IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1920, Page 2

IN IRELAND.

(Imperial News Service). ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK. LONDON, April 18. Murderers concealed in walls near a church at Kilmihiil, West Clare, fired on a party of police as the latter were leaving mass. Scrgt. Carroll was killed and Constable Codins wounded in the iback. Several civilians were wound ed during the affray including John Breene, whose injuries were fatal. A POLICEMAN MURDERED.* LONDON, April 17. An ex-soldier, named Foley, who joined the Irish Constabulary when demobilised, was found dead in a creamery yard at*Tralee. There were many bullet- wounds in his body. Foley had been blindfolded and his hands tied behind him. RIOTS IN IRELAND. LONDON, April 19. Riotere in Londonderry attacked a -Soldiers’ club with stones and fired revolvers at the police arriving to rescue the occupants of the club. After four hour's, a- detachment of 200 soldiers restored order. Subsequently other rioters unsuccessfullly attacked the police barracks in Lecky Road. Nine civilians, one soldier and nine policemen were injured. Owing to soldiers firing on- a crowd, a riot took place in Deny- on Saturday night. It is described by tire Unionist press as the most wicked riot yet known there. It tested several hours. It arose in consequence of the military action in an affray on Wednesday, when the troops fired on the crowd the effect of which, is not stated.' The firing censed fierce indignation. In some quarters of the town notices “were posted on the walls warning the soldiers to expect Vengeance for -their action. iThp warning directed Civilians to discontinue any friendly relations with the police.

A band of youths started the hostilities. At eight o’clock, they attack- * ed two of the soldiers in Ridge Street, which was the scene of Wednesday s shooting. The soldiers were roughly handled, before they took refuge in the Soldiers’ Club in Carlisle Street. The crowd followed and smashed the doors land windows with iron bars. \ desperate fight took place inside, chairs and other furniture being used as weapons. Eventually the soldiers in the club won, and expelled the raiders. They then erected defensive barricades Some individuals, who attempted, to reach the club were waylaid, one being removed to the hopsital. The loeal police were unable to cope with the fight.

A large reinforcement of police were drawn from various quarters of , the town. They were allowed to clear the street. Tlve'y were momentarily successful, but the crowd emboldened, returned to the fray and rained stones, bolts and bottles on the police. Then there were a- number of revolver shots, ,coming apparently from the crowd, which caused a- temporary panic. The police then drew their bayonets. They charged and drove the mob pellmell down the street, but shots became frequent, and the police fired two warning volleys. Two hundred soldiers of the Dorsets then arrived. The crowds were then overawed. Meanwhile, a- violent faction fight was proceeding at Ferry Quay gate which lasted three hours. The police made numerous bayonet charges and separated the Unionists and Sinn Feiners. When rioting in these areas was suppressed, a signal light in the sky, notified an attack on Lee-key Road Police Barracks. All the police who could be spared, rushed in that- direction. They were followed by 50 troops jvt the double. A number of revolver shots were fired at the troops en route. A sergeant and -five constables held the barracks against a determined and wellplanned attack. Four decoy messages failed to lure the defenders afield. The attackefrs freely used revolver's and boulders, but the police were behind sandbags and drove them out of range. All the defenders were slightly wounded.

Eleven civilians have been taken to the hospital.