ATTEMPT ON MR COLLINS' LIFE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7964, 19 April 1922, Page 3

ATTEMPT ON MR COLLINS' LIFE

REBELS PLAN TO SEIZE) DUBLIN oletfraph—Association— rjoDTrizb* Australian Ana xvZ. uteri 6 Association. Rec April 19, morning London, April 1/ The attempted assassination of Mr Collins originated with O'Connor’s party, which is more extreme than De Valerites, fron whom they have broken off and become a law unto themselves. The incident lias caused consternation among the De Valerites, who fear it will divert support from De Valera. Meanwhile rival 1 R. A. sections • are converting Dublin into a battlefield, sniping, machine gunning and patrolling in armed cars. The rebels determinedly but unsuccessfully attacked Beggar’s Bush, the official and impregna ble 1- R. A. stronghdd. The attackers surrounded the barracks opening fire on all sides but Free Staters, mounted in armoured cars, counter attacked the rebels who dispersed afterwards. They attacked trans port sections and were again repulsed. Indications are believed to point to the rebels plan to seize all stragetical paints in Dublin preparatory to a revolutionary campa : gn throughout the country. Their plans are even believed to include the seizure of Dublin Castle which is still in British occupation. Reb els are pouring into Four Courts from all parts of DublinFIRES IN BELFAST Rec April 19, morning London, April 18 Two serious fires occurred in one street in Belfast. Fifteen houses were almost all destroyed add several people were wounded by gunshots. * FIERCE ATTACK ON CATHOLICS Rec April 19. 10,40 a.m. London, April 18 Wholesale sniping by Unionists occurred in Belfast on Monday night and continued this morning. So far nine people have been wounded, some critic ally. A large parly made a desperate assault on Antigua Street, a Catholic quarter. At the points of rifles and revolvers they turned out the residents and then set fire to their dwellings, destroying fifteen. The fire brigade were twice summoned and found seven houses burning simultaneously. This morning snipers occupied the ridges of garden plots in Broadway, a hitherto peaceful district, and fired into the Catholic quarters including St. Mary’s Training College,

order from the ground or even reprove a player for questionable tactics? On the other hand, take the recently concluded tour of the New South Wales League team in England. Note the alarming number: of cases in which the referee had to inicrvene, also the number of casualties among the Australians alone! What might he considered a minor point by some, but the violation of a tradition by the majority, is Ihe absence of the good rousing cheer for each other at the commencement and 'conclusion of each game, This omission applies to all English professional football, and, I presume, is likewise in this country, This in rny opinion largely decreases the sport of comradeship of the game'. Apart, from generalities, there are one or two points generally affecting our own Bay of Plenty Union which every player should be keenly 'alive to. We are just now on the high-road to success, and perhaps fame, in inter-provincial football. Owing to the appointment at the beginning* of last season, of an enterprising management committee, a very live secretary, and perhaps most of all, a president whose second nature is his interest in Bay football, the Union embarks on this year's work with rosy prospects in every way, No sirb-union contributed more, to the improvement in the standard of play last season than Tauranga, and I for one should feel deep regret to see any single member of that fine team which defeated Whakatane at Te Puke, to eventually win the Kusab Cup, playing under the rival code. Again an element of gratitude might well be entertained, by any man who is good enough player to have inducements held out to him to go over to the League, to the people to whom he owes his success as a footballer. The amateur game is maintained largely by the officials, past playing themselves, but who are for ever devoting time and money to the improvement of play and players alike ; men who are always ready to contribute solidly towards a tour with a view to enlargement of the experience of their players. I could name half-a-dozen or more Tauranga gentlemen who must feel very chagrined indeed at the prospect of losing well known players, whoso fame lias been achieved direc’ly through the opportunities given them by the patrons of their clubs and Unions, especially at this moment- when the success of football in our province is inevitable if cvervbodv sticks to the ship. To the young players oi lauranga 1 would say ; - -“Preserve your independence and -elf-respoct by slickimz to the game that made you the player von aie. Du not commit yourselves to auv faux pas which, I venture to prophesy, you would regret iu tho future." In contributing this article 1 am quite cognisant of the fact that a storm of counter criiicism may be evoked. However, secure in the unavailability of anything I haw -aid. i may at least expect iu> com i r.id let ions - I am, etc., uNE GAME ONLY , \\ hak.um.e. April 10th, 1922.