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Taranaki Daily News, 7 March 1921, Page 5

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ATTACKS ON CROWN FORCES. POLICE KILLED AND WOUNDED. By Telegraph.—-Press Assn.—Copyright. Received March 6, 5.5 p.m. London, March 5. A lieutenant and a private were wounded during an attack on motor lorries at Gowel. Eight police were ambushed at Capoquin and Constable Duddy was killed. Motor lorries containing police and prisoners arrested in the country were attacked with bombs and rifles between Phoenix Park and Dublin Castle. It is believed the police killed three of the attackers. The lorries were ' again bombed in Dublin streets before reaching the Castle, and two police were slightly wounded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRIDGES BLOWN UP. ' DESTRUCTION BY BOTH FORCES. Received March 6, U.S' p.m. London, March 5. Sinn Feiners on Friday blew up bridges on tne Nenagh and Limerick roads. The military on Saturday blew up important bridge* leading to Tralee, isolating the district and preventing people from obtaining week-end supplies. The forces declared it was their intention to repeat similar reprisals until the Republicans discontinue bridge destructions.—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ROBBERY OF WAGES. Received March 6, 5.5 p.m. London, March 5. Three armed men held up the chief clerk of the Mountjoy prison, who was returning from the bank, and carried off a bag containing £lOOO, the gaol staff s wages.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CURFEW IN DUBLIN. Received March 6, 5.5 p.m. London, March 5. Owing to the nine o’clock curfew in Dublin the opera begins at 5.30 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m., musicians abandoning second performances where formerly there were two houses nightly.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Asen.