IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1922, Page 5

IRELAND.

CONSTITUTION BILL. RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Receved Dec. 6, 7.30 p.m. London, Dec. 5. The Irish Constitution Bill has received the Royal assent.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Association. THE FREE STATE LEADER. Received Dec. 6, 8.10 p.m. London, Dec. 5. After the assembly of the Free State Parliament, Mr. Cosgrave, acting on medical advice, will take two months’ holiday. Besides public worries Mr. Cosgrove is -seriously' ill. REBELS DELAY ACTION. DEFECTIONS IN THEIR RANKS. Received Dec. 6, 8.10 p.m. London, Dec. 5. The failure of the Republicans to attempt the expected coup d’etat is believed to be due to defections in their ranks. It is freely declared in Dublin that de Valera is anxious for a cessation of hostilities. SMUGGLING ARMS. Received Dec. 6„8.10 p.m. London, Dec. 5. At Liverpool, the police report the seizure of arms on ships sailing to South Ireland. The captures include large quantities of rifle ammunition. The arms included many thousand rounds of rifle and revolver ammunition and ball cartridges, also a large quantity of chemicals used in the manufacture of high explosives. The arms were hidden under a layer of kegs labelled putty, while twelve casks of chemicals were labelled soda. A quantity of ammunition was also found on another •southern Irish vessel concealed m a cargo of fodder. “PLAIN TIM HEALY.”

SIMPLICITY AS GOVERNORGENERAL. Received Dec. 6, 9.25 p.m. London. Dec. 5. Air. Tim Healy (Governor-General of the Irish Free State), interviewed, said: “I have always been plain Tim Healy, and as Governor-General I shall always hope to remain Tim Healy. I will never accept a title, and simplicity will bo the keynote of my office.”