DURUM WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1922, Page 5

DURUM WAR.

MORE FIERCE FIGHTING. ROUNDING UP REBELS. / SUCCESS OF STATE TROOPS. CITY’S LIFE DISLOCATED. The lull in the fighting in Dublin was brief. A fierce battle broke out on Monday, ’barrages sweeping down th* city’s streets and playing on the strongholds of the rebels. The State ' troops succeeded in dislodging the insurgents from many points, and the movement ended in the rounding up of the rebels in one area. The casual, ties were heavy. Chaos prevails in Dublin, and the Lord Mayor is assisting in a peace move to save the city from destruction. FIGHTING RESUMED. MACHINE-GUNS SWEEP AREA. ANOTHER STRONGHOLD STORMED. CHAOS IN DUBLIN? Telegraphy---Press Am.—Copyright. Received July 4, 5.5 p.m. London, July 3. The Nationalist encircling movement in Dublin, has succeeded in narrowing the area held by the irregulars to the east side of Upper O’Connell Street. There was a lull during the early hours of the morning, but at nine o’clock a machine-gun barrage started. There was sharp fighting in Sackville Street. The Nationalists, operating from O’Connell Bridge and hte Parnell Monument, swept the street with machine-gun fire, which was mainly against the irregulars remaining in defences. The latter feebly replied. Nationalists stormed Cassidy’s Hotel, ofi Parnell Street, tod ten irregulars surrendered. Erskine Childers, commanding a party of irregulars, is entrenching in the Dublin mountains _ The Irish Government has instituted a rigorous censorship. Business in Dublin is very restricted, but provision shops outside of the O’Connell Street area are open. No trains or trams are running, and the newspapers are published in reduced axe. t— Ans.->fcZ. Cable Assn. REBELS PENNED IN.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN STREETS. swift Tiail of barrages. FATHER FIGHTS SON. Received July 4, 750 pjn. London, July 3. The following message was received from Dublin on Monday evening:— By means of “pinching” movements, caret ally planned and courageously executed, the Free Staters gradually penned the main body of the rebels into a very bmited area around Sackville Street, though enormous difficulties were encountered owing to the number of strong points which the rebels created. The Dublin Guards, many of whom saw active service in the late war and were trained in street fighting, are playing a prominent part in the attack. They are using rifle grenades and machine-gun barrages, and under this hail of varied fire the small rebel garrisons are retiring to tunnels, by means of which, it has been discovered in fom« cases, the Republicans Apart from machine-gun fire and the grenade bombardment. armored cars dashed up and down the wide streets, sweeping windows and doorways of the defences with machine-gun fire, and driving the Republicans’ snips*s from their posts. Late this afternoon the Republicans were driven from the Swan public-house, the Painters’ Hall, the Unitarian Church, St. Stephen's Green, and other positions, where considerable captures of arms were made. Thus far there have been 250 casualties, but the Government is guided by a desire to avoid loss of life and preserve Dublin from worse damage. In this warfare brother is fighting against brother and father against son. and the Southern Government may be excused for treating the Republicans with what English minds may regard as undue leniency. A National. communique states: ‘The National forces in Dublin continue to close around the irregulars and cut off all communications between the irregulars in various hotels. Our troops captured Bridgeman’s shop in Parnell Square during operations last night. We captured a large number of prisoners, many with arms and ammunition and some in possession of hand grenades.” Sir Nevil MacCready’s services as military adviser have been offered to the Free State Government, who has not yet ac-cepted.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.