THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN NIGHT FIGHT. (Received this day at 8.30 a.in.) LONDON. Sept 2. Dublin reports the worst night lighting since the O’Connell street surrender, was experienced in the city on Friday. A strong detachment of rebels, attacked several Nationalist posts, including the City Hall, Four Courts Hotel and the Technical School, but were driven off after two bonus’ continuous shooting. Trams were stopped during the fighting. The terrified passengers lay flat on the floors while the bullets whizzed along, emptying the streets. Despite the intensity cf the shooting the casualties were remarkably small in number.

Brisk fighting is reported in Cork and Waterford Counties, and in inch case the rebels were defeated. A Dublin railwayman .fobn StepbCils was dragged from bis lied by armed men in the early morning, motored to the outskirts of the city and shot and left for dead by the roadside. He is now in the hospital, but his condition is precarious. Two other men were found shot dead in th e grounds of a house at Black Rock.

A CORK ATTACK. LONDON, Sept 3. A machine-gun mounted on a motor cycle side ear opened fire across the river on a parade of unarmed soldiers in Cork. Two were killed and eleven wounded by expanding bullets.