TERRORISM.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1920, Page 5

TERRORISM.

SINN FEIN BHUTAUTY.

PLUCKY WOMAN'S DEATH. By Telegraph—Pivm A«sn,—Copyrljht. Received Feb. 17, 12,25 a.m. London, Feb. 16. Six masked men entered the house of a farmer named Morris, at Ballagh, County Wexford. Mrs. Morris, aged fifty-four, the mother of fifteen children,' ordered the intruders to leave. « The leader of the gang fired a shot &t the ceiling to intimidate the woman, but she seized a spade and rushed at the intruders. The leader fired point blank, and the woman fell ns.her husband rushed in, and she died in his arms. -

The leader pointed a gun at the distressed husband, and said that if he left thi house Within two hours he would share his wife's fate.

A TRAIN STOPPED. AMMUNITION SEIZED. Received Feb, 17, 12.25 a.m. London, Feb. 18. At>ain of forty-eight trucks, filled with Jhilitary stores and ammunition, in charge of a military guard, was nearing Dublin, when bombs were thrown at the train, which stopped. The raiders' boarded it and seized a quantity of ammunition. A signalman and a soldier were wounded bj bomb ex-plosions.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.

' OUTRAGES CONDEMNED. WARNING BY miSH BISHOPS. Received Feb. 17, 12.45 a.m. . London, Feb. 10. Most Irish Roman Catholic Bishops, in Lenten pastorals, condemn the recent outrages and Warn young men against the dangers of secret societies. Cardinal Logue denounces the Government for severe and vindictive sentences, which are out of all proportion to the alleged transgressions.—Atts.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RAID ON POLICE BARRACKS. THE BUILDING BLOWN U?. Received Feb. 16, 1.30 p.m. London, Feb. 15. Sinn Fciners attacked the police barracks at Ballytrain, Monaghan. After three hours' fight, the raiders blew up the building and the wall, injuring the police. Masked meti raided the house of MrMeSweeney, veterinary surgeon. Cork,/ for money and arms.—Aus.-N.Z- CaMo Assn.