OUTRAGES IN IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 252, 19 July 1920, Page 5

OUTRAGES IN IRELAND

BATTLE IN A LIMERICK VILLAGE

BETWEEN SINN FEINERS AND POLICE AND SOLDIERS (By Teletrraph-Pr«es Association-Copyright (Reo. July 18, 5.5 p.m. London, July 17. A battle lasting an hour''raged in the Tillage of Ballylanders, in County Limerick, before dawn. Sixty police and soldiers were carrying out a raid in a search, for arms. They arrived in motor lorries and were greeted with shots from windows and chimneys and from behind fences. The Sinn Feiners continued the fusillade until the troops, after promptly taking cover, energetically replied to the attack, and gained tho upper hand, fapturing eight Sinn Feinere, one of \jhiom was badly wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn A CONSTABLE ASSASSINATED. J (Rec. July 18, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 17. It! was announced tit the Roscommon . !Af sizes that a constablo had been 6hot ' dead on his way to tho Assizes. The Jwlge said: "It shows the deplorable condition of the country that a man should be assassinated for coming to do Ills duty."—Aua.-N.Z; Cable Assn. . COURTHOUSE BURNED. (Reo. July 18, 5 5 p.m.) London, July 17. Sinn Feiners burned Buncrana Courthouse, in County Donegal.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ; FIFTY SINNMNERS KILLED IN RECENT ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE. t . (Roc, July 18, 11.5 p.m.) London, July 17. Constable Mestetcson. while motoring homeward, was shot dead near Limerick. Forty special jurymen attended a meet, fag called anonymously at Cork and decided to boycott tho Assizes. . Recent encounters with Sinn Feiners have resulted in tho'police killing fifty and arresting thirty. Many successful raids for arms were effected.—Aus.»N.Z, Cable Aasn.

ENGINE-DRIVERS THREATENED TRAINS STOPPED BY ARMED GANGS. . (Reo. July 18,11.5 p.m.) ' . , London; My 17. 1 : The Sinn Ferners continue to warn ' '/drivers that they will be shot if their 'trains cany troops, consequently the: train services suffer dislocations. A hun..'dred armed men stopped , tlw midnight mail train between. Belfast' and Londonderry, covered the driver; "fireman, and jsfuard with revolvers, ,6eiz«l :o£Bcial cor- . "respondence, and decamped. Another ■ gang: stopped a' passferiger train at a • remote; .station on: the Dundalk-Ennis-;killeh line, and'kidnapped'the driver ■/'land-'fireman,'leaving the train stranded. Dublin .Castle lias authorised the police to invoke ' military aid in suppressing and'arresting Irish volunteers assembling in order-to undertake 6eli-assumed police functions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CABINET TO DISCUSS"MARTIAL LAW (Bee. July 18, 11.5 p.m.) , London, July. 17. It is understood that Cabinet during the coming week will discusa the proclaiming of martial law in tho affected districts of Ireland, where raoh day brings a,fresh crop of disorders. It is reported that Sir Bamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary for Ireland) opposes martial law,, and,'believes .there ia grow- : ing disgust at the Sinn Fein extremists. The police are receiving secret offers of assistant® in several districts.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn., .

DESERTERS FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS DEPORTATION ORDERED BY' SINN FEIN COURT. . (Rec. July 18, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 17. The Sinn Fein Court at Thurles ordered the deportation of four deserters from English regiments, -who had a brief cateer as, highwaymen. They stole bi- > cycles and held up_ and robbed several ' travellers. Sinn Femora escorted the ' prisoners on board a, steamer bound for England.—Aus-N.Z.', Cable Assn'.

THE KIDNAPPED GENERAL . REFUSED TO PURCHASE : FREEDOM WITH SILENCE. London, July lfi. . At a meeting of the Irish Vigilance Council in London, the president said that as soon as possible General Lucas (who was kidnapped by Sinn Feiners), would have companions. General Lucas could have had his freedom if he bad pledged his word,not to disclose 'the whereabouts of his prison, but to his honour he had refused.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' . .