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“A CAMEROONS "JUJU.”

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 6cm 1916. |SOLDIER'S STORY OF RED] BATTLE OF THE BARRICADES WASTE IN WAR.

TAPE

THE IMPRESSIONS OF A BRITISH The following letter has been received

OFFICER

The following account of a "receptien and canes given to the British force hy the King of Bumban in the Cameroons aftor the capture of his capital is taken from an officer's letter home, says the Daily Mail:

FUMBAN, CAMEROONS.

I have just come back from the pro- mised religious dance, or "juju" as they called it, provided by the King

from the front, and is published by M. Humbert, Senator of the case Hav ing knocked over two rats with a stick within 70 yards of the enemy I wished to collect the price placed by the authorities on the heads of these annoying vermin I went to report to the lieutenant in command of my company, and, showing him my booty on the end of the place of string, I handed him a document with three signatures, which rund —

THE IRISH RISING

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 5th at 1210 pm. ~No returns from Japaze e stations.

A depression l'es over Chint 10am, to-day, Of Inches

Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending at

The force for the 24 hours soding at Neon today in as follower

OBOAT

(SW. rind, o Hongkong & Neightonsboudders equally,

traily

Formosa Channel

an

South Coast of China be won the tas kong and Lamooks.

Longkong and Haizazi

SHIPPING IN PORT

During time of war waste in Asat British str., 1,354, Eedy, and

STEAMERS _one_form_or another is inevitable. | May-Shanghai 15th May, General — The Special Correspondent of the Daily The Auditor General's report on the ANNA, Norwegian str., 1,017, A. Arntzen, sideraly the Noil and lihtly in the

Butterfield Swire Mail, writing from Near Dublin on Appropriation Act, 1914-15 which 2nd June Bangkok 25th May, Ricecato. It is nearly stationary to the south of Pierre hos den ene along the coast, con

April 27th, stated

deal with the first eight months of the Order

|atllel 20 eg N The tale of Dublin during the past few

BUZEN MARU, Japanese str., 1881, Matsu- days reads like a page torn from the waste has been or may be checked He May Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

war, indicates several directions in which moto, 2

0 29th May-Wakamatsu 23th history of the French Revolution. In does not, indeed, point to possibilities of CHAOCROwro; British str., 1,185, Le Volf, every aspect of it incidents and adven ving in the largest items; there are no tures of the Commune have been repented millions to be saved by a stroke of the Butterfield Swire.

2nd June Bangkok 26th May, Rice and repeated again. To fix the memory pon. But some people seem to think that CHENAN British str 1,360, Tuebben, 3rd The stretcher-bearer G J has the hon of it, there will ever be the picture in the the thing to do with taxpayers money is June-Shanghai 30th May, General It was timed for p.m., and about our to declare that on the evening of the mind's eye of Sackville-street torn up and to got through as much of it as possible Butterfield & Swire that time wo all arrived at the gatewayth of February, in the Sector Z he ramparted with overturned vehicles of In severe cases where urgency was al- of the palace opening on to the market killed tre rats, whose bodica ho showed every possible kind; of the Four Courts leged such as contracts for guns, arest

CHIYUEN, Chinese str., 1,127, W. B. Ross, square. This is where the king holds his to Lieutenant P, commanding his com (the Irish Law Courts) invested and arms and ammunition, the Tinas CHINHUA, British str. 8,300, D. Suther _____ 15th _____May—Shanghai 11th May, daily court and dispenses justice Hero pany. The stretcher bearer G. J. bege to turned, so to speak, inside out with the gave up its ordinary right of sanction, land, 3rd June Manila 31st May, General Order. we were met by the king dressed in new claim from the regimental treasurer the rebels entrenching themselves behind great and allowed the War Department a frea General. Butterfield & Swire, and flowing robes of blue, with a sort of blue sum of one penny (one halfpenny per rat, piles of ancient and historic tots and hand. The department used these powers CHOKUJU MARU, Japanese str. 1373, ruffer with the end tied round his chin on exhibition of the tail), the reward that records, and of machine-guns whirring chiefly in making grants or advances to Sani, 25th May-Karatsu 20th May, That appears to be his invariable.com is stipulated by a fornier order, read out and clogant Shelbourno Hotel and all contractors for the erection of buildings Coal Mitani Bussan Kaisha

from the front windows of the aristocratic tune. I suppose it has some meaning to the troops at Z; in cantonments. Sign through the popular shopping centre and plant, and there was usually some CHUNBANG, British atr, 1407 G. J. Ha South coast of Chins between Fro.. as none of his people wears either & muffler or a cloth round the chin. We sergeant, and the senior section adjutant,

ed by the squad corporal, the half-section loot, loot, and once again loot and if the promised output was not Rice Jardine, Matheson & Co.

