CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1916, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

LELE'JTIiIU TELEGIIAI'H —COPYBXGHT. J [I'Klt I'KESS ASSOCIATION.] THE FIGHTING IN IKELANI). London, April W It js i eported that four hundred rebels were taken prisoner at St. titeplien's Grien. The Centr.il News reports that -.he commander otf the rebeJjs is James C< nnolly, :i notorious syndicalist, ,vu i was L-arkill's lieutenant. Tiie Commander-in-Chief, in a co'timuniquo st tes .'—Operations in Dublin are proceeding satisfactorily. The organized forces of the rebels are 0011fiiied to n feu- localities; principally to .Sackville street and district. The rebel headquarters nre the post office in street. The cordon round this district nus been drawn closed. The rebels ai'3 now confined behind a line of barncades. Sniping from houses wherein a Kin-all party of rebels have established themselves in various ports ot yio city still continues, and is most prevalent .north-west of Four Courts, which are still in possession of the rebels. The clearance of snipers is a matter <" time. There w.'ik considerable damage irom firce on the 27th. A la-rue one is still burning in Sackvillostreet. Disturbances ore reported iron County (ialway and Enniscorthy, as 'vol i s hum Killniliev, Cloiimel and Gorey. The situation appears to fin normal clswhere. The general trenu of reports indicates that the disturbances are local in character. iLondion, April ou. Friday night's report irom Dublin •states : - Tro ps ! ave been arriving all day.

There has been intermittent fighting to the disadvantage of the robe;. I'j incipally around Jacou s Ijisc lit lac tory, which the rebels have istock d with food. The building is now on fire. Connolly, luider of the rebels, has issued passports to persons, desirous of leaving Dublin .ugiicd" Commander ol ;ho Irish .Republican Army." Some women, carrying bandoliers and ammunition, marched alongside the rebels. There has been considerable looting in Sackville-street, wline tl'.e rebels have established themselves in shops 'and sold boots to women at threepence a pair andi gave them anvay to the poor. The flat roofs afforded the rebels scope for their tactics. Lying flat or hiding behind the chimney stacks, they fired at the soldiers who nad little chance of replying. The rebels in outlying districts practised the ruse when the military appeared of pretending to be working in their gardens. Immediately the military ha/d passed their hors became i ifles. Many soldiers, were shot in this way. There was free fighting ill the neigtilourhoo.l of Jacob's biscuit factory i etivoen loyalist women and rebel women firing to get food into the garrison. Fifteen hundred rebels eniteiid the factory while three thousmd workers were holiday making. Only : few cleaners and repairers were or t'-e premises. Hie ordinary rabble participated in the looting. Practically every shop in Grafton street was cleared. men and girls held up their aprons and die see as Tiaskets to receive tho jew?l lory and watches. (Received This Day 8.36 a.m.) I THE IRIS.I SITUATION. London, April 3D. An Irish communique reports tihat tlie situation at Dublin ha® improved considerably since Saturday morning, but the rebels a7e offering a serious resistance in the neigliourhood of •isickville street. A oordion of troops enciivling this quarter is steadily I'losing in. House to house fighting las rendered progress slow. Jhe Post Office and block of buildngs in East Saokville street was dei. rciycd by fire. A party of rebels were driven out f Roland's mill at Ring's Jind by guns uounted on motor lorries.

One of the rebel leaders in this area named l'earce was woiflided in the leg and he surrendered in the evening. lie assorts tl)«t lie has authority to accept the terms of surraickf for his followers. James Connolly is reported killed. -Liie ebels.stili hold the-Four Courts

district. The cordon of troops surrounding this area is gradually closing in, and all information points to Ulic conclusion that the rebellion is on Uk

i ergo < f collapse. A considerable number oi reljok n«« tieen taken prisoners, Reports from the rest of Ireland s'iow ili« position generally satisfactory. llell'ast nnd Ulster are normal, an 1 Londonderry is isatisf ctory. A band of rebels was located between Athenry and Crauglrwell. Nine teeu of them were captured. Another 'band is entrenched at Enniscarthy where the police still are holding out. The roads and railways are clear to within four miles. (Received This Day 8.55 a.m.) REPORTED SURRENDER OF IRISH LEADERS.

New York, April 30. A Renter message aays that it is reported that all the leaders of the insurrection at Dublin have sun-end >r[>d unconditionally.