SHOOTINGS AT MALLOW

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume 49, Issue 7625, 19 February 1921, Page 3

SHOOTINGS AT MALLOW

railwaymek not to SILIKE

B, Wfsrwh-lTo** Copyugh Australian * Z- - Rec Feb 18, 1 1.35 P- m London, Feb 17 The Society of Locomotive Engineers a nd Fi ret nen telegraplied to Mr Lloyd George that in the public interest and to faciliate the enquiry by the Mallow committee, the Society had decided to instruct the men not to strikewithout further instructions. ATTACKS ON CROWN FORCES Bv Telegiapb—Press Association—Ccnyrighl Australian anu Ao. (-able Association Rec Feb 18,11.35 p.m. London, Feb 17 -Answering questions in the •House of Commons, Sir Hamar Qreen wood, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said 56 membe s of the Crown forces in b eland had been assassinated since December 22. During December and January forty members of the Crown forces were killed and 129 wounded. MORE SHOOTING 4 INCIDENTS By Telegraph—Tress Association Copyright Aiatralian and X ’/., Cable A«,w.iaiion Rec Feb 19,8 40 a.m. London, Feb 18 A military patrol encountered armed civilians in Kilbiitain" Shots were exchanged. Four civilians who were killed were armed with service rifles. The military sustained no casualties. A search in the vicinity revealed a large quantity of ammunition. Civilians tired on a patrol in Monaghan. A search resulted in ■the capture of nine armed civilians and a quantity of ammunition. CLAIMS FOR COMPEN SATION London, Feb 18 The hearing lias commenced of the first of 602 claims for compensation arising out of the burning of Cork on December !i. The owners of Munster Arcade are claiming £405,000 and calling witnesses to show that the Crown forces we're responsible. UNIONIST DECLARATION London, Feb 18 The Executive of the Irish Unionist Alliance has issued a statement declaring that the Southern Unionists willlae obliged to hold aloof from the South-ern-Parliament which must necessarily be separatist or powerless. The only alternative for the South of Ireland is independence and the maintenance of a Legistive union.