BRIGHTER DAYS COMING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17631, 7 December 1922, Page 7

BRIGHTER DAYS COMING.

FUTURE OF IRELAND. ME COSaRAVE OPTIMISTIC. \IJ..- Cable —Press As;o:iaf:'on—Copyright.) Australian and X.Z Cable Association.) LONDON', December 5. Mr W. Cosgrave and General Mulcaliy met Mr T. Healy at Holyhead on his return from London. They warmly congratulated him on his appointment .« Governor-General of the Free State. Mr Cosgrave, in nn interview, said that the situation was well in hand, lie "as in high hopes that the end of the trouble was in sight. A union between North and South could not long be delayed. A dividing line was unnatural. Mr Healy's appointment was undoubtedly popular, and all classes hoped that it would mark a turning point in Ireland's long, chequered career. The execution of Erskine Childers had been received with calmness and fortitude. As showing the rapid improvement in tne economic conditions, there had been a large increase in exports when , compared with last year. FREE STATE CONSTITUTION. BILL BECEIVES EOYAL ASSENT. (Received December 6th, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON; December 5. The Irish Free State Constitution Bill has received the Royal assent. "PLAIN TIM HEALY." LONDON, December 5. (Received December 6th, 7.30 p.m.) Mr T. M. Healy, in an interview, Said: "I have always been plain T.m Healy and as Governor-General of the Free State I shall always hope to remain Tim Healy. I-will never accept a title. Simplicity will be the keynote of my tenure of office." i BEPTJBLICANS' LOST CAUSE. (Received December 6th, 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, December 5. The Republicans' failure to attempt their expected coup d'etat is believed , to be due to defaults in their ranks. It is freely declared In Dublin that de Yalera is anxious for a cessation of hostilities. ARMS "FOR REBELS. I IMPORTANT SEIZURES AT LIVERPOOL. (Received December 6th, 8.10 p.mi) 1 LONDON, December 5. 1 At Liverpool the. police report the '< seizure of arms in ships sailing to the 'south of Ireland. The captures include } large quantities of rifle ammunition. '.'■=.'•■". ' Later. The arms seised at Liverpool in a Bteamer bound for South Ireland included many thousands of rounds of rifle and revolver ammunition, and also a large quantity of chemicals used in the manufacture of high explosives. The arms were/hidden under a tier of kegs labelled as containing putty. The twelve casks of chemicals were labelled as soda.; A quantity of ammunition was also found in another Southern Irish vessel concealed in a cargo of fodder. ] . „ . .'. ■ .] MR COSOKAVE'S WORRIES. • j ; ....... (Received December 6th, 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, December 5. After the assembly of the Free State Parliament, Mr Cosgravej i acting on medical advice, will take a two months' holiday. Besides his public worries, *Mrs Cosgravo is seriously ill.