IRISH CRISIS
EPEE STATE CAMPAIGN. STAMPING OUT REBELLION. REBEL LEADERS HUNTED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 2. Mr de Valera and Mr Erskine Childers are now hunted men, and their peace proposals are well designed to save not only their faces but their lives. Mr Mulcahy is determinedly stamping out the rebellion. It is humorously significant of the new situation that the oldtime Dublin placards “Up, de Valera; up, the Republic!” have been substituted bv “Fight fair, Mulcahy. Call olf your murder gang.”—A. and N.Z. Cable. ROUNDING UP THE REBELS. COUNTY CORK CLEARED. LONDON, October 2. (Received Oct. 3, at 8.10 p.m.) Tire Free Staters have practically cleared County Chrk of rebels, who are retreating towards tho Kerry border. Ballyvourney, the rebels’ last stronghold in West Cork, is surrounded, and its fall is imminent.— A. and N.Z. Cable. REBELS’ NEW TACTICS, LONDON, October 3. (Received Oct. 3, at 8.40 p.m.) Irish Irregulars are using new tactics against many barracks. These consist of tho explosion of mines by means of electric cables. Tho Irregulars made numerous attacks in Killnrglin, County Kerry, fighting continuing during the night. The Irregulars were driven off and pursued, losing 10 killed, and 70 wounded or taken prisoners. The Free Staters had one killed and four wounded.—Reuter. ROME, October 3. (Received Oct. 3, at 8.40 p.m.) Cabinet authorised the acceptance of the modified proposal before the League of Nations regarding a loan to Austria, thus removing the last obstacle.—Reuter.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18676, 4 October 1922, Page 7
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