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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17062, 5 February 1921, Page 8

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REPUBLICAN ARMY. MONEY WANTED. ,3v C.i'o:*—Press Association—Coprrtjpitl 'iAiutraliar. And N*Z. Ctfala AnocUttaa.) February 3. 1: U >tate.l in Covptament eircles in D'.ihiin that liiere arc signs that the Irish !?ep;;iilienu Army is urgently in need of hmd.'i. Collections were made in i.lu» strosts of Dniilin on Sunday, and also iron; houses. A number of, collectors were artosted. The authorities ate in possesion «} a mince sent :a householders in County Tipnemry. aiinaiineing ihnt tho co!nn« , el the M':d-T/p|).i:'.i'y Brigade had de cideti to itnr>o*-:> a levy, in order to am and tM|i!|>! the brigade. POLICEMEN AMBUSHED. r.ON"Dl>\". FeltrnarT £ * A hundied Sinn I'Vineis onirmandMr. ■ <"! a holl'e iieioupilg to Mr TholttM K.an. a muti'.tiviie. 12 miles from Skib- . hereon, and '.M-epniod an ambush._ They i opened tiro on a unity of 13 polioenttit in moroivrti'v. The police replied, 4MI i there was a fierce dghr, the firing Bh. ; inir 'iieard nine miles away. The party in ambush neglected to eat the teie.j'apii wires and obstruct tba roads, and military and unliee reinforw. meiiis arrive"! i'.-om Climakilty. The Sinn Feiners fled, leaving sir dead and several wounded, with nmch ammunition, -,:\- guns, 'ohuikets, and trench eo:<to. Tltcre we! - '- no nolic" cawalties LONDON. Pobrnarj 3. Litter '.:et>iila of tho Mkibbereßn incident shniv that at least four hundted I Sinn Feiners were engaged. Theiy took : away sis dend eomrnd<i» in boats. Twentv Siim Feiners were wounded. I SAVAGE "jmCKOOS. • (lUutcr's T«l«frimi.^ ! LONDON, Febmary 1 A storv jf savagery was tald at the County Court of Kerry by ifc constable, who had heen captured by Sim Feinets. He was beaten into unconsciousness, sad! dragged by a. rope across country all night long.*He was then placed against. a. wall, and offered tllft att««Hrtive« of resignation from the forc» ot of brag • shot. Refusing to resign,, he was again dragged across country, thrown amongst tho piga, and then marched and drivm 1 flnotnar 20 miles* He was tihen told . that he waa frea to return to the bsrraelts. The Judgo awarded tho victim £3OOD. Evidence waa given that wintjajip cnnstable, who was similarly treat*!, became demented and died. THE DEADLY AMBTJ3HS. [■- , (Iteceired February 4th, B.sftnfet LONDON, Febmaty 1 I Tw» lornes carrying police ware ambushed on the main road between Brumkeen and Newpallas. They paraed through the line of fire. The official list or casualties show that mhe police were killed and two woundedA MEEDEE ACQEITTAI*. LONDON', Fehrnaiy a Fowler and McPartlin were acquitted of the murder of Constable Ward _ an .-,[■ Liverpool in connexion with the ttring of ware<house» by Sinn. Fein syiHßathisets. THS MtNED HOADI | LONDON,. February S. I Details of the Ballinalea amtmsH 31 show that twa cats cutying ausilittry | police were bbwß np S* * none. Five || of the auxiliaries were tolled asd eight v| severely wounded, only three escaping. 1 Them pot up a stnbßom fight agvntf , 1 the ambttshers, antnberintf sixty, bn« were compelled to surrender. Forte- I natoly caiafcurcemsfitia of police aillOtait, I putting to Sight the Sinn Feiner%-of ' whom it is believed eight or teo pn | wounded. FATMASXBft IOBIBat LONDON, FefeuaiJ 8Two armed" ntttt held up a ctu*»? ' pavmaster of the Dublin Sbulfc-Weslam railway, wfe* «aa drwmg in the Thay took anr fifw at the revotveir p«utt. The rd*e» eacaped'.