TERRORISM IN BELFAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18072, 22 April 1922, Page 9

TERRORISM IN BELFAST.

! » GUNMEN IN THE STREETS. MURDER AND INCENDIARISM. NIGHT FIGHTING IN DUBLIN. By Telegraph—Prees Association—Copjrishi- * (Received 7.15 p.m.) A. *nd N.Z. LONDON. April 20. The situation at Belfast was most critical throughout the night. Five people were killed and 16 were wounded. A heSvy bomb was thrown in the Bally macarrctt district, the only effect being that it injured a passing woman. During seven hours' ceaseless shooting, . 1 cold-blooded murder, and incendiarism j tj in Belfast, four Catholics and one | , | Protestant were killed, and sis Catholics I ' i and one Protestant badly injured. The 1 i j curfew sdenco was punctuated by shots j and volleys, and the dawn heralded another red day. Heavy filing began in Dablin at raid- , night, machine guns, rifles and revolvers ! being used. The Provisional Govcru- | merit's ottices were attacked from both sides, but they were not entered. j Rival gunmen came boldly into th© ■ open, and tired on each other until their. . ammunition was exhausted. Trafiic wit* : held up and tram services were diverted over a wide area. Several persons were killed and wounded in the Shortstrand district. DAY'S STRIKE PROCLAIMED. LABOUR AND MILITARISM. ' A. and N.Z. LONDON, April 20. The Irish Labour Tarty has proclaimed a 24 hours' strike on Monday throughout Ireland aa a protest against militarism ■ and the failure of politicians to come to ian agreement. IRISH LEADERS CONFER. NO SETTLEMENT YET. A. and N.Z. LONDON. April '20. A conference between Mr. Michael j : Collins and De Valera, held in the Man- ' soon House, Dublin, proved without re- j ,'suit, and the conference was again ad-, journed for a week. Apparently no basis j jof settlement was revealed. I " j