CABLE NEWS. THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1922, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A TRUCE DECLINED. LONDON, August 27. Soon after Mr Collins’ death the rebels sent out peace feelers suggesting a truce, but not offering unconditional

surrender; Mr Cosgrove replied—Tell that that Justice will be meted out to them at the proper time-

AN AMBUSH FAILS. LONDON, August 27.

.'The guerilla campaign, continues, marked by a few shootings in Dublin and elsewhere and hold ups of one or two banks. Captain Kennedy of the Royal Garrison artillery together with an armed escort of seven, stationed at Rere island went to Castletownbere to fetch troops pay. When they landed ai Castletownbere, the rebels poured in a bail of bullets to which the soldiers replied, killing or wounding everyone of the ambushers. Kennedy and. all his men were wounded.

GROSS OUTRAGES. LONDON, August 27 ; ilebbls affe' keenly pursuing a policy of ambushing Free Staters, over • widespread are''. A party of Free Staters surprised Glonflesk and defeated the rebels, with a loss of twenty killed and' eight wounded. In an ambush at Glasson, Athlone, Commandant McCormick of the Brigade staff was shot dead while bandaging a wounded comrade. The act was made with ferocity.

It is reported near Dublin while a huge number of women and children were promenading, a car full of armed men drove up midst the crowd, pulled out two struggling screaming men, and told them to pray, a few minutes' after which them up against a gate. The victims screamed—““What is this for?”, the horrified women screaming to short- mercy. The rebels fired five shots at each man and departed. Later a third man riddled with bullets was found nearby .