IRISH CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 1 June 1920, Page 6

IRISH CRISIS.

DESPERATE FIGHT. AT~m; KILMALLOCK. 2.»; '—""' . 3'"! _ - ,LONDON, .May.=29. There was a, desperate nigfit -azttack on Killmallock police barracks“, in County Limerick. A Einy garrison hold out for five hours against 400 until “the barracks caught fire and was burned to the ground. Two police defenders were 'fiul'ti‘ed to‘ death, and another dzmgerously wounded. It is believed that two {Sinn Feiners were ‘killed and others wounded, but details are lacking, as Kilmallock is isolated Owing to cut telehpones and telegraphs and the tearing up’ of railway lines.

The troopship Tsaritsa disembarkcd 1000 Czuneron Highlanders at Queenstown. The crew of :1 Government tug struz-k, refusing to ciiescharge the Tsarifz:l’s «ammunition. There was :1 gruesmne di;~tcovel'y at Limerick .Tun(:‘riml when :1 fireman found :1 human head impaled on the engine of :1 mail tl'ain_ Later. The I'em:.lins f<,‘.‘.nd on the mail train are now said fo be a human hrm-’r., but probably it ‘is «a gruesome joke: as search of the railway line does not revc-:11 evidence of an accident.

EXCITEMENT INTENSE. Later messages communicating" with Kilmallock are still unrestored. Excitement in the district is in‘t'ense. Other barracks were attacked and burned. ‘ The whole garrison at Kilmallock were wounded. Burning petrol being {brown on ‘the roof of the barracks from neighbouring h-ousqs. comgcllfed surrender.