THE IRISH ARMY

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 107, 22 January 1923, Page 6

THE IRISH ARMY

INCREASE BEING CONSIDERED BEYOND TREATY LIMITS BRITISH AUTHORITIES TO BE APPROACHED ' BY TELEGBArn— PRESS ASSOCIATION. —Copyright. London, January 19. The Southern Irish Cabinet is discussing an increase of the Army beyond tho 35,000 limit, agreed to at the time of the treaty. It is expected that they will snortly discuss the proposal with ilie British authorities.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANOTHER TRAIN WRECKED DRIVER AND FIREMAN KILLED (Rec. January 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 20. Thirty armed rebels have been responsible for desperate train wrecking at Ardfert, County Kerry. They removed a line over a culvert, and held up tho linesmen, so that they were unable to warn the driver of a goods train from Limerick, which fell over the embankment, killing the driver and fireman. The crime will probably bo followed by the Execution of certain persons under sentence of death at Tralee, who had been spared on the understanding that the railway would not be interfered with.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MAIL TRAIN’S MARVELLOUS ESCAPE JUMPS YAWNING CHASM London, January 19. How a Dublin mail train, with two hundred passengers aboard, leapt a yawning chasm and miraculously escaped destruction has just come to light. The Irregulars on Thursday dynamited a culvert bridge between Lisduff and Templemore. The explosion left a skeleton of rails, badly wilted, connecting the two banks. The train, travelling at 45 miles an hour, jumped the twelve-foot chasm. Tho driver tried to reverse, but too late. The passengers were severely shaken. —Reuter.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS SHOT

London, January 19

Irregulars, hidden in the hills, shot two commercial travellers motoring between Swinford and Kiltimagh, killing ono and wounding the other. The Irregulars told the driver that they shot because their command to halt was not heeded. The driver said that he heard nq cry of “Haiti” The attackers did not allow the drivers to fetch a dogtor or a priest.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FOUR MORE EXECUTIONS FOR POSSESSION OF ARMS (Rec. January 21, 5 5 p.m.) London, January 20. Four men had been executed at Tralee after conviction by court-martial for possession of arms and ammunition. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. APPEAL FOR UNITED IRELAND CHAOS IN SOUTH MAY PROVE A BARRIER London, January 19. Lord Glenavy, chairman of the South Irish Senate, on behalf of the Free State Government, has written to tho Ulster Government, urging it to throw in its lot with the Free State, and promising ample safeguards and more facilities for Ulster trade in South Ireland. In view of the chaos in the South, it is expected that Ulster will answer in tho negative.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.