SINN FEIN

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 138, 7 March 1921, Page 5

SINN FEIN

ELABORATE SCHEME TO THWART INCENDIARIES DEVISED BY MANCHESTER POLICE (By Telegraph-Press Aisoo’.atlon-OopyrirM (Bee. March 6, 5.3 p.m.) London, March 5. The Manchester police have devised an elaborate scheme for thwarting Sinn Fein incendiaries. Town and agricultural districts are patrolled by police motorcars and motor-cycles, the occupants of which are armed and instructed to challenge pedestrians and motorists, and detain any suspicious people. Hundreds of special constables have also been enrolled and bloodhounds are kept at soma of the mills.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE CUBFEW IN DUBLIN. (Bee. March 6, 5.5 p.m.) Landon, March 5. Owing to the 9 o’clock curfew being imposed in Dublin, the opera begins at 5.30 p.m. and ends at 8, the musicians abandoning second performances where formerly there were two houses nightly. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ATTACKS ON CROWN FORCES (Bee. March 6, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 5. A lieutenant and a private were wounded during an attack on motor lorries at Gowel. Eight police were ambushed at Capoquin ,and Constable Duddy was killed. . Motor lorries containing police and prisoners arrested in the country were attacked with bombs and rifles between Phoenix Park and Dublin. Castle. It is believed that the police killed three of the attackers. The lorries were again bombed in the Dublin streets before reaching the Castle. Two of the police were slightly wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRIDGES DESTROYED MILITARY REPRISALS. (Rec. March 6, 11.5 p.m.) London, March 5. Sinn Feiners on Friday blew up bridges on the Nenagh and Limerick Toads. The military on Saturday blew up important bridges leading to Tralee, isolating the district and preventing people obtaining their week-end supplies. The forces declared that the intention was to repeat similar reprisals until the Republicans discontinue bridge destructions.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GAOL STAFF’S WAGES STOLEN. (Rec. March 6, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 5. Three armed men held up the chief clerk of the Mountjoy Prison when returning from the bank, and carried off a bag containing -£lOOO, the gaol staff s wages. A STILL BAIDED. (Rec. March! 6, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 5. i The Belfast police raided a poteen still, capturing 300 gallons of spirits, which is the largest capture yet made.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.