THE TROUBLE IN IRELAND.
BOMBARDMENT OF BELLEEK.
ACTION LASTS AN HOUR
By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.
LONDON, June 8. f lhe action at Bollock was supported by 4.5 howitzers, which lined 22 explosive shells. The bombardment lasted for an hour. Three hundred troops were engaged. The chief objective was a fort a short distance inside the Free State, which dominated Belleek. Six hit s were registered on the fort, four exploding inside, but the Sinn Feiners had apparently fled at the commencement of the attack.
A Colonial Office communique states that the British troops have completed operations and cleared the triangle, Unless the troops
m their present position are attacked, they will make no further advance. The British Government intends (o withdraw its forces within Ulster territory directly it has been satisfactorily assured that no repetition of the incursions is likely, and is informing the Provisional Government of this purpose. —A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 420, 10 June 1922, Page 5
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