IRELAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 1 December 1922, Page 5

IRELAND

sfl PLOT DISCOVERED

TO KIDNAP MEMBERS OF DAIL El RE ANN' (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Gable Association.) LONDON. Nov. 20. The Dai If Chronicle's Dublin corn's pendent stales that a plot to kidnap members of the Dail Eireann uho acknowledge the tree Stale by hiking their seats has been discovered, the object being to suppress Ihe Dail so that there will be no legislature to ■terminate the Provisional Government and usher in the Free State. The Oovernmenl was apprised of the plan through a raptured document which was communicated h> deputies. the plan provided lor a republican move merit from the eouniry in reiniorc;- Hie rebels in Dublin . This eoneenl rat am has actually been progressing. 'I he tie pnties accept the danger philosophically, pointing out that if only a dozen members are able to attend the new Dail after Deeembqr 6tb they could fix a new quorum. 1 EXECUTION OF (Tl ILDFRS - ' LONDON, Nov. 30.

The, Roger Casement Sinn Rein Club in London passed a. resoluln.n that it recognised that Childers, by ihe .sacrifice of bis life for Irish freedom, had added a name to the list of martyrs, and also recognised "he was destroyed by Ireland’s ancient enemy, although to- our shame the hand iled struck him was Irish. We believe Ids death was vindictive murder eoulrarv to Ini man, civil and military law.” Questioned whether the (lo\a runieui made any' represent a I mils' to present Childers's execution or to make representations to prevent further executions Mr Bonar Law answered in I lie negative. MORE EXECUTIONS ✓ - LONDON, Nov. 30 It is officially announced that there were three executions in Dublin today.