IRISH REBELLION

Southland Times, Issue 19655, 4 October 1922, Page 5

IRISH REBELLION

• HUNT FOR THE LEADERS BACK OF THE MOVEMENT BROKEN (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). LONDON, October 2. De Valera and Erskine Childers are now" hunted men. 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 for the old time Dublin placards “Up De Valera,” “Up the Republic,” have been substituted others bearing such incriptions as. “Fight fair Mulcahy,” “Call off your murder gang.” COUNTY CORK PRACTICALLY CLEARED REBELS' LAST STRONGHOLD SURROUNDED LONDON. Mktober 2. (Received October 3, B.TO p.m.) The Free Staters have practically cleared County Cork of the rebels, who are retreating towards the Kerry border. Ballyvourney, the rebels’ last stronghold in West Cork, is surrounded and its fall is imminent. REBEL ACTIVITY IN KERRY A PROTRACTED BATTLE (Reuters Telegrams.) LONDON, October 3. (Received October 3, 8.40 p.m.) The Irish irregulars are using new tactics against many barracks, consisting of the explosion of mines by means of electric cables. Irregulars made numerous attacks in Killorgiin. County Kerry, the fighting lasting all night. The irregulars were driven off and [uirsued, losing ten killed and seventy wounded or taken prisoner. The Free Staters had one killed and four wounded.