IRISH AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1923, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. PROPOSAL FOR PEACE. REPUBLICANS SOFTENING. LONDON. April 0. Ihe fate of Archbishop Harty’s peace proposals is in the balance. A fortnight ago the Executive Council of the Republicans rejected them provisionally hut they will meet again this week for a. final decision. It is understood that .Air De Valera and Mr Austin Stack have softened in their opposition, and it is hoped that Liam Lynch will follow their examples. Most of the other members of tho Executive, except Miss McSwiney, aro it is believed, in favour of Archbishop 11 arty's proposals. Moreovir, two of the most active militarists in the South, Tom Barry wlio tried lo get into the Four Courts during the lighting disguised as a nurse, and Humphrey Murphy, of Kerry. are lighting hard for peace. A CLOSE SHAVE. LONDON. April 8. Cornelius Hanafin. who was captured by rebels was taken to some hills and sentenced to death. His grave was dug and he was being marched to it for execution, when a force of Free State troops unexpectedly arrived. The rebels tied, and Hanafin escaped. 11E FB LICA X A CTI \'l TA'. LONDON. April !). Despite optimistic reports of an everincreasing number of arrests, rebel outrag: s of all types continue in soiunern Ireland, and the rebel adherents in Britain are active. An armed man in •> white mask, evidently an Irish gunman, led a raid on Knightswood brick- works, mar Glasgow. assisted by two men wearing black masks, and armed with revolvers. They held up two night watchmen, hound them hand and foot, and placed them In a wooden hut. while they searched the premises for gelignite. When they found a quantity the three men escaped on bicycles.

Other robbers seized two casks of blasting powder and other explosives at Ranimawr quariy in AA'alos. Two bodies ot rebels entered Headford. in Galway, and seized two large warehouses adjoining the National Bank where ttie- National troops were quartered. Fighting continued for seyetVfl hours until the warehouses were destroyed by tire. The rebels then retreated. leaving lour dead. Four of the Free Staters were wounded. I-'ive united men, in a big touring car, raidd the house of Dr Brennan, who i„ a coroner in Dublin. They seized depositions and documents in connection with the inquest on n youth recently found .shot in a Dublin street out rage. They aro apparently connected with the motorists who murdered Breslin Kcrnan on April 4th.