THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

FRONTIER BLOCK ARE. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.i LONDON, June 8- > Despite the withdrawal of Ulster's ' prohibition of exports, Donegal Rcpu>- . lienns have not relaxed heir blockade of Londonderry. All Roods destined for Londonderry are removed fromi t trains. On Donegal side of the frontier thousands of pounds worth ot perishable goods are accumulating at the frontier stations, without shelter.

SINN FEINERS FIRED ON. _ LONDON, June <• A narv of Sinn Feiners attempted a surprise' attack on the British soldiers :r C lady. A sentry saw HepuWmnns crawling across a field and g#*® an alarm. The Crown forces at once open ed fire. Tlteir fusiTade lasted for a quarter of an hour. The attackers who had bombs were driven off.

raids and THREATS. (Received this day at 12.20 p.m.) LONDON, June 8. ■Armed motorists raided Earl Clancarty’s mansion, Garba ly Court, at Ballinasloe, at midnight, and stole valuable paintings and pianos. All ex-members of the Constabulary living in Ballinasloe have been threatened with death. t v’s The pedestal of Lord CUntarly s statue now bears the inscnption, teneed to death, remember Aughr n, and warning all Orangemen to <lt.u out Nobody dares attempt to obliterate the inscription, the rule of th. volver. being supreme in the town. Further cases of incendiarism . reported in Belfast, Ra inasne a d elw where A bomb considerably ilam aoed the residences of two. Protestants and three Catholics in Balhriaslo..

A SERIOUS POSITION. (Received this day at 12.20 p.m.) TiCfNDON , June 8. More British troops have arrived Londonderry. Both s i te V L ,e,K; ted Foyle ■ are occupied. There is t(> W large rebel forces on the not them side of Londonderry-Donega horde, Thev are conscripting Donegal loy a -s ■ who it is believed wil be used to£»cn a rehel attack on the ut\. ae'e thousand rebels, armed with the late American rifles arc' reported to he ton centrated at Rnpjioe- TVr . rnFNT -TTIE PETTTOO INC\ nr ; N 1 LONDON. June H. The -Start*” Belfast correspondent states the artillery attack on Pett.go vms due to misunderstanding Colonel Wilson literally carrying out he ordci to occupy the town fourths of it was in the I itc Mau A peculiarity of the lamler towns ;>t Petti go and Beleek is that the iormti, which is nearly all in Southern Ire am , l loyalist, while the latter, entire v Ulster, is Catholic to the backbone.