunday Times, has
commissioned Lord Derby to approach,
the Sim Fein to discover, if possible.
ground for negotiations looking to a
settlement of the Irish question, in
view Of the forthcoming elections
Ihe newspaper says that Lord Derby
all OF his life has been in close touch
with all the vicissitudes of the Irish
question and thoroughly understands the
situation.
Lord Derby returned to London this
evening from Lympne. where he had
been In consultation with the prime
minister. On his arrival he went to din
ner with Lord Edmund Talbot. the new
lord lieutenant and governor general OF
Ireland.
Crown Inspector Missing.
DUBLIN. April 2s-District In
spector Potter Of the government
forces mysteriously disappeared to-
was discovered when the automobile
in which he had been riding was
found on country road with bullet
| marks in the car. Apparently In
spector Potter ran into the same am
bush. near .Clogheen. County Upper
was caught last evening.
The police and military barracks
in kilrush. County Clare, were at
| tackled last midnight by a large party
of armed men and a fight ensued
which lasted three hours, in, which
one police sergeant was killed and
two soldiers were wounded.
Fighting in Lfsburne Streets.
Ireland, April 23.-
Fighting attended the first visit of
auxiSaries to Lisburne. when a COM
pany arrived from Belfast today. One
member of the force was killed and
another wounded tonight when two
civilians fired on them in Donegal
square. Two civilians were wound
ed
Rob Fifty POstmen OF Mail.
CORK. Ireland. April 23-Bands of
armed men rounded up fifty postmen
| Just as they were leaving the central
post Office today with mail deliveries
| and took the mails "Aa the name of
the Irish republic"
The haul weighing several tons,
was removed in carts to an unknown
destination. AS a result, the entire
| city and the outlying districts were
without mails today. The raid was
carried out without attracting the no.
tice of the crown forces on duty nearby.
Warned to Shun English Courts.
LONDON. April 23-The Dali Err
:,
has issued a proclamation. warning
that all who resort to English courts
of justice will be regarded as wag-
ing war on the life of the Irish com
munity and will be treated accord
ingly. says dispatch from Ireland
today.
Bird Chosen to Parliament.
CHICHESTER. England. April "a
Sir William Bird. coalition Uni ionist;
has been returned unopposed to the
house Of commons for the Chichester
division Of Sussex. He fills the va
cancy caused by the recent appoint
ment of Lord Edmund Bernard Tai
bot as lord lieutenant and governor
general of Ireland.
Wants Reprisals to Stop.
CORK, April 22-The Most Rev.
Fogarty. Lord Bishop of Killaloe,
Ennis. whose residence was set on fire
Wednesday night. appealed through
the newspaper Of Ennis for a cessation
of reprisals and counter reprisals in
Ennis. The lord bishop said the cir
cumstances were exasperating, but
that he hoped the community would
rise superior to evaporation. and that
no one should be moved to retaliate
for the attempt to burn his house. as
such criminal madness" would pain
him.