IRISH RULE.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1922, Page 5

IRISH RULE.

meeting of the datt; move to restore order. new powers sought. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Sept. 10, 11.5 p.m. _ London, Sept. 9. V 6 Dad Eireann met to-da?. The only anti-treatyite present was Mr. Ginnell, a Smn Fem member of the House of Commons, who did not participate in the rabellion. He created many scenes in the House of Commons, but does not now attend its sittings. Mr. Cosgrave and Mr. Hayes were unanimously elected President and Speaker respectively. Mr. Cosgrave announced the members of Cabinet as follows: Mr. Fitzgerald: Foreign Affairs. Mr. O’Higgins: Home Affairs. Mr. Nelythe: Local Government. Mr. Hogan: Agriculture., Mr. McGrath: Commerce, Trade and Labor. Mr. Mulcahy: Defence. Mr. Walsh: Postmaster-General. Mr. Duggan: Honorary Minister. Mr. Ginnell, at the opening, circulated a notice of motion challenging the Government’s right to make war on the republicans, and accusing it of illegally preventing the meeting of the Dail to deal with the situation. He refused to sign the roll, and demanded to know whether the meeting was a Dail for all Ireland or only a portion of the Parliament. Mr. Ginnell continued interrupting the proceedings and defied the Speaker’s ruling that he he had not signed the roll he was not a member, and he was forcibly ejected, resisting violently.

Mr. Cosgrave said the Government’s policy would be to carry out the treaty, which established the constitution, also to assert the authority of Parliament. He asked Parliament for powers to restore law and order, to expedite the return to normal conditions, and to carry out the work of reconstruction and reformation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DE VALERA IN HIDING. REBELS AS RAIDING BANDS. Received Sept. 10, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 8. De Valera is hiding in the mountains in County Kerry. Chikler® is now chief-of-staff of the rebel®, who have split up into 150 bands, numbering thirty or forty, and are ambushing in various parts. Daniel Breen, on whose head was a price of £lO.OOO during the days of terror, who is one of the most desperate men in Ireland^ - is directing operations. ROBBERIES REPORTED. Received Sept. 9, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 8. At Belfast, a robber knocked down a bank clerk on the Falls Road and snatched a bag containing £lOO5. He eluded pursuit. Armed men held up 25 postmen in various parts of Cork and seized all their let ters. ROUNDING UP THE REBELS. London, Sept. 7. The Northern Whig states the Catholic Bishops have forwarded to Downing Street a suggestion that Donegal. Cavan and Monaghan should be transferred ' from the Free State to Northern Ireland. Certain high ecclesiastics have visited London in connection with the matter. The Ulster Unionists say additional hostile counties would add enormously to their difficulties. A great sweeping movement is reported in Tipperary and Limerick to round up the Irregular®. Many were taken prisoner, some being surprised in bed. The Irregulars raided the bank at Bailieborough seized £450. Troops pursued, arresting six and recovering the money. DANCING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. London, Sept. 8. There was an unparalleled scene at a dance at Drogheda, which officers of the Free State garrison attended with an escort. At one o’clock the dance was interrupted by rifle fire, which smashed the windows. Dancing was resumed, but bullets commenced to pepper the ballroom. The officers ordered the company to throw themselves on the ground. Some of the ladies refused, urging that their dresses would be spoiled, but when a soldier received a bullet in the leg they risked damage to their costumes. During a lull in the firing a waltz was resumed, but plaster commenced to fall off the walls owing to stray bullets. The dancers were again obliged to prostrate themselves, but subsequently resumed their waltz while the officers fired their revolvers and rifles.