REPELLING SINN FEINERS.
LEWIS GUNS DISTRIBUTED
MAGISTRATE'S HOME RAIDED
(Received 12.35 p.m.)
DUBLIN, Jan. 7
Owing to increased attacks on police barrack s the Government has decided to supply Lewis guns to the police in South-West Ireland and two expert gunners for each barracks. James Hoey, a prominent Sinn Feiner, was arrested recently. He organised an insurance company to prevent business going to England. An armed party raided the residence of Mr Hibbert, the magistrate at Seariff. County Clare, and wounded a maidservant. Mr Hibbert returned the fire, and wounded a raider.—Reuter.
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Northern Advocate, 8 January 1920, Page 5
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