THE IRISH PROBUM

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBUM

KKITBUC'AN ORDIvR, “ TUB TIMMS ’ ’ SEHVICE

Received this day at \2.2~t LONDON, October 31. • Dublin at! vices say a proclamation to the Irish Republican • Army, was issued last evening, declaring the Army leaders as financial custodians of the Republic have appointed do Valera as President and n mounted a Council of Stale. This shows do Valera’s leadership has become merely nominal. The proclamation means tint the whole conduct of the Republican cause is mow in the hands of Liam Lynch aiid other military leaders, ft is thought the proclamation is the rebels deliberate reply to the'recent prop: sals for a settlement on the basis of recognition of the Treaty. National troops carried out n wide sleeping movement in West Mayo, which was cleared, while small columns were sent to the hills of May t, ousting Republicans. A number of small villages were occupied. The inhabitants are poverty striehen and shoit ol iood. They had no news < f the outer world j for more than three months. ;

ULSTER. RELEGATES REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Received this <hiv at 12.25 p.m.) . LONDON October -M. One hundred and fifty of three linn- . dred Ulstermen delegated to pnrtioi- j pate in the election campaign, have landed at Liverpool and will he distributed ill hatches of tell throughout out London and other cities. They bring a statement- by Sir -Tames Craig ; declaring it is incumbent on Ulster to resist a revision of the boundaries which Mr Lloyd George promised the Sinn Fein and seeking from British parliamentary candidate, that the new Government will safeguard , Ulster’s interests. . ■ BOMB OUTUiAGE. 1 Received this .lav at 12.25 p.m.' LONDON. October 31. j

Four mines were laid at the entrance ( of Oriel House, Dublin, the hendquar- , tors of Government Criminal Invest:- , cation Department last night. One exploded and several civilians including four women were injured. Tee building and neighbouring houses were damaged. Simultaneously with the explosion, Oriel Horse was subjected to machine gun fire for seven minutes. The police and troops cleared the streets and arrested a number of persons including three armed with re- j volvers and grenades. [