IRELAND.
A MILITARY RAID. BRISK FIGHT WITH CIVILIANS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Feb. 21. 8.20 p.m. London, Feb. 21. A party of Hampshires surprised armed civilians in a house at Midleton, Cork. The civilians broke into parties, some taking positions in the gardens, and others firing -from a house. The fight lasted two hours, thirteen civilians being killed and eight taken prisoner, including three wounded. One soldier was wounded. The Lisgoold and Midleton affairs are identical, the version relating to Midleton being the official account.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS CAPTURED. Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 20. Military discovered a headquarters of the Republican army in South Frederick Street, Dublin, where they secured a number of important documents. A party of men attacked with revolvers four auxiliaries motoring to Dublin. The auxiliaries pursued the attackers afoot, but the Sinn Feiners, sheltering behind women and children, escaped.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1921, Page 5
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151IRELAND. Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1921, Page 5
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