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Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1923, Page 3

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IRISH AFFAIRS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. IRELAND’S PREMIER. LONDON, Ant;. 30 A - Premier Cosgrove, in an interview, ' said the new Government would immediately take a hand in reconstructing the promotion of the economic and industrial welfare of the country. Farmers and. Independent Labour would support Government in the achievement of this object. He would welcome hack any measures from any party who assisted the last Rail to set the work going, even if they were Republicans, but De Valera would not be one of tl-om. His presence in Parliament was not to be hoped for by many people, who know he had done nothing promote peace and happiness in *” Ireland.

STATE OF PARTIES. LONDON, Aug. 30. .- Throughout the Irish Free State the •A voting lias been four to one in favour of the Treaty. Out- of ninety scats so far decided, the parties have been as follows: —- Government, forty-one. Republicans, twenty-two. Labour, eight. -s. Farmers’ Party, nine. Independents, ten. LONDON, Aug. 31. The latest Irish election returns show the state of the parties is as follows : Government, forty-one. Republicans, twenty-eight. Independents, fourteen. Labour, nine. Farmers, seven. All the parties, except the Republicans, are pro-Treaty. There arc fifty-four results to come. It is expected thedc will be a huge total vote against the Republicans. The greatest surprise is the failure the Labour Party.

WOMEN CANDIDATES WIN. LONDON, Aug. 31 A feature of the election is the success of the women candidates. Apart from the election of Countess Alarkieriez, Mrs Collins-O’Driseoll, a sister of the late Michael Collins, has been elected as a pro-Treaty member. Dr Kathleen Kynn, -Mrs Cathal Rrughal (the widow of the Republican Leader, who was killed in Sackville Street fighting) and'Miss Alary AfcSwinc.v have been elected ns nnli-Treacy-v Captain William Redmond, son of the late John Redmond, has been elected for Waterford City as an Independent. Labour, Republican, and Farmer candidates have been elected for the other Waterford County seats. This is the only district which tints far has returned no Government candidates. .Mr Duggan is the only signatory to the Irish Treaty who is in the new Parliament.

RED CROSS RERUFF. GENEVA. Aug. 31. An Irish Republican delegation was rebuffed when it attended a meeting of the International Red Cross with the object of exposing the treatment to which the political prisoners have been subjected in the Free State internment camps. sAI. Gustovatloi (president) refused a hearing to the members of the delegation, on the grounds that a Red Cross mission has already investigated the fact.