IRISH WARFARE.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1922, Page 5

IRISH WARFARE.

FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH, STAND OF THE REBELS. SEEIOUS EXPLOSION, Bj Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received July 28. 8.50 p.m. London, July 27. Air. Sylvester Kerr, a large landowner, and at one time high sheriff of King’s County, was found shot dead in front of his residence at Edenderry. In the south the Free Stater? are meeting strong opposition and are advancing warily in a region where the roads are impassable or are mined. A mine was laid under cover of darkness and eleveriy connected with the Dundalk electric supply. When it was fired a tremendous explosion shook the town, smashing window* over a wide radius. The gaol walls were very thick, but a breach was made sufficient to enable prisoners to escape in single file. Fifty were recaptured this evening, including a wounded brigadier. Simultaneously with the Dundalk explosion extensive rebel operations were carried out elsewhere. Roads were blocked in various directions, and railfray signal boxes set on fire. BATTLE ON CORK ROAD. INTENSE WARFARE PROCEEDING. RESISTANCE OF REBELS. Received July 28, 10.30 p.m. London. July 28. An important and widespread fight appears to be in progress on the Cork Road, which is so barricaded and mined that the local government board has appealed to all clergy and prominent residents to assist by their labor and ♦heir influence in removing it so as to help the advance of the Free State troops. Scraps of information allowed to filter through the rigid censorship suggest that the Free Staters are not meeting with uniform success, one statement dee4arin<r that the road is so hazardous and perilous that no army could achieve final victory in such circumstances without meeting with some reverse*. Another statement is that the rebel positions were bombarded with mach'ne-<nro« and the utmost heroism was displayed by troops and civilians, the latter assisting to bring in the dead and wounded under most intense rifle and machine-gun fire. The rebels are pnwilling to adopt the offensive.

TRAP FOR AN AMBUSH. REBEL LEADER CAPTURED. Received July 28. 10.30 p.m. London, July 28. Irish rebels ambushed a party of Free Staters at Glenries, Donegal, at midnight. The Free Staters were fed into a trap by a rebel leader dressed as a priest. Two Free Staters were killed- Four rebels were captured, one being wounded. Oscar Traynor, who was p. leader in the 1910 rebellion and was prominent during the Four Court* operations, has been captured in Dublin. WIRELESS STATION CAPTURED. Received July 29. JJS a.m. London. July 28. Irregular * captured the Clifden wireless station, bombed rhe condenser house and destroyed vital parts. Trans-Atlan-tic traffic has been transferred to the Ongar station, in Essex.