4 SEPTEMBER 1920, Page 3

The sectarian riots in Belfast which broke out after the

brutal murder of Inspector Swanzy by a Sum Fein gang at Lisburn on Sunday week have been very violent. As the Sinn Fein mob was well armed with revolvers and the troops had to fire, there have been many casualties. Ten persons were killed last week, and this week the death-roll is still larger. The rival parties set fire to their opponents' houses and shops. Protestants living in the Sum Fein quarters, and Sinn Feiners living in the Protestant quarters, were expelled from their homes. On Tuesday the military authorities forbade any person to be out at night without a permit. The Ulster Volunteers have offered to assist the Government in maintaining order if they are armed and equipped.