THE IRISH PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. : IRREGULARS ATTACKS. | fR-ceivcd this dav »l 8.30 a.m.'i j LONDON. Sept 28 The “Daily Telegraph’s” Belfast correspondent states Free Stators have liocn unable to achieve much ill Kerry beyond the occupation of some more important towns where the population largely favours the Irreg" Jars. Free Staters arc pi'n-u‘l to bnrracks, and cannot leave safely in parties of lower than one him Ired. l'.vc n ■ the barracks are continually harrasswi bv snipers. Irregular columns several hundred strong can move among Hie hills in roll view with complete "1punitl. Vessels reach the Coast with supplies for Irregulars, lencn. finding ships are frequently attusoo am robbed of their cargo. A shipload of petro I was unloaded at Tralee, while a 'strong attack on Free Staters rendereel thorn powerless to intervene. It is estimated eight thousand Free Staters will be required to control Count \ regulars who number time thousand. Free Staters scoiifiiig the countie d - covered several lino motor onrs at l.a - lin robe in Mayo. They corour m d tin Rephlicai. transport and include d . numniliccnt automobile stolen f> Lord Vpres. Irregular priHOnors Cork Gaol hunger struck, and tin - fused to return to their ed U a ' parade. When force wa- used flu. n"soners wrecked the cells. T.nalv a volley was fired killing one J> 'sum . xn.l wounding another. Old ", tbeii restored. Republicans _ °’ lts ' added to the confusion by sniping i prison

AIR COSGROVE’S TERMS. (Received tins <hiv n -" 1 ' LONDON Feet 28. Mr Cosgrove speaking in the laid down the terms on wh ch the his even at this late hour. • >*' r peace:. Government wa« > <nai not fnr an arnica i> Government forces, n ■ () r nrms.^ammuni'tinn'.^aiid' certain kinds of explosives. ~ vns npn roved Atr Cosgrove’s motion "as ,u in principle and the details will »>e considered later,