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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1923, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS.

tCSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FREE STATERS RETALIATE. LONDON Feh. I. :sFhe Free Staters commenced tho wrecking of Republican houses in Dublin as a. reprisal for tha destrucion by \ the rebels. Twelve men in Free Stated uniform went to the house of Mrs Edmund Kent whose husband was executed in Easter. 191 G. Three women there, were given five minutes to clear out of the house, and the Free Staters then spent an hour wrecking furniture. breaking doors, and tearing-, clothing to shreds. Similar damage was done in the house of Airs Andrew Rylnn, where 30 men came at night and told tho women they were going to burn the house. Mrs Ryland. sister, and three children were driven out in their night-dresses and the furnituro was broken up and money takon the wreckers then driving off in motor ca rs. MOVEMENT TOWARDS PEACE. LONDON, Feh. 19 Though the Free State amnesty has brought little response so far in many parts of Ireland, there have been notable revel surrenders in North Cork, North Kerry, and Limerick, while the Irregular leader at Tralee has publicly offered the surrender of 500 men. The surrenders in Cork include one of the most influential leaders. The Irregular leader at Kanturk has handed over arms, equipment, and explosives. The Free Staters are fighting rebels at Cnplemore, in the M icklow mountains, at Macrootn, and Ballingary. IRISH REPRISALS. (Received this dav at S n.m.) LONDON, Feb. 19 As a reprisal for the executions, rebels burned the mansion of the exCrown Solicitor, Ballina. The damage is estimated at £20.000 sterling. As a counter to the Republicans burning of MacCabc's house, armed men visited tho houses oi prominent IrrCognlars in Dublin and wrecked the furniture.