IRISH CRIMES.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1921, Page 5

IRISH CRIMES.

} FOUR HOURS FIGHT, THE WAR ON POLICE, ASSAILANTS COME OFF WORST, *—— By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Jan. 16. There was a four hours’ fierce fight with rifles and bombs at the police barracks at Hospital, County Limerick, which ended in repulse of the assailants. Numerous assailants in each case were beaten off in three attacks on police barracks, namely, Dundrum, Annacarty, and Limerick Junction. Police were ambushed near Ballymahon (Longford). Two were wounded. Relief parties were sent. Five attackers on a troop train at West Donegal were killed and a number wounded. Several explosions were arranged, but instead of the train being derailed where the rebels were.entrenched on overlooking ground, the driver continued until troops reached a spot above the assailants. The latter were then compelled to quit their trenches and fight at a disadvantage. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. POLICE OFFICERS SHOT. SIXTY ARRESTS MADE. London, Jan. 16. The military made 60 arrests in Southern Armagh. Sergeant Mailiff and Constable Ryan, while returning to barracks after attending a football match in Cork, were shot dead. Their assailants are unknown. —Aus.-NJZ. Cable Assn. London, Jan. 16. Disturbances began as a crowd was leaving a football match at Cork. From 4.30 o’clock armed police parties in motor-lorries were breaking up groups [in the principal streets. Shortly after 5 o’clock rebels attacked Sergeant Mail■iff and Constable Ryan. Thereupon police reinforcements rushed up, and there were riotous scenes and firing lasting for several hours. A Customs officer named Pring was walking homeward with his sister when he received a bullet in the head, and died instantly. women and four civilian, men were among the wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCH. COLLECTING ARMS IN DUBLIN. Received Jan. 17, 7.45 p.m. London, Jan. 17. An area in Dublin on the north bank of the Liffey, over half a mile square, densely populated, and containing the city’s principal markets, was completely isolated yesterday, movement inward or outward being forbidden until the military had completed a house to house search, which is expected to last three days. Troops were posted with ma-chine-guns at sand-bagged windows /it many strategic points.—Aus.-N.-Z- Cable Assn.