Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-12-18 | Page 2 | Goo-Year Rule of British Army in Ireland Ends

lha procession reached Barkvllte street, tha demonstration became terrific. Kree Htata troopa Joined tha parade, othera sought to hold back alther throng that preaaed about for a. last glimpse of the Britishers. A .woman broke through the lines and kissed the hand of a big embarrassed trooper. SETTING IS RUINS. On either aide were ruins reminiscent reminis-cent of the recent rebellion agalnat the Krea Btate, In which these troops wsra only apectators. All about were men. women and children cheering and waving. wav-ing. At tha quays near OTnnnell bridge, tVnvral Btr Neville MsrHeady took tha last salute. The troopa, crushed between eger, laughing weeping crowds at the dork, embarked hastily. A the last transKrt weighed anchor and dropped down stream. General MacRaady turned to his staff officer. A simple bandshaks and word of farewell fare-well with each and British army headquarters head-quarters in Ireland wis no mora. 600-YEAR RULE OF BRITISH ARMY l IRELAND ENDS Four Transports Carry Last of English Soldiers From Southern Erin; Tremendous Tremend-ous Farewell Is Given FOUR THOUSAND IN FINAL CONTINGENT Dublin Crowded With Cheering Throngs Bidding Bid-ding Godspeed Forgets Bitterness of Generations m ' 1 DUBLIN, Dec. II (By V. P.) British Brit-ish military rule In Ireland ram to an end yesterday after six hundred years. The final epectarl In the historical drama waa enacted on the quays of the Llffy aa, one after another, four transports slipped away Into the mist, bound for England. The last British troops to occupy southern Ireland sailed In those transports, trans-ports, sped by a tremendous demonstration demon-stration of Irish affection, bitterness fosteVed for generntlone forgotten. In their ears, aa the aroop ships swung out mto the tideway, wss the blare of a Free Htate band playing Auld Lang Hyne; tha cheers and godspeed ys's ot a great throng on tha quays; the liver bank a nuss of fluttering handkerchiefs handker-chiefs and Irish colleen throwing kisses. TRIUMPHAL FAREWELL. Four thousand Leicestershire!, Wiltshire Wilt-shire and Worcestershire sailed In that contingent. Their march from Phoenix park, former seat of tha vice regal lodge, waa a triumphal procession of farewell. It was as though the people peo-ple of Ireland were unburdening themselvea to let these hoys who had fought them to a standstill know there wss no hard will. 8wlnglng through the auburba of Dublin, they were cheered, hut when