THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

IUSTR.'.LIAn AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. COUNTER PROCLAMATIONS. (Received this dav at S.»O a.m.) LONDON, Dee. 9. Air Alulcaliy on behalf of the Army Council, has issued a* proclamation that as a conspiracy which exists to assassinate members of Parliament, lias already claimed two victims, it is necessary to take the sternest measures to safeguard the lives of the people’s representatives, Therefore every person arrested with explosives or lethal weapon’s of any sort will be liable to be brought before a committee of officers of the National Army, and if the charge is proved they wiii suffer death or other punishment, as is thought fit. The verdicts will be carried out summarily. The proclamation follows on the issue of a Republican manifesto describing Air Healey as the lifelong enemy of the nation and an infamous pc.liticnl intriguer. The manifesto declares the fight will go on so long as there is a man in Ireland. l! is a war to tin" death. There will he no peace, but a peace of freedom. LONDON. Dee. 9. The “Daily .Mail’s” Dublin correspondent says public opinion is amazed at the swift action of Government. In the piesent temper of the Republicans it is fell that reprisal will follow reprisal. It is officially admitted that there are at least one hundred desperate men, having no rare for their lives, in Dublin, who will follow thibehest of their leaders and try to attempt to bring about the death of members of the Government and D.iil Eiieami. There are still a number of Republican leaders in custody under the circumstances, whose captury brings them within the scope of the new order relating lo the possession of arms, including Tom Hales 'Captured a fortnight ago:, a brother of Sean who was assassinated. All will assuredly ho brought to trial. GOVERNOR OF NORTH IRELAND. LONDON, Dee. ]() Doctor IJergmann. financial expert, has arrived in London. He visited the Foreign Office and it is understood, presented new German reparation proper a Is. TRAIN ESC A I’M. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Dee 9. The Dublin train tragedy was an astonishing spectacle. As the train shot into thy night, gathering spied every moment, a number o! women and other passengers who had bom unable to jump ill time, shrieked with fear from the windows, believing a horrible death was imminent, either from the windows, believing a horrible death was imminent, either from tire or collision, but it was unknown to the passengers on the train or those on the platform that the driver had escaped from the reliols. and rushed along the line to warn the railway officials. When lie saw the train in motion. he rushed hack and jumped on to the footplate and later turned the engine into a. siding and was able to [mil the train up.

THREATS OF DEATH, tßoHeh.od this dav at 8 a.m) LONDON, Dee 9. The Proprietor, Assistant Editor, and leader-writer of “Frieman’s Journal.” also editor of the “Irish Independent” received letters from the oliie-. r com mending lrregulais in Dublin, threateuin gtliem with death, unless they leave Ireland by noon on Bth December. SEARCH. FOR ARMS. (Received this dav at S a.lll 1 LONDON. Dec 9. There were remarkable .semes at Belfast Oval, when eight lorries ol policemen drove up during it. football match and searched everyone, ol the -ix thousand • peetatin's for anus. as revolvr r tiring bad been a feature ol recent sports meetings m Ulster.