THE IRISH DOOPIEM

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH DOOPIEM

FIGHTING PROCEEDING. UNITED SKII VICK TKIjKUHAMS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July JO. Fighting in South West Ireland is developing slowly, but surely. There arc indications that the Irregulars are making a strong effort to arrest the march ot the* Nationals upon Cork. Numerous hands of Irregulars were driven out of jiurec after a. stiff iesistanee and twenty were taken prisoners. high ling continued in midTipperary. At Cashel, the Nationals ■tonic twenty-six prisoners, and an

armoured car. It is persistently reported that Do Valera lias sailed for America to raise further funds. Latest advices, however. state he i s commanding the hue from' Clonmel m Waterford. This position is menaced from several points. Substantial Irregular resist, nee is exported in the triangle formed by three Strom- military centres of Buttevant. Mallow and Fermoy. Nationalists ale now attac king Kilmalloek and ( nal’leville There has been an outbreak m West Clare. The Protestant Church was burned and a farmer murdered. The wanton destruction of property has evoked a growing public demand ,|<ir penalties on wreckers. Government appealed to the population to help in the prevention of crime by capturing the wreckers. The parish priest at Wexford who marshalled his whole flock to clear the roads, showed the right way. i n\DON. July 30.

As a result of ambushes, ami a mine explosion at Maryborough, ten Irish Nationalist troops, including two Colonel-Commandants were killed and ten wounded. Eighteen Irregulars wore captured.