FIGHT AT LIMERICK.
GERMAN CREW AND DOCKERS. (bt cablk— prsss association—cophuohv.) (reuteh's tkusobavs.) LONDON, October 5. German engineers, assisted by tho crew of tho North . German Lloyd steamer Arabic, during tho morning, began unloading at Limerick cargo at material for the Shannon power BChome. • A crowd of local dockers attacked them. Opo German received a black eye. A policeman also was assaulted, but not seriously. Tho vessel is now discharging tinder the protection of civio 'gllarjds. f uiessrs Siemens and Schuckert have contracted to supply Ireland with electricity'from the Shannon. Tho agreement provides for four generating stations, with an Aggregate of 90,000-h.p. and a distribution of 288,000,000 kilowatt hours annually to all parts of tho Free State. Tho preliminary portion of the scheme involves an expenditure of £2,600,000, tho total cost being £5,200.000, for which the wholo of the Free State will be supplied with electric lighting and power.]
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18506, 7 October 1925, Page 9
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