THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 August 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

CABLE NEWS.'

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS.

A PLOT FOILED. (Received this day at 11.30 LONDON, Aug i. A Dublin official message states the Irregulars attempted a coup m Dublin City and county on Saturday. Numbers came from Cork via Liverpool, the objective bemg isolate the city by destroying the bridges Railways and other ™amoommunication. The entire p (frustrated and 1)80 taken prisoner, and a large quantity of arms and ammunition captured National troops captured Ratheale, B«; o ad o d Askea ton and Ballingarr.v after stiff cngag ments SITUATION IN CORK(Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, August 7. The situation in Cork under Irregulars is depicted in a message received in Dublin. It says business is at a standstill. Irregulars are m possession of all public services including post and telegraphs, customs, inland revenue and income tax, wherefrom it mated they have collected £IOO,OOO sterling. Demand notes for income tax were issued on Ist August from Cork in the name of the Republican civil administration department peremptorily demanding payment within three days. A joint meeting of Cork Chamber of Commerce and Employers Federation resolved if anyone was victimised for not complying with the demand, that all other firms will sympathetically close and discharge all employees