THE SINN FEINERS.

Wairarapa Age, 22 December 1919, Page 5

THE SINN FEINERS.

Raid on Railway Station. SEIZURE OP FIREARMS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) Received Last Night, 0.5 o'clock. LONDON, Dec. 18. Two hundred Sinn Fcinors raided the Cork railway station. Suddenly a whistle was blown, and porters, signalmen, drivers, and clerks wero surrounded by masked men, who covered them with revolvers. Tho whole stall* was locked up, with an armed guard over thorn, while tho Sinn Feincrs looted all tho firearms in tho stores. There are police barracks in tho vicinity, and hundreds of tho police wore asleep. None of them hoard of tho outrage till three hours afterwards. When a second whistle was blown tho masked men disappeared. A PITCHED BATTLE. Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock. LONDON, Doc. 19. Tho fusilado against Lord French resembled a pitched battle. Many bullets glanced off tho armourplated cars. Tho assailants expected Lord French to be in tho second car, which was bombed arid shattered. Ho escaped in tho foremost car, owing to its high speed. It is stated in official circles that the Irish Government has provisionally arranged to suspend General Byrne, the popular head of tho Irish Constabulary, who was opposed to sonic of tho roeont mcasuros emanating from the ruling faction at Dublin Castlo. Tho Constabulary strongly rosont his removal.