THE IRISH CRISIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18351, 15 September 1921, Page 5

THE IRISH CRISIS

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. SINN FEIN DELEGATES. INTERVIEW WITH PRIME MINISTER Frees Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 13. (Receiycd Sept. 14, at 5.5 p.m.) Tile Daily Express Gairloch Ngai Gairloch correspondent states that the definite acceptance or rejection' of the Government’s terms is expected to reach Mr Lloyd George’s hands on Friday* Mr H. Boland and Mr J. M'Grath, had an hour's interview with Mr Lloyd George, who had spent the morning fishing. He had caught a 101 b trout, and then went for a walk in the direction in which Messrs Boland and M'Grath were expected, hoping to meet the Sinn Fein delegates on the road, possibly in order to display the trout. At anyrato he missed them. They had travelled 34 hours without sleep, and after the interview' thev immediately started on an 80 miles’ motor car journey at night across the desolate Highlands in order to reach Dublin in time for the Dail Eireann meeting on Wednesday, at which the answer finally will be considered. —A. and N.Z. Cable. (Received Sept. 14, at 8.30 p.m.) Official: Messrs M’Grath and Boland interviewed Mr Lloyd George on behalf of Mr De Valera. They discussed some of the points with reference to the suggested conference. They are now returning to Dublin with Mr Lloyd George’s views for further consideration. —A. and N.Z. Cable.