BRITISH IN ULSTER
ADVANCE ON SATURDAY
TOWNS COMMANDED BY GUNS. . ! (Received. June 5, 1 p.m.) LONDON,- 4th June. ; I 'British troops, "on Saturday evening, commenced to advance on the portion of Fermanagh occupied by the Sinn Feiners. Two British columns left Enniskillen, one opera-ting , towards Pettigo and the other towards Belleek. To-day's telegrams state that the British guns now command Belleek and Pettjgo, but there has been no firing so far, though tire Sinn Feinera have machine guns covering the^road of the British advance. . It is, believed that the republicans are already preparing to fly into the .' Free State. . ■ ' ' ■ : ' : Mr. Griffith will come to London on ■Monday. ; ' ' It. is now apparent that the Fiee State leaders will obtain a satisfactory mandate at the coming elections. The. Labour and Fanner candidates intend to oppose the Republicans in nearly all the constituencies. /
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 130, 5 June 1922, Page 8
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