IRISH AFFAIRS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1923, Page 3

IRISH AFFAIRS.

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GIFT FOR POOR CHILDREN. [dy TKLECKAPn—-ren dde-s association*.] (Received tin’s day at. 9.15 a.in.) LONDON, April 7. The Duke of York -eat the Lord Mayor of Belfast five hundred sterlI ing with which to entertain poor [ children on the Duke's wedding day. ! Each child will receive a piece of wed j I ding cake in a box. ; A SERGEANT ESCAPES. (Roccivr-d this Jay at 9.15 a.m.) I JIN DON. April 7. Irish N are more active and j bh-cketl trallic on t!,c Great Northern j Railway by blowing up two bridges i between Ibindalk and Dumleer. I Arnu-d nun captured Sergeant! j Stapleton belonging to the Ercc State j ! Aimy, as i<• was returning home to; ; Baßykieraii and put him. in a well for | reiUsing to give iniormatmn. Later ] the men led Stapleton to bis Louse j and ordered him in the presence of his wife and child to prepare for execution. They then la-sprinkled tinhouse with petrol an-.I set it afire. Staple-ton obeyed the command to kneel and pray, but before bis captors fired a -boi. he escaped a-Tos- a hedge. All prominent business in -n in Dublin have received notices from Republi- | cans forbidding them, mi pain of severe | penalties, to advertise- in any Dublin! newspapers which the notices ay are] i hostile to Republican ideal-. Some j | advertisers have withdrawn ndvonixei incuts already. THE DEATH ROLL. j (Received this day ai 9.15 a.m.'' LONDON, April 7. The Belfast Teh-giaph publishes a table of outrages in the Free Slut • during March, showing LSI persons wore | killed i r murdered, sixly-scvi-n huildi ing- were burin- l, -isty-two attacks i were made on railways mu! other pro- , per tv.

Tilt-; REBELS. LONDON. April 8. Mr O’Higgins, i Ercc Stale -Minister - of Home Affair- 1 annouiued tlu-rc are f now ID.on;) captives on the Govern- ~ mi-lit hands and limy are coming in it t the rale of 200 ilaiiy. On a liberal s estimate, there are -till active against -[ the State a miniher of ahull! 2500. I \