THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1922, Page 2

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

IRISH pronouncement.

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS, LONDON, October U. The Dublin press emphasise the gravity of the Hierarchy’s pronouncement in view of the expiration on the 14th. of the amnesty offered by the Government. “Freeman’s Journal” says the defiance of the verdict given by the highest Irish Ecclesiastical Court will mean the repudiation of the fundamental doctrines of the Catholic Church, and must lead to ecclesiastical anarchy more disastrous than the present civil anarchy. THE PASTORAL. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct 12. The significance of the Hierarchy’s pastoral cannot be over estimated. It is the strongest and most compromising church document in living memory. It ranges all the powers and influence of the Church definitely on the side of the Treaty. Government thought, while the Bishops should have spoken long before, that the pronouncement now will lie a definite .contribution to the restoration of publio order,

MOUNTJOY PRISON AFFRAY. DUBLIN, Oct. 11

lit the Provisional Parliament, replying to questions in regard to an outbreak :it Mountjoy Prison, the President said that the official report showed three guards were dead, two were wounded, and one prisoner was dead and two wounded. Two land mines were found in file cells, indicating cooperation from outside. He promised to enquire into the matter, and see what precautions were taken in future, ture. ULSTER VIEWS. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct 12. Sir James Craig, in a message to Glasgow Orangemen states he is prepared to act in a friendly co-opera-tion with the Southern Parliament towards peace for all Ireland. IN THE DAIL. - (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) , LONDON. Oct 12.

Mr Higgins, in the Daii. announoed the present Assembly alter 6th December would function as tho Parliament of I lie IVb 'State, provided members took the prescribed oaths and thalfc iPnrlinmtent would . remain fn existence for six months, until . an adult suffrage Bill was passed into law. . The Committee stage ol the Constitution Bill was completed and the Treaty forming tlie second schedule or the Bill was also carried.

SIX BODIES FOUND

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS (Received this dav at S a.m.) , LONDON, Oct 12. At Dublin, the bodies of six young men .believed to he Irregulars were discovered at Westmeath. The. Postmaster of Sonna on arriving to open the office found three dead inside, and the remainder in a nearby field. Two unarmed Free State officers weie seriously wounded while leaving Anniseorthy Cathedral.