IRISH WARFARE.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1922, Page 5

IRISH WARFARE.

ROVING REBEL BANDS. WOMEN PLAN AMBUSHES. I SOME JOIN IN SHOOTING. By Telegraph.—Pi-ess Assn.—Copyright. Received August 30, 5.5 p.m. London, August 29. Roving bands of rebels continue to operate in various parts. There are many instances of women organising ambushes. Some armed women partake in shooting, but the majority are content to remain in the background and incite the males to acts of violence and destruction. Since Mr. Collins’ death the authorities have received much assistance from civilians, who are no longer afraid to give information of rebel activities. MORE REBEL OUTRAGES. London, August 29. The rebels fired a volley as the congregation was leaving Westport Catholic Church, where a mass for Mr. Collins had been celebrated, killing five and wounding several. Edward Isherwood, an English motor driver, was removed from his house in Cork by masked armed men. A card inscribed “Convicted spy—-1.R.A.” was pinned on his clothes and he was shot and left for dead in a field. Isherwood feigned death until the rebels left and then obtained help. Before shooting him the rebels accused Isherwood of having driven Mr. Collins when the latter was shot and mentioned six other motor drivers they meant to shoot. An official bulletin states that the Irregulars, under the direction of Childers. started cutting the trans-Atlantic cables in Valencia harbor in the aftenoon. The arrival of troops compelled the abandonment of the work after one had been cut.

ATTACK ON PRISON. FIRE STARTED INSIDE. Received August 31, 1.20 a.m. London, Aug. 30. Following on unsuccessful attempts by irregulars to capture the Maryborough prison, where 600 irregulars are interned, the prisoners set fire to their mattresses and obstructed the guards in their efforts to quell the outbreak. The guards then fired over the prisoners’ heads and drove them into the courtyard, where they were rounded up. When the fire brigade arrived they found the water supply had failed. Intense excitement prevailed, huge crowds listening to the ma-chine-gun fire, which was audible from the interior.