Dablin, Oct. 6.
Serious disturbances occurred at ftealee to-day: when rioters, armed with, stones and batons, made der erminedeforts to. prevent, the holding of the convention of the new United ireland Party.
Gen, Com O'Duffy, heed of the Bise Shirts, and his Fightchand man, Commandai Edward Cronin, were fougtly bandied by the mob! when {hep tried to. enter the. convention Along. with other delegates, these Seo prominent Hishmen were sur rounded by. the rioters and violently Sitacked. "tine General was struck on the head with a bunt tostrumen leasing blood to stream down hi face, while Commandant Cronin was slightly injured in his back.
Both successfully fought their way]
is) crowd, smashing windows to the hall, which was besieged by wrecking' the cars of delegates.
{form eventually a call was put through!
Cork, do mils away, for military The arrival of two lorry-loads of troops was the signal for further disorders, but the military, fixing bayonets and using tear-gas bombs, 99m atietened the situation, struck on the head five times. wil 'Gen. O'Duffy, alleges hammer, bat he. was well enough fo finish the business of consolidate ing the newly-formed branch of the, United nish' Party before troops! Jexcorted him from the town. Reuter, Apology from de Valera Dublin, Oct. 5.
Mr. Eamon of the Executive Council of the Trish Free State, expressed deep re-Gen. fad held. conversations. with British War Minister in Gli recently.
"The original accusation caused an uproar in the Dail on September 28, when Gen. Mulcahy, livid with rage, Yonied the assertion and the sitting fended in disorder, Mr. de Valera said to-day that his informant had since confessed. that the statement was untrue.
The apology has caused almost ax much a. sensation as the original charge did.—Rewter,
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