MILITARY AND GUNMEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16737, 19 May 1922, Page 7

MILITARY AND GUNMEN.

| FIERCE STRUGCLE IN BELFAST. MORE OUTRAGES. By Telegraph—Press Association -Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received May 19, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, May 18. Further shooting occurred in the Belfast streets to-daj*. Mrs Brown, a. Protestant, saw- seven men fire at a window of her dwelling- She shouted to her daughter to lie down, but the latter, who was over-late in obeying, was wounded. Throe armed men entered the residence of Mrs Josephine Keown. a Catholic, seeking her husband. They | shot and dangerously wounded Mrs I Keown. and slightly wounded her son. I It is believed that several men were | killed last night in the prolonged | struggle between the military and the gunmen. The former us'd machinej gun.V BARRACKS RAIDED- ; A party of men wearing police raps i gained admission to the Musgrave j Police Barracks in Belfast and rushed towards the room where the arms were stored. The inmates of the barracks ! were roused, and the raiders escaped over the walls. One constable was ! shot dead. PASSENGERS SHOT DEAD. . Armed men boarded a tramcar in Belfast and shot two passengers dead. 1 The police and the military are making a house to house inspection of the I city. ABSOLUTE BOYCOTT OF SOUTH, (Received May 19. 8.55 a.m.). LONDON, May 18. , The. Ulster Trades Defence Association has circularised merchants advisI ing them to boycott Southern Ireland I while the latter’s boycott of Ulster continues. I The Ulster Traders’ Defence Association ha* issued n manifesto declaring an absolute boycott of the whole of Southern Ireland. CURFEW AT TEN. j By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Keuter’s Telegrams. (Received May 19,9.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 17. In consequence of the abnormal number of police necessary to maintain order in Belfast during the non-curfew hours, the Northern Parliament has ddpided that the curfew will begin it j 10 o’clock, instead of 11 in the even--1 ing , | The Government, in defending the action of Parliament, declared 'that >"t i would close the public houses altogether j if necessary. ULTIMATUM TO REBELS. RELEASE OF PRISONERS REFUSED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright United Service. (Received May 19, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, May 18. Grave developments are feared at Ballinrobe (County Mayo), where the rebels, who are in possession of the barracks, refuse to release several regular prisoners. The commander of the regulars lias given them a twentyfour hours’ ultimatum, after which he will launch an attack.