IRISH DISORDERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1920, Page 5

IRISH DISORDERS.

TROOPS FIRED ON. SHOPS ROOTED AND BURNED. By Tel»grßi>li."-Fm» Asan.—Cocnleht, Received Oct. 24, 11.5 p.m. London, Oct. 23. Sixty Sinn Feinerg ambushed motor lorries belonging to the Essex Regiment at Ballinhassig. An officer and two men were killed and several seriously wounded.

■Several shops were afterwards looted as reprisals, and two were burned. The police sjved those adjoining and prevented further incendiarism. The widow of Constable Watkins, was ambushed and killed at Midleton, was awarded £2Bso,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Oct. 24, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 23. A police party was ambushed near Athlone, and one was killed and three were wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Oct. 23, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 22. A large force of armed men attacked a military motor lrf Innishannon. Two military were killed and three wounded. —Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assn.

IRISH TERRORISTS. THREAT TO GO TO ENGLAND. Received Oct. 25, 12.10 a.m. London, Oct. 24. The Sunday Times states some in tile Irish republican army consider the campaign of murder and violence is proceeding too slowly, and urge their comrades to carry out a terrorist policy in England. Letters addressed to people of all ranks predict terrible happenings. It has even been stated that number* of gun men have already arrived. The desperadoes are well known, and any expedition planned by them to leave their Irish haunts woulci give Scotland Yard a welcome opportunity of arresting them.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable *Assn.

AN EFFECTIVE THREAT. London, Oct. 21. Following the posting of unofficial notices at Ennis threatening reprisals if two kidnapped constables were not returned, the missing men were released.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.