THE REBELLION.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 764, 22 July 1916, Page 10

THE REBELLION.

SIR JOHN MAXWELL’S DISPATCH. | THE CASUALTIES. LONDON, July 21. , General Sir John Maxwell’s ills-; patch dealing with the Irish rebel-j lion, attributes the facility with which the Sinn Feiners were able! to seize so many important points! in Dublin as being due to armed bodies of civilians being continually allowed to parade and march through the streets of Dublin, and throughout the county without inter-j fererice, so that the movement oflarge civilian forces on the holiday! passed unnoticed. During the whole of the lighting! the military casualties were:— | OFFICKHS. Killed 17 Wounded 4(1 : OTHJiK HANKS. Killed 8!) Wounded 228 Sir John Maxwell highly praises' the behaviour of the troops in carrying out their disagreeable and distasteful duties. He emphasises the fact that the responsibility for the loss of life and the destruction of property rests with those who engineered the revolt, and who invited the assistance and co-operation of the Germans. i