CAREFULLY PLANNED.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1916, Page 5

CAREFULLY PLANNED.

TELEPHONES AND WIRELESS. Received May 2, 12.-10 a.m. London, May 1,

Evidence shows that the revolt was carefully planned, and that the whole city had been surveyed, and strategic portions were seized. The rebels had field telephones and a wireless installation on the roof of the Imperial Hotel, but their ambulances and hospital equipment were poor. They manufactured home ammunition, including bombs made from milk cans and field shrapnel. Even the rebel newspaper, entitled, The Irish War News, is including in its "'interviews'' members of "the new Cabinet." i THE FIRST DEATH.

Thirteen Sinn Feiners quickly walked up to the gate of Dublin Castle, but a policeman put up his hand. Instantly the Sinn Feiners shot the policeman dead. This was the first casualty. Two hundred other rebels turned the pub"? out of St. Stephen's Green and Park and eommeneed to dig trenches. Others raided the Post Office and seized the railway stations.

IPOI'ULACE UNPREPARED. The people of Dublin were slow to realise the situation. The Government was utterly unprepared, and the police were withdrawn from the streets, while the Dublin garrison was kept in barracks. The rebels molted down some gold and silver coinage and issued a Republican currency, also rubber stamped postal orders with the words, "Republic of Ireland," which were used for requisitioning food. AN OVERSIGHT AT THE POST OFFICE. Connolly commanded the rebels at the Post Office, and they systematically destroyed the telegraph instruments and provisioned and fortified the building. They brought ammunition from Liberty Hall. Bv an oversight, Connolly failed to destroy the telephone exchange, and thus the authorities were able to telephone to the Curragli. CONNOLLY REPORTED KILLED. Newspapers state that a gunboat on the river Liffey shelled Liberty Hall. Connolly was 011 the steps and was shot dead. The rebel plans thenceforward showed a lack of cohesion. CASUALTIES BEGIN TO BE KNOWN. The real bloodshed began on Tuesday, when soldiers arrived from the Curragli and England. Four officers of the Sherwood Foresters were killed, and fourteen officers wounded, including a colonel. A number of Foresters were killed. There was a day-long attack 011 a doctor's house, wherein nineteen Sinn Feiners were , found dead at the end of the fight.

MORE DETAILS OF REVOLT. EOW THE TROUBLE STARTED. THE ATTACK ON THE CASTLE. London, April 30. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent says that during the Evter veek-eml many Sinn Feiners arrived in Dublin for tile holidays, tlu» races and spring show affording credible excuses. The city was quiet until 12.88 on Monday afternoon, when the riot broke out. A small body of the army entered the post office without resistance. A squadron of Hussars drew up before the building and afterward was fired at. One man dropped from his saddle and iwo horses were shot dead. The (.<i.;tl' was attav'':d at the sim" moment. The policeman en duty was shot dead and '-he forecourt entered and tMie great tomes of the Law Library used to barricade windows and doors.

The rebels, who were strongly entrenched, offered a stubborn icsistance to machine-gun fire and eavah-v charges. A civilian, who unwittingly walked towards the Sinn Feiners' trendies ,was told to go back but refused and was shot dead.

A gunboat 011 the Liffey nlnlled liberty ball. Wihen the bombardment ceased thirty dead were found in the building.

One of t')e rebels' ttrst act:'- >vas to wreck the machines i."> the liewspapir cfficfs. No papers -woe issued except the Irish Times oa a single sheet containing the Government bulletia.

A DRAMATIC STORY, A brother and sister w'ho arrived in London were interviewed by Lloyd's News and gave a thrilling story of a motor car dash under lire of the rebels' bullets through the storm centre of Dublin.

"We were staying at a house in Phoenix Park and soldiers were quartered 011 us after the outbreak. Thereafter t!iie house was a target for the rebels' rifles across the river. Whenever a head showed showers of bullets came along. It was, too hot for us and \vj left 011 Friday in a motor car.

"The Sinn Feiners rained bullets almost incessantly and our progress was impeded by the military frequently stopping our car and delaying our, nrrival at Kingstown for several hours. Subsequently we learned that a titled woman leader had been wounded anl taken prisoner. The rebels reipecfc no one, in some cases not even their own friends. Two who were trying to war.i them of their folly, one the famous Father Douglitry, was promptly shot.' 1 ■Mr. Flavian, M.P., interviewed on ! his return from London said: "I am told that the Sinn Feiners in possession uf the West Landrop station are resolved to die at their post."

CHARACTER OF CONOLLY. The Central News believes that La kin is in the United States. While Larkin is an ignorant, bustling and voluble firebrand, Conolly is quieter, better educated, intelligent and far more dangerous. He was formerly a clerk in Liverpool where he imbibed extreme socialism. Subsequently he showed that, unlike Larkin, he had constructive ability. He published several pamphlets on labor matters and is credited with various social .schemes established with some success in connection with Liberty Hall. Nevertheless, tie was always as extreme and uncompromising as Larkin. He was personally connected witn the strike at Wexford which almost ruined the city and aqt'vely associated with all Laridn'a disastrous labor troubles in Dublin