THE IRISH PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1923, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM

! Mv '• z ‘ A DOCTOR’S ESCAPE LONDON, dan. Id ' I’miowittg He* {'scape of Senalor f'ogarty from a party of rebels by whom 1m was kidnapped anil taken i., the mountains, (ogartv who is a prominent Dublin physician, said Hie escape was nio-:t thrilling. Four men called at his hoiis,. and demanded his attendance at an urgent case. When the doctor appeared, he was laced with four revolvers. Armed men led him to a waiting motor car ami drove him to r.u '’"'Ply house near Island bridge. The j doctor asking to go out for a breath “I a ll ', was accompanied hv guards., -Vs soon as he was outside the door. Legally stripped oil' his coal and hung it over his guards heads and fled. armed men pursuing him. binding his mile hope ot escape was to cress the Lilfcy. Cogarty dived into the i' ." water. I lie current carried him dou nstream and eventually he reached a weir and managed to slruggl ' ashore, lie crossed Phoenix Park and reached Hie civic guard station exhiusiod and took refuge overnight. REBEL TERRORIST!'!. LONDON. Jan Hi. Four executions were carried out in Boson a and one ai Carlow, for possessing arms. The rebels are successfully terrorising Dunlin. All the telegraphs were destroyed between the eit v and Cork. Limerick. Waterford, and Sligo. Armed gangs are semiring tin* srrects m < powerful cars, while train-wreckers are continuing activities. The main line , from Dublin is IJncked. Free State troops are being rushed into the Ro«.i common and Sligo areas. ’ ATTACKS BY IR I! !■'/• I"LA i! -b (•Received this dav ai S.HO a.m., : .LONDON. Jan Hi. j bate on Alonday night. Irregulars < carried out fiuivo attaeks on Free State military posts. For an hour the cro’vded streets resounded to rifle and machine gun firing and bombing. The chief attacks were made against the City Hall, and Colilns barracks. The garrison r;turned the lire and drove off lbe attainkers at last. Eistilt were . woun'h'il. including pedestrians. RAII.WA Y DAMAGE. (Leeoived this dav at P.PII a.n.’! LONDON. Jan lti. A- an indication of the damage done ' by the rebels to the railways. lh: < : -eat .'southern and AYestern Companies have submitted via inis amounting to £6 ill.!)::’) sterling. It 's expected ih • will mu!- a million when the d magi' is fully assessed. The service o\: r a w iih area including three important lim'.s between Dublin and Cork have been suspended. TR KATA! EXT FOR WOAIEN. fßeceived this dav at. 6.30 a.m.) LONDON. Inn 16. The “Daily .Mail" Dublin correspondent. states the authorities have decided to put Women Republicans oil the ins! footing as men. withdrawing the esenipiimi limn search and detention. if in possession nf arms. this a* lion follows a riot ol fifty women political prisoners in Alountjoy. who are angered over the Governor’s manner of dealing with their complaints, destroyed everything breakable and heaved the remnants over the galleries. Force had to he used to restore order. The ringleaders were placed in Solitary confinement.