THE MASSACRED OFFICERS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 53, 26 November 1920, Page 7

THE MASSACRED OFFICERS

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL PLANNED. (Rec. November 25, 10.10 p.m.) London, November 25. The military authorities have planned to give the massacred officers the most, impressive funeral in their power. A destroyer bearing the bodies will arrive at Holyhead this afternoon, and a special funeral train will reach Huston in tho morning. There will be a procession tn Whitehall, whero it will divide for tho Abbey and Westminster Cathedral. The existing regulations respecting ' funeral honours will bo discarded. There will bo a great muster of troops, mostly Guards and Household Cavalry.—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SCOURING OF THE COUNTRY BOMBS DISCOVERED IN DUBLIN. (Rec. November 25, 9.25 p.m.) London, November 25. The wholesale scouring of Ireland continues, and 12S> arrests have been made in a week. Liberty Hall, Dublin, was raided today, ami the searcli lasted two hours. Tho floors were pulled up and the chimneys demolished. Troops and Black and Tans In armoured cars were employed. Barbed wire was thrown across tho streets. Searchlights were used in the evening. Twenty arrests were made, including Johnson, secretary of the Irish Labour Party, and O'Brien, secretary of tho transport workers. Simultaneously all the trade union offices were raided.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

(II«c. November 25, 10.10 p.m.) London, November 33. Bombs were found beliiud a fireplace in Liberty Hall. O'Brien and Johnson have beon re-leased.—ius-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BOMB EXPLOSION. IN CORK

TWO PEOPLE KILLED. London, November 2i. A bomb exploded in Patrick Street, Cork, at 9 o'clock on Tuesday evening. The crowds returning from places of entertainment rushed to safety. Two people were killed and* at least fifteen injured. The police theory is that youths accidentally exploded a home-made bomb. Auiotfier report suggested that the bomb was thrown from a taxi-cab. A large party ambushed two motors carrying witnesses to n contt-martial a't Ka.tlycaW.ey, Tyrone. Both the drivers and three Mmstalifcs were wounded, the constable* waaoasly.*- ius.-N-Z. Cable Assn.