IN IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1920, Page 3

IN IRELAND

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

IRISH OUTRAGES

(Received this day at M 25 a m.)

LONDON, March 20

Professor Attoeklev, a prominent Cork Sinn Feiner, had a narrow escape yesterday. Four shots were fired at him, but he was not hurt. Later the ■same night, Constable Murtagh, who was off fluty at the quay side, when suddenly shots rang out, and, Murtagh dropped dead, his body being riddled with bullets.

'Hie authorities rounded up prominent Sinn Feinners at Dyrry tp-day. Mci.toy lorries carried them to the coast, where a destroyer was awaiting and took them to an unknown destination, MAIL robberies., LONDON .March 19.

Mail robberies continue in Ireland. A party descending fl'Ofll three motor-ears between Nowry and Cariiflford, bold tip a mail 'ear and prisonered the driver, Coyle, who was found in a neighbouring wood. He declares the robbers compellL -d him to drink from a bottly and he immediately became unconscious, ]n another instance, raiders locked the driver inside the mail van, while they escaped. A BRUTAL MUR PER.

(Received this day at 9,2 ft a.m.) LONDON, March ,20,. Mr MacCurtnin, Lord Mayor of Cork a prominent Sinn Feinner who was. pterned forsome' time aftyr \h« Hi'sAorweek rebelljorj, tm Wen murdered :n a (rocipu;, circumstances, A party eight to ten men, with blackened faces eaipp to bis house in Blackpool in the middle of the night. Airs MacCurtam opened tho door and the men rushed, in. While some held the wife down, others dashed upon the Lfti’4 Mayor in his bedroom and shot at him. The men

then motored off. The wife rang up the fire station but the Lord Mayor died beore a priest- arrived. Air MacGurtain leaves several young children.