IRELAND

Southland Times, Issue 19330, 15 September 1921, Page 5

IRELAND

DAIL EIREANN'S FINAL REPLY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, September 13. (Received September 14, 5.5 p.m.) The Daily Express’s Gairloch correspondent states that definite aceptance or rejection of the Government’s terms is expected to reach Mr Lloyd George’s hands on Friday. Messrs Boland and McGrath had an hour’s interview with Mr Lloyd George, who had spent the morning fishing. He caught a ten pound trout and then went for a walk in the direction Messrs Boland and McGrath were expected to take, hoping to meet the Sinn Fein delegates on the road, and possibly in order to display his trout. At any rate he missed them. They had travelled for 34 hours without sleep. After the interview they immediately started an eighty mile 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 will finally’ be considered.

AN OFFICIAL REPORT. LONDON, September 12. (Received September 14, 8.30 p.m.) Official: Messrs McGrath and Boland interviewed Mr Lloyd George on behalf of De A alera. They discussed some pointe with reference to the suggested cpnference. They are now returning to Dublin with Mr Lloyd George’s views for further consideration.