IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1921, Page 5

IRELAND.

ATTACKS ON POLICE. ROAD MINE USED. I IWO LORRIES BLOWN UP. By Telegraph.- I —Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Feb. 4, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 3. Later details of the Ballinales affair, in which rebels employed a road mine to blow up motor lorries full of auxiliaries, show that two cars, carrying auxiliary police were blown up and five were killed and eight severely wounded. Only three escaped, and they put up a stubborn fight against the ambushers, numbering sixty, but they were compelled to surrender. Fortunately reinforcements of police arrived, putting to flight the Sinn Feiners, of whom it is believed eight or ten were wounded.—Aus. and Ji,Z. Cable Assn, POLICE SUFFER CASUALTIES. Received Feb. 4, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 3. Two lorries carrying police were ambushed on the main road between Bromk ien and Newpallas. They passed through a line of fire. An official list of the casualties show that nine police •were killed and' two wounded.—Aug. and N.Z. Cable Assn. PAYMASTER ROBBED. ARMED MEN TAKE £3OOO. Received Feb. 4, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb 3. Two armed men held up a railway paymaster of the Dublin and SouthEastern Railway, who was driving in a cab in the daytime, and took over £3OOO at the revolver point. The robbers escaped.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. REPUBLICAN ARMY. GETTING SHORT OF FUNDS. London, Feb. 2. It is stated in.-Government circles in Dublin that there are signs that the Irish Republican Army is urgently in need of funds. Collections were made in the streets df Dublin on Sunday; ilso from houses A number of collectors were arrested. The authorities are in possession of a notice sent to householders in County Tipperary announcing that the colonel •>f the mid-Tipperary Brigade had de:ided to impose a levy in order to arm jujd equip the brigade. UNSUCCESSFUL AMBUSH London, Dec. 3. a hundred Sinn Feiners commandeered the belongings of Thomas King, a magistrate, who resided twelve miles from Skiberaneen, prepared an ambush, and >pened fire on a party of eighteen poicemen in motor-cars, and there was a aerce fight, the firing being heard nine miles away. The ambushers neglected to cut the telegraph wires or obstruct the roads, and military and police reinforcements arrived from Clonakilty. The ambushers fled, leaving six dead and several wounded, much ammunition, six guns, blankets and trench coats. There were no police casualties. Received Feb. 4. 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 3. Later details of the Skiberaneen incident show that at least four hundred Sinn Feiners were engaged. They took away six dead comrades in boats. Twenty Sinn Feiners were wounded. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SUFFERINGS OF A CONSTABLE. London, Feb 3. A story of savagery was told at the County Cojirt at Kerry by a constable who was captured by Sipn Feiners. He was beaten into semi-consciousness and dragged by a rope' across country all night long, placed against a wall, offered th* alternative of Resignation from the force or being shot. Refusing, he was again beaten, dragged across country, thrown amongst pigs. then marched and driven another 20 miles, when told he was free to return to barracks. The judge awarded the victim £2OOO Evidence was given that another constable who was similarly treated became demented and died.