IN IRELAND.
A DASTARDLY OUTRAGEV,C. WINNER SHOT. ’By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) {Received this day at' 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 18. Fourteen armed disguised men rushed a smoking room of the County Club, Cork. The leader of the gang asked: — “Where is be,” whereupon a follower pointed out a Victoria Cross winner, Smyth, the Divisional Commissioner of Constabulary in Munster. Revolvers were instantly levelled at Smyth’s head which was riddled. Inspector Craig, who was conversing with him, was seriously wounded in the leg. The assailants then decamped, FURTHER PARTICULARS. IHereived This Dnv at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 18. The murder of Smyth was in revenge for a speech circulated by Sinn Feiners in which he was said to have urged the police to adopt methods of terrorism and murder innocent and guilty, pro*mising immunity and support of the troops. Smyth who lost his left arm in the war, had repudiated the Sinn Feiners report.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1920, Page 3
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152IN IRELAND. Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1920, Page 3
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