THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1922, Page 2

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AUS-HiaLIAN A Nil N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ULSTER PARLIAMENT. LONDON, Dec. A The Ulster Premier, Sir Jas Craig, speaking at Londonderry, announced Ulster Government would not participate in the Ulster Boundary Commossion. He would not accept a grave proposal to transfer large bodies tvh(j made many sacrifices to territory abhorrent to" them. He believed the difficulties could be overcome by an agreement. ■ ■ . " The Nationalist members of it are not expected to attend, ill which case Ulster’s “contracting out” of Ireland will be carried unanimously. REBELS STILT. ACTIVE. LONDON, Dec. 4 Dublin is comparatively peaceful, though the arrest of an individual carrying important documents Suggests the rebels have not- abandoned a plot to kidnap the members of the Oni 1. many of whom have entered the Government camp, behind barbed wire, in which a temporary chapel, with a Priest, provides the needs of the religiously minded, thus insuring the quorum necessary to vote the l 1 ree State into existence. One hundred rebels held up tlie town of Tiiam, in County Galway, for an hour, and raided shops and searchxl Free State- soldiers, and police taking tie latter’s leggings. Some armed men attacked and robbed individual residences in many parts of Dublin. An official message states the Free Stale Guard have captured 45 armed Irregulars in various parts of Kerry.