IN IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND

(By Electric Telegraph—Co )y right.; ANOTHER ATTACK.. -uONDON, Jan. 20. The Parliamentary Labour Party has sent a delegation to Ireland, including Messrs A. Henderson Adamson (Leader), and Clynes. They have- gone to Ireland to investigate the political situation there. LONDON, Jan. .19.

The papers record that on Sunday night a paj-ty of armed men, stated to number pjQ,' attempted to capture n ppliee barracks near Thurjos, T)|o reason is not given. A fusilade of bullets was fired and two dynamite bombs exploded under the barracks damaging the flooring. The garrison .of thirteen policemen took up positions and began firing, replying briskly with shots from | rifles. The shooting is stated, to have lasted four or five hours. Some steel window shutters were dented, and windows pierced in many places.

j There were no casualties on either side, but several police suffered slight cuts from flying fragments. Reinforcements of police and soldiers then arrived. They found all roads in the neighbourhood barricaded with felled trees. WJien they reached the barracks, the attackers were gone. Three mtexplodod bombs were found in the precincts. The raiders captured and held prisoner twff police durjng the at I tack. I