PEACE SPIRIT

Northern Advocate, 3 January 1922, Page 5

PEACE SPIRIT

PERVADING IRELAND. MESSAGES BY THE SCORE. FROM PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS. (Received 9 a.m.) . LONDON, Dec. 30. Sinn Feiners are holding meetings nightly in favour of ratification of the treaty. Even the Northern counties arc demonstrating strongly their anxiety for peace. Scores of messages from County Councils, District Councils, Sinn Fein Clubs, Boards of Guardians, Farmers' Associations and Trade Union executives arc being received in Dublin favouring a settlement. —A. and N.Z.

BELFAST SNIPING. SEVERAL VICTIMS. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 1. Sniping continues in Belfast. Two brothers named Murphy were shot in York Street and severely wounded. Two other men died and several others were wounded. One^ chance bullet struck a boy aged 14 and continuing its course lodged in the abdomen of a two-year-old child in its mother's arms. There have also been one or two attempts at bombing, but fortunately not effective.—A. and N.Z.

ULSTER 'S LOYAL FRIENDS. INCLUDE RUDYARD KIPLTNG. (Received 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 2. Mr Rudyard Ivipling has sent the following message:— "UlstQr has in these fateful days of her choice a multitude of loyal friends and well-wish-ers, of whom I co\mt myself one."—A. and N.Z. (

THE IRRECONCILABLES. • BENT ON TROUBLE. (Received 2.J0 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 2. Most of the reviews of the Irish situation forecast an improved tone towards the treaty when the Dail Eireann meets, but the irreconcilables do not mean to be silent. Commenting on the position the "Pall Mall Gazette" «nys: "The split in the Cabinet and the ranks of the Dail Eireann has had drastic results and bitter feeling rules between the two parties. Some of the irreconcilables have vowed that they will never give up their republicanism, but will fight the Irish Administration as they fought Dublin Castlo. It is feared that the Dail Eireann's approval of the treaty will signalise activity among this group, some of whom may seek to raise trouble in any form presenting itself." —United Service.