THE FREE STATE SENATE.
By Telegraph-Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 4. The Ulster nominees to the Free State Senate include Lords Dacies, Glenavy and Dunraven. a?ld Messrs Yeats and George Russell.
ULSTER GOVERNORGENERAL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Gable Association. (Received December 5. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 4. The “ Daily Telegraph’s ” Belfast correspondent understands that it has practically been settled that the Duke of Abercorn will be the First Go', trnorGeneral of Ulster. The Duke of Abercorn is fifty-three years of age. He was a Conservative member for the City of Londonderry in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1*913. Ho hag been Lord-Lieutenant of Tyrone since 1917. lie owns about 26,000 acres of land.
ANOTHER AMBUSH. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 4. Sixty Irregulars ambushed Free State troops at Brinoleague, West Cork. Subsequently a military aeroplane pursued and bombed the ambushers, and ranked with machine-gun fire the wood in which they took refuge, inflicting heavy casualties. This is the first time an aeroplane has been used against the Republicans, and it is believed it will prove a decisive factor in the struggle. Armed men took possession of a hospital in County Limerick, raided a local bank, and stoic £2OOO.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16908, 6 December 1922, Page 5
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