IRELAND

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 5 July 1921, Page 5

IRELAND

3?HE DE VALERA CONFERENCE

MANY OUTRAGES REPORTED.

•BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDON, July 4. for to-morrow's conference between ■ De Valera and the Unionist House of Commons ;.proceed in Dublin, which apparently is unconcerned at the prospects thereof. Meanwhile, during the week-end Irish, rebels murdered several policer men, including "two who were pre■viously held prisoners., and another constable who recently returned 'from his honeymoon. Rebels also attempted to destroy a -troop train, but they were interrupted 'by the South Lancashires, who surprised rebels laying t-ix mines on the •Great Southern Railway. Six rebels ■were wounded while fleeing. Mines, other explosives, electrical apparatus, and a motor car were captured. Many-outrages are reported in central Antrim. . Telegraph wires were •cut and Ballymena was isolated, while ■post offices were raided and looted. "Bridges and roads were destroyed in Tyrone, and incendiary fires occurred in Armagh. London is completely cordoned by •special police, with, a view to checking t^B, activities of rebel incendiarism. (^tempts to set fire to signal boxes and cut wires were frustrated.