THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

CABLE NEWS

4 . UNITED service telegrams. NATIONALIST SUCCESSES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.j LONDON, August 5. There was desperate fighting at XC.ilmallock, the rebels last stronghold in this district. Machine gun and rifle fire checked the Free Staters advance for a time, but the rebels were gradually driven back, the Nationalists gaming cornu and of positions to within half a mile of the town, the fall of which p. is imminent. Casualties on both sides were fairly heavy. De Valera is at Suir Valley. His early flight to the mountain fastness is predicted. Many of his fololwers were mere schoolboys. Kilnjftllock has been captured the irregulars retreating towards Oharleyrille. FREE STATE ATTITUDE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 6. The Free State Government has published correspondence between Mr Collins and the cook organisation, which endeavoured to arrange a compromise between Free Staters and Irregulars. The lttter states “the present military acion is necessary to enforce obedience to Parliament and will only cease when that obedience is given unequivocally, whereby all war materials will be suirendered, all seized property and money restored and particulars given of all bridges, roads and railways mined or otherwise made unsafe. We are anxious for peace in Ireland, but that pence must be firmly established on the basis of the supremacy of the elected Government of the Irish people.” NEWSPAPER BARRED. LONDON, August .5. The northern Government is prohibiting circulation in its territory of “Freeman’s Journal” and Dublin “Evening Telegraph” owing to gross attacks of a highly criminal character made on a judge of the Northern High Court. A NIGHT ATTACK. LONDON, August 6. ( An attack was launched throughout the night upon outposts of the Free State forces in Dublin and suburbs, ( the result being several civilians were ( wounded and one killed by attackers j revolvers. The chief points of attack were Four Courts, Abbey Street and Mountjoy gaol. The firing ceased at daybreak. t

REPUBLICANS’ HOPES

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received this clay at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Aug (>. Evidence is accumulating that Irish rebel leaders arc striving desperately to seoure the participation of British forces in the conflict ,tn the hope that national feelings will be aroused with a possible resultant strengthening of their tottering cause. The following letter, captured in the Kerry fighting, was signed by Murphy,, a member of the rebel executive: —If an English destroyer sloop comes within rifle shot of your shore, snipe it, and if possible drop a grenade on deck. Ft is possible then they may shell the coast

or try a landing, the very thing which we want them to do. Then we shall have the old enemy back which would clear the whole aspect of the present