THE IRISH REBELLION.
COUP BY NATIONALISTS. REBELS RETREAT TO MOUNTAINS., ~LONDON, Aug. 10. Tho simultaneous landing of the National forces at Cork, Zoughal and Bantry was ono of tho most daring coups of tho campaign. Four ships, carrying 1500 troops and artillery, voyaged from Dublin to landings practically hemmed in by the main body of the rebels, who were compelled to fight or disperse to the hills in small parties. The telegraph and telephone wires are still cut and the position in Cork is obscure. Apparently fighting continued after the rebels set fire to the buildings, including Admiralty House, the naval hospital, and the offices of the newspapers Cork Examiner and Cork Constitution. The fires made a big blaze in several quarters of the city. The rebels constructed a boom across the harbour in order to prevent shipping entering. They commandeered two hoppers, which they aimed with machine-guns, but failed to impede the surprise landings. The whole rebel army is now retreating to the mountainous districts in the south-west. —A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2467, 15 August 1922, Page 4
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173THE IRISH REBELLION. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2467, 15 August 1922, Page 4
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