IRISH UNREST.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18408, 14 May 1920, Page 8

IRISH UNREST.

A DETERMINED ATTACK. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received May 13. 11,30 p.m.) LONDON, May 12. The shooting of a policeman at Lower Road (Cork) was executed with .meat daring. Men proceeding to night duty waited awhile on the pavement, rt bout eleven o’clock, for a tram-car. The instanfc the car stopped a deadly vollev was fired. Sergeant Garvey and Constable Harrington, who were boarding the car, dropped dead. A third '■unstable was wounded and managed to reach'the barracks after being again wounded. The volley caused a panic amongst the passengers and smashed tlio car windows. The conductor and one passenger had the narrowest escape from bullets. The assilants fired from :i few feet distant. Some were osteinsi blv waiting for the car.

FURTHER OUTRAGES. Renter’* Telegram*. (Received May 14, 1.50 a.m.) DUBLIN, May 12. A Meath farmer was shot dead. His ploughing horseß were also shot. Five men dragged a County Council candidate from his house at Stokestown, Roscommon, measured him for his ooffin, dug a grace opposite his door, pointed revolvers at him and forced him to sign a withdrawal of his candidature.