provision either for a proportionate re, tock, 3rd June Saigon 20th May, were escorted to seats in the gateway it is the first time," said the lieute and after the detachments of other regiant with a smile that any man hes It was in Phoenix Park, the tragic intervals Only extreino urgency could

FROM PHENIX PARK realised, or for repayment at specified FAVSANG, British str., 1,410, H. 8. ments had msrobed up and formed on applied for this, but you have z perfect theatre of some of Ireland's darkest and justify arrangements so opposed to ordi either side of the gateway all was ready right to the reward I should like, how most sinister doings, that the first spark mary practice, for if the War Office under for the opening ceremony.

This consisted of a short speech by the you mention, before acceding to your re morning the so-called Citizen Army capital as well, any man of straw

fect by the over, first to read over again the bircular mot

takes to buy the output and to provich king to his subjects he first donned a quest shall send to X for it, as the ser-held gevos in the park. They take up a contract. Sir II. J. Gibson white embroidered clock with a hood to geant major there must have it. Now paraded and marched past with loaded reports that in a few cases orders to pro it got at all unlike a university profesX is a village about seven miles away, rides and fixed bayonets, After having ceed with the erection of plant, etc. sor's gown and advanced towards the whore we had been in cantonments. A been addressed by certain of their leaders and pledges of financial assistance were assembled hundreds of his subjects. His cyclist was called and given a pass signed they set forward in flamboyant, well given before the terms of the agreement harangie was vigorous and to the point, by the colonel, together with another ordered ranks to return to Dublin were definitely settled, and so the Do judging by the note of assent given by letter from my company for the sergeant Passing the Vice-regal Lodge in grapartment was hampered in subsequent the crowd at the conclusion of every period. It was marvellous how they all sergeant major recopied the circular town and there met some of the Dublin jobs for contractors is disclosed in the major. After laborious research the silence, they entered the outskirts of the negotiations. Another example of soft spoke as one man, all using the same with which the cyclist returned. The next garrison marching the other way hutting paragraphs Hero firms, work single word and the same totic

day I was summoned to the office of my When the king returned to his seat be unit

of the men in the first rank of the ing for the Department, were paid a translated his speech into pidgin English As for that business about the rats,

Citizen Arins, without wavering, commission of 5 per cent. on the total for our benefit The gist of it was that said the clerk, go and see the adjutant soldiery Two officers and several men mission of 13 per cent to cover establish- lavelled their rifles and fired into the cost of labour and material, plus a com- the Germans had now gone and that of the battalion yourself, and give him fell Their attackers immediately ur ment charges. So it was made to the everyone was glad of it, that the English these three documents. These were up their arms, but that did not prevent interest of the contractors to spend as had come and were accustomed to difformy request, the copy of the circular the soldiers avenging the murder of the much money as they could, and it is well entiste Between kings and coolics (this, (abou 40 lines) and a note from my cont officers by firing back Three of the Sinn known that their lavish offers of pay I suppose, was a gentle hint as to the many commander, as follows: It is true Feiners fell shot in the head treatment he hoped for in future). and that the stretcher-bearer G. J. has shown

work of the farm. attracted labour from the indispensable that he and all his people were very glad to see us and hoped we would stay.

me two dead rats. To prevent any future deception I have had the two tails buried, THE ORCHESTRA

:

This was the signal for general revolt The news was carried in a dash to the heart of the city. A message to the

"REGISTER

5TH JUNE, AM.

Malkin, 29th May Saigon 25th CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL May, Rice Jardine, Matheson & Co. GEMENT, British str. 1,337, Jones, 17th May-Wakamatsu 11th May, Coal HAICHINO, British str., 1,267, W. C. Pass-

Order can:

Order HAIYANG, British str., 1,370, A. E * mure. 20th May-Saigon 26th May,

Hodgins, 22nd May-Saigon 18th HAIMONO, British str., 1,270, Evans, 4th June-Foochos 1st June, General. May Rice.Order

HINANG, British str, 1,359, Kennedy,

Douglas Lapraik & Co.

Perhaps the most absurd instance of

|

Station,

2nd June Sandakan 27th May Vladivostook.. Matheson & Co Timber and General.

Jardine Ne

ser, 3rd June-Haiphong 2nd June, Kool HONGKONG, French at 730, Cornelins Toble

IGRUTO MARU, Japanese str., 2,426, N. Kagoshima General. A. R. Marty, MD Nagano

Suzuki, 2nd June Moji 28th May, Oshima General Dodwell & Co. JINJU