IN IRELAND

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. WOMAN SHOT DEAD.

LONDON, Feb 1. Captain King, country inspector of constabulary, was critically wounded, and his wife shot dead at Mallow railway station on Monday night, while awaiting the mail from Cork, lhc assailants also fired on the police arriving at tho station half an hour later. Ihe police replied to the fire, killing one civilian, and wounding eight. DETAILS OF SHOOTING. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, February .1. Details of the Ballow shooting, show that after King and his wife were shot, the police got out of hand, raided the railway station and killed wo, ' wbtrnding eight railway employees, while sixteen others boarding an engine escaped. It appeared that the ... sassins fired a <volloy at close quart, from behind a fence at, King and n : s wife, and the latter fell mortally wounded. An inspector was hit in the ctmd and fell.* He opened revolver fire fro: i the ground and blew bis whistle. ?h----residents were frightened by the murderers. A FARMER SHOT. LONDON, Feb 1. ,

A farmer was shot at Cork for ean\ing arms. This is the first execution since the institution of martial law. JOHN DILLON’S OPINION “ THE TIMES ” SERVICE. DUBLIN, February 1. John Dillon in a statement with reference to the proposed agreement among Irish parties declining to accept the programme and methods of S' mi Fein, says he believes many who voted for Sinn Fein in 1918 have since changed their views, but the Government policy has been famed for the purpose of promoting disorder and strife and so exasperate and madden the pco pie. Mr Dillon believes in the ultimate triumph of the Parnellite principles. The first necessity is for both sides to return to civilised methods.