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NEAR LONDONDERRY

REBELS CONCENTRATING ■ THREATENED ATTACK OX CITY CAUSES ALARM. O’CONNOR’S BOAST. By IVlpn-y! ;>]). —7 5 ri>yp A- n n. —Copy right Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received May 29, 8.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 29. Rebel forces are concentrating at Raphoe and other places close to Londonderry, where the utmost alarm prevails regarding an attack on the city. The Republicans have concentrated over a thousand motor vehicles in Donegal for the conveyance of their forces. Mr Rory O’Connor informed the special correspondent of the Chicago “Tribune” that he considers the truce only an interlude before the Republicans’ final coup. He intends to attack the north-east counties when ready, and wil} act independently of Mr De Valera, who has no power over the army. Mr Rory O’Connor, who is the power behind the irregular 1.R.A., or the left wing of the army, as he prefers to call it, is in charge of the party which has seized the Law Courts. He claims to control over SO per cent, of the army. Recently a London correspondent asked him to what extent they would recognise any agreement which might he reached between tho political leaders. Air O’Connor replied: “No agreement reached at the conference can alter the situation in the least, and, indeed, it is doubtful whether we should even be prepared to consider it. Wc might put it before tho Convention, but tbe only people who .could accept responsibility for the maintenance, of law and order are those who have the power. Mr De Valera and Mr Collins know this, and 1 doubt whether Mr De Valera would approve of any agreement. which ho knows cannot be made effective. We have nothing whatever to do with politics. "We are plain men who stand by the Republic, and all of us are prepared to eacrifiee our lives rather than allow the Pepublic to be- subverted If may possibly come to fighting, but if it does, the responsibility of civil war will rest upon the shoulders of those who are supporting the treaty.” ON TYRONE BORDER HEAVY FIRING REPORTED. PEOPLE TERROR-STRICKEN. LONDON, May 28. There were two bursts of heavy fuing at Clady, on the Tyrone border, between Free Staters and Ulster special police. The fighting lasted for over an hour on each occasion. Trenches were used, and machine-guns were brought into action. The Donnyloop bridge was blown up, but an effort to destroy the Clady bridge failed. The inhabitants, terror-stricken, escaped injury by lying on the floors of the houses, which were riddled with bullets. INCENDIARY FIRES CAMPAIGN IN BELFAST CONTINUES. LONDON, May 2S. There were seven incendiary fires in Belfast laet night, and four to-day, and thousands of poundsb worth of damage was done, principally to the firemises of Protestant firms in Cathoic areas. A bomb was thrown into a residence, and injured three of the occupants. AN I.R.A. ORDER TO PUT DOWN “UN-IRISH” ACTS. The Irish Republican Army headquarters at Beggar’s Bush has issued a statement expressing abhorrence of the attack on British soldiers as “unIrish.” It says there is reason to believe the perpetrators are criminals and robbers, and asks citizens to liolj> to apprehend the culprits. Reuter’s Telegram. LONDON, May 27. The Irish Republican Army headquarters at Roscommon has made a proclamation that persons found guilty of cattle-driving and forcibly taking lands will be treated as common criminals. SOUTHERN PARLIAMENT TO ASSEMBLE ON JULY Ist. DUBLIN, May 23. The Irish Provisional Government has issued a proclamation assembling Parliament on July Ist, in terms of the Irish Free State Agreement A.ct.

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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11222, 30 May 1922, Page 5

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NEAR LONDONDERRY New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11222, 30 May 1922, Page 5

NEAR LONDONDERRY New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11222, 30 May 1922, Page 5