CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1922, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

; ~2z^. — —• AUSTRALIAN AND Si. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DE VALEUA’JsTATIAIENT. ■ (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Septehibcr 14. De Valera made a statement alleging Free Staters broke the pact with Republicans at Churchill’s a.ul bloyd George’s bidding. The Repubhcans wore, then unable to avert the teirible state of affairs. The Treaty ites. want to play with tliir new army and 'in cheap , military glory and then present a fait • accompli to those differing from them. I stand by every word I spoke during the Mection campaign; SNIPING IN DUBLIN. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, September 14. , Snipers attacked the telephone exchange in Dublin. Firing broke out elsewhere in the city. The Central Telegraph Office was opened under military guard and the telephone services , n s it improved. , 1 Ulster Government made a statement revealing a plot to blow up the internment ship Argcnta in Lough Garlic LoHgli to release the interned Republicans aboard. A letter was found on ( n prisoner about to he released refer- i riilg to the despatch cf fourteen pounds tif guncotton with fuse and detoiL.i'i- j ttl it. friendly address iii Larne and ox- , pferts aboard who would erisurb the prisoners would he uninjured. IRISH HAPPENINGS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, September It. Relrels captured Balias, Mayo. National army posts, and Four Courts Hotel, Dublin are the centres of incessant rebel attacks. Snipers fired on armoured cal's patrolling tile city. | Three lorries containing troops were j ambushed. They returned the fire and j three civilians, including a girl, wero | wounded, Matty of the ambushers were taken prisoner. | Masked men at Kiilarney visited the houses of six young women, sympathis- j era wih the irregulars and finding them in bed painted their bodies green.