THE DAIL MEETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18192, 11 September 1922, Page 7

THE DAIL MEETS.

ONLY ONE REPUBLICAN. EJECTION FROM CHAMBER. NEW CABINET ANNOUNCED. MR. COSGRAVE PRESIDENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 4.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Sept. 9. The Dail Eireann met to-day. The only anti-treaty member present was Mr. L. Ginnell (Longford and Westmeath), who did not participate in the rebellion. Mr. Ginnell on many occasions before the withdrawal of Sinn Fein members from the House of Commons created scenes in the British Parliament. Mr. W. T. Cosgrave and Professor M. were unanimously elected President and Speaker respectively. Mr. Cosgrave announced the following members of the Cabinet:— Foreign Affairs, Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald. Homo Affairs, Mr. B. O'Higeins. Local Government, Mr. E. Blythe. Agriculture, Mr. P. J. Hogan. Commerce, Trade, and Labour, Mr. X. McGrath. Defence, Mr. R. J. Mulcahy. Postmaster-General, Mr. J. Walsh. Honorary Minister, Mr. E. Duggan. Mr. Ginnell at the opening circulated a notice of motion challenging the Provisional Government's right to make war against tho Republicans, and accusing it of illegally preventing a meeting bf the Dail to deal with tho situation. Mr. Ginnell refused to Sign the roll, and demanded to know whether the meeting was the Dail for all Ireland or only a portion of a Parliament. He continued interrupting, and defied the Speaker's ruling that as he had not signed the roll ho was not a member. He was then forcibly ejected, resisting violently. Mr. Cosgrave said that the Government's policy would be to carry out the treaty, which established the Constitution, also to assert tho authority of Parliament. He asked Parliament for powers to restore law and order, to expedite the return of normal conditions, and to carry out the work of reconstruction and reformation.

REBEL BANDITRY. 150 BANDS OPERATING. DE VALERA IN HIDING. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Rood. «.5 run.) LONDON, Sspt. 9. De Valera is hiding in the mountains of County Kerry. Erekine Childers is now chief-of-ataff of the rebels, who are split np into 150 bands, numbering between 30 and 40 oach. These are carrying out ambuscades in various parts. Daniel Breen, on whose head a price of £10,000 was placed dnring the days of the Irish terror, and who is one of tho most desperate men. in Ireland, is directing the operations. The Free State troops carried out a great sweeping movement in Tipperaty and Limerick, rounding up scores of rebels, who were taken prisoner, many being surprised while in bed. Rebels raided a bank in BailHeborough, County Cavan, and seized notes and silver to the value of £450. Troops pursued them, recovered the money, and made six arrests.

Armed men held up 25 postmen in various parts of Oork and seized all letters.

NEW IRISH PARTITION. MORE COUNTIES FOR ULSTER. SUGGESTION BY BISHOPS. A and N.Z. 3X>NDON. Sept. 9. The Northern Whig states that Roman Catholic Vshops have forwarded to Downing Street a suggestion that Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan should be transferred from the Free State to Northern Ireland. Certain high ecclesiastics visited London in connection with the matter. Ulster Unionists say that the addition of hostile counties would add enormously to their difficulties.

BULLETS AT A DANCE. REBEL ATTACK AT DROGHEDA A. and N.Z. (LONDON. Sept 8. An unparalleled scene occurred at a dance at Drogheda, which officers of the Free State garrison attended with an escort. At one o'clock the dance was interrupted by rifle fire, which smashed the windows. Danchig was resumed after a brief interval, but.bullets commenced to pepper the ballroom. The officers ordered the company to throw themselves to the ground, but some of the ladies refused, urging that their dresr.es would be ruined, but when a soldier received a ballet in the leg they risked the damage to their costumes.

During a lull in the firing the waltz was resumed, but the plaster commenced to fall off the walls owing to stray bullets, and the dancers were again obliged to fall prostrate.

Subsi jently they resumed the waltz, while the officers fired revolvers and rifles at the rebels in the darkness.