14 JANUARY 1922, Page 2

On Tuesday, the election of Mr. Griffith in place of

Mr. De Valera was carried. Mr. De Valera then walked out of the Chamber followed by all his supporters. On Thtusday, the with- drawal of the British forces in Ireland began and Mr. Griffith summoned a meeting of the representatives of the Southern counties in order to set up the Provisional Government. This 'Southern Irish Parliament is to meet on Saturday, and it will, of course, be broadly identical in membership with the Dail. Meanwhile, 'Mr. De Valera has announced that he will continue his resistance " by every means in his power." How the Irish Republican Army will act as a whole is not yet known.