Suspects in Recent Lootings Are Taken in Raids Had there been any serious question that the division of Ireland woud be considered with a view-to conceding to the demands of Eire, the general election would have been set for earlier than February 9, and there would have been a fusion of al) the Loyalist parties, including the official Independent Progressive Unionists.
The French Police succeeded yesterday morning in arresting eight Chinese suspects in two recent armed robberies committed in' the Concession, Two men were seized in a teahouse in Rue de Marche at about 10 o'clock, and shortly afterward four others were arrested at the Victory Hotel, Rue de Tourane, and two more at the Dah Tsang Hotel, Avenue Edward VII. The loaded pistols were confiscated, one of them being "There are great difficulties to overcome," Mr. de Valera, Premier of Eire, said in a message to Reuter this evening. 4 "As far as the Irish delegation is concerned, we earnestly desire to lay foundations for friendly relations between the peoples of the.two countries," Mr. de Valera added. "We hope that in the present conversations some progress may be made towards that end. Reuter. a Mauser, The suspects are said to have confessed to their part in the two recent robberies.
At about midnight on Sunday, a gang of some ten Chinese looted a house in Lane 132, Rue clu Moulin, and escaped with $500 in cash and a ring valued at $50. The men were partly armed but no shots were fired,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.