IRELAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 October 1922, Page 5

IRELAND

NATIONALS AMBUSHED (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Reuter's Telegrams.) LONDON, Oct. 13. An advance party of Nationals was ambushed while searching .the Glen of Mierlow. in Tipperary, at the foot of the Gal tee Mountains. A rifle and •machine gun duel, ensued, lasting half an hour «'The Nationals had but little cover and lost one, killed. i REBELS SURRENDERING ARMS (Reuter's Telegrams.) r LONDON, Oct. 14. ; A considerable number of f West Cork area surrendered arms under the new amnesty offer. CAPTURED CORRESPONDENCE IIONDON, Oot. 15. The Irish Government issues' the first White Paper, which deals with captured correspondence between De Valera and other prominent republicans. One of de Valera's letters recommends the executives of the rebel army; to take control and assume enabling de Valera arid ihiii coileagtJes to resign as public represei^tives,-'De' Valera points out that he arid hi* colleagues have all public respbnsibility but no voice and no authority. If he cannot get the position made clear he threatens to resign publicly, despite the "harm such a step would do the republican cause. The letter continues: "We cannot point to authority derived from the majority of the people. We could not. as a Government, refuse to aHdw the people to decide by vote fcetweeh the two Governments. If ■• people were given' the decision that mean the worst of all, namely the [lurnini* down of the republic." niiimMiiiiiminiiiii ti tt - ———lP