THE IRISH PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE IBISfL CABINET. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. A Dublin correspondent states a difficulty has arisen regarding the appointment of seats in the new Dail ( ahinet under the Collins-De \ alera pact. The Republicans have the right to four portfolios and Treaty supporters five. 11l addition to ihesc. there wil* he the President, presumably Mr Griffith, and .Minister of Defence, responsible not to tbo Dail. blit it * tile Army. It seems Do Valera is now insisting that he should be Minister of Defence. Air Alulcafiy the present Minister and Collins are agreeable, but Griffiths is resolutely oppressed to Do \ alera haling supreme control ol the army. Hob no responsibility !o the elected mt labors of the Dail. SINN FEINERS ATTACKS. (Received this day at !.-; P ’•■'■) LONDON, Juno T 4. An attempt by Siun Feiners to capture Killyleigh Castle tho seat of Colonel Hamilton and R.ndemon House the residence of n Commoner, Norman Crawford in County Down were repulsed. special Guards defending them. The bodies of two unknown persons with their hands tied behind their backs were found on the roadside near

Camlough riddled with bulletß. A huge cavity, believed to have been caused b t j,e explosion of a land mine, sep- • , )(xl ; ‘ r.n i.-r-cmv f i \IT'ATf:X ELECTION CAMI ATI-N. LONDON. June 1 . Do Valera has been conducting a whirlwind electoral campaign in cmjunction with other Coalitionists, hut Independents have generalb• taken tTnegs rhatJj, apn rt tbc Coalition’which bns hold public meetings. N’o surprises are anticipated as the result of Friday’s polls.