THE IRISH CRISIS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1734, 9 February 1921, Page 5

THE IRISH CRISIS.

SINN EEIN LEADER KILLED. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, February 7. Michael Collins, Adjutant-General of the Sinn Fein army, was shot dead in the Skibbereen fight last week. Constable dimming, of the Ulster Constabulary, was murdered at Warren Point by a bomb which was thrown from behind a wall. A military patrol surprised a party of men at Clonmel making a trench. Shots were exchanged.- A youth was shot dead, and one soldier injured. IS COLLINS DEAD? DARING BANK RAID. (Received Wednesday, 1 a.m.) LONDON, February 7. The death of Michael Collins is still unconfirmed. The police are assured that he fell while giving instructions to the Sinn Feiners during the battle of Skibberean. It is believed that the Sinn Feiners' loss is even greater than six killed, and that the object of the burning down of Thomas Kingstone's house which was used by tho ambushers as headquarters was to conceal the numbers dead. Kfngstone has lodged a claim for £20,000. Dublin Castle believes that the most recent ambushes are due to strong flying columns of rebels under Collins' command and acting as his bodyguard. Armed Sinn Feiners raided a branch of the National Bank in Dublin. A party of auxiliaries passing saw the thieves and opened fire which was returned, bue the thieves escaped with £I,OOO in notes.