IRISH AFFAIRS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1923, Page 3

IRISH AFFAIRS.

[BY TELEZJP.AFH —FEB PF.ESS ASSOCIATION - ] A DUBLIN HOUSE MINED. LONDON, February 17. A bouse in Parnell Square, Dublin occupied by the Civil Defence Forces was destroyed by a mine, which also damaged about forty bouse- in the neighbourhood. Some rebels burned Senator Sir Bryan Mahon’s residemee in Kildare. The Free Staters have arrested fourteen persons, following on the Dublin explosion. REBEL LEADER CAUGHT. LONDON. February 17. When Dr. O’Higgins (father of Free State Minister O'Higgins) was murdered on February 12, two of his sons, one of whom is a doctor, and the other u private in tlm Free State Army, went out and tracked the leader of the gang finally handing him over to the military authorities.

j REBELS REQUEST, i (Received this das’ at 8 a.m.) | LONDON, Eel>. 18 : Seventy rebels who were prisoners at Tralee petitioned for parole tor the pur- ; pose of interviewing comrades to urge : an unconditional surrender. j TRAIN WRECKERS, j LONDON, Eeb, IS j Armed men held up a mail train outside Mullingar, furred the passengers to leave ihe train and restart ed it. The train crashed into a land mine and was completely wrecked the permanent wav being torn up. The relad- then sent lit'a good.- trains into the wreckage.