GUN-RUNNING?
'Planes Patrol Southern Irish Coast. OFFICIAL RETICENCE. ("Times" Cables.) LONDON", June 0. The appcaraneo of Irish Free State I and British aeroplanes., apparently patrolling tlio southern coast of Ireland, lias revived rumours of extensive gunrunning. The Cork correspondent of "The Times" reports unwonted military activity and official reticence. It is recalled that the Minister of Justice, Mr. James Geoghegan, was questioned in the Dail last week respecting an incident in West Cork, where 70 men armed with new rifles and two Lewis guns were alleged to have occupied an isolated village for a week-end for the purpose of drilling. The Minister replied that the police were inquiring into the matter.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 135, 10 June 1933, Page 9
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111GUN-RUNNING? Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 135, 10 June 1933, Page 9
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