Dublin, Dec, 29.
As Dublin clocks chimed mini tht last night, the 15-year-old Irish F ce State expired and the new state of Eire was born, as provided under tke new Irish Constitution.
The birth of the new State was celebrated to-day with religion; ud military ceremonial throughout the country, The last meeting of the Executive Council of the Free State was held yesterday, This morning, the Government of Ireland met and took an oath of allegiance to the new Constitution, after which Mr. Eamon de Valera with his Ministers, d stale, accompanied by cavalry, from thi Government buildings through the principal streets to the Cathedral to join a distinguished gathering in attending Votive Mass.
Simultanecusly, Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Quakers assembled at their respective places of worship. this being the first time that all religious denominations joined in welcoming political measures and interceding for their success.
A salute of 21 guns was fired near ihe city, and the troops of all the garrison paraded and soluted the flag, after which the Irish National anthem was played, Mr. de Valera as Taoiseach Under the new Constitutior de Val ill be known as T; (the Irish equivalent of "Fuehrer" or "Duce"), while a new permanent body, the Council of State, similar to the British Privy Council, comes into being as the President's body. The members of this Council will be Mr. de Valera, the Leader; Mr. Sean T. O'Kellv, the Deputy-Leader; Mr. Timothy O'Sullivan, the Chief Justice: Mr. C. A. Maguire, the President of the High Court; Mr. Fahy. the Chairman of the Dail; Mr. Lynch, the Attorney-General, and Mr. William Cosgrave.
The new President must be elected before August 27 by universal suffrage and proportional representation, and will sign and promulgate all laws. Pu general, he will act on the advice of the Government, but, in certain cases, he will act on the advice of the Dail or the Taoiseach.
While jurisdiction is claimed over the whole of Ireland, it will not be exercised over Ulste Divorce is not recognized. Even a son divorced. abroad cannot rey in Ireland.—Reuter.
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