IRELAND

Evening Star, Issue 18161, 29 December 1922, Page 4

IRELAND

BARRACKS RENAMED. Press Association I —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 27. Tho Free State Government is renaming the barracks vacated by the British troops. The Royal Barracks will he known as Collins Barracks in honor of the late Mr Michael Collins, and Richmond Barracks will be known as Keogh Barracks, after General Tom Keogh, who was killed in County Cork.—A. and* N.Z. Cable. REBELS CAPTURED, LONDON, December 27. National troops captured' twenty-two Irregulars hiding under the altar of a Roman Catholic Church, near Tralee (Kerry).— A. and N.Z. Cable. FUNDS IN AMERICA.. A COMPLICATED POSITION. NEW YORK, December 27. Tho Irish Free State informed Mr Justice Mullan, through counsel, that no guarantee in regard to Stephen o‘Mara’s life could bo given. Mr Justice Mullan expressed surprise and the belief that it was extremely doubtful if tho Free State would come into court as plaintiff, and then kill one of the defendants. He authorised tho appointment of a Commission to proceed to Dublin and take LTMara’s testimony, but ho refused to indicate his action in tho event of O'Mara being executed before the Commission fulfilled its purpose.—A. and N.Z. Cable. [Mr Smiddy, representing Mr Michael Collins, obtained a Supremo Court injunction in New York restrainng the Be Valera faction from obtaining "2,300,000 dollars representing moneys obtained from Irish sympathisers in the United States on bonds issued) by the Irish Republic. Mr Smiddy contended that the Irish Free State is a free Ireland,, for which Irishmen have been fighting and which is entitled to the funds, although the latter were raised on the bond of the Republic. Legal possession of the funds is vested in three trustees—Messrs De Valera, Fogarty, and O’Mara. Mr Fogarty alone is an adherent of the Irish Free State. Mr Justice Mullan, ol the New York Supreme Court, ruled that if the Irish Free Slate executed Stephen O’Mara before December 20 it would lose 2,300,000 dollars. Mr Justice Mullan gave the Republic representative in New York the right to present testimony from O'Mara, who is now imprisoned by tho Free State. The Free State’s attorney cabled to Dublin and received a reply that if the Supreme Court Commission arrived in Dublin while O’Mara’ is still in custody tho taking of hia testimony would be permitted. The court ruled that this was not satisfactory, and ordered tho Free State attorney to cable again to learn whether tho Free State would guarantee to keep O’Mara alive until the Commission could arrive to take tho necessary testimony.] DUBLIN POSTMAN HELD UP. LONDON, December 28. (Received December 29, at 8.50 a.m.) Armed men hold l up a Dublin postman, abstracted a cheque for £l6 from his mail ■bag, and marched the postman to a publichouse under threat of shooting him, and compelled’ him to forge tho payee’s name and present tho cheque. They then took Hie postman to a suburb, gave him £2, and decamped^.—A. and N.Z. Cable. REBELS RELEASED. LONDON, December 28. (Received December 29, at 8.50 a.m.) Eighty-sis Irregulars were released from Galway Gaol on giving an undertaking that they would relinquish their arms against the Free State. —A. and N.Z. Cable. FREE STATE TROOPS. A RUMORDENIED. LONDON, December 28. (Received December 29, at 11.15 a.rn.) The ‘Daily Mail’ says There have been rumors which are indignantly denied by the authorities that some sections of the Free State army are not loyal to the Free 'State, and have been undermined by rebel propaganda. Whatever the facts are, there have recently been cases of whole garrisons of national troops being captured under suspicious circumstances by rebel raiding columns.” —A. and N.Z. Cable. THE BOUNDARY DIFFICULTY. LONDON, December 28. (Received December 29, at 11.15 a.m.) Very little hope is now efltertained of a mutual agreement regarding tho northern boundary line. The Cbmmission will sit in London early in the now year.— A. and N.Z. Cable. RAILWAY STRIKE THREATENED. LONDON, December 28. (Received December 29, at 11.15 a.m.) The difficulties of tho Free State Government through lawlessness in Ireland are likely to bo increased by a general strike of railway workers, which is threatened on Sunday at midnight. Tho men object to a flat rate reduction of 3s 6d weekly.—A. and N.Z. Cable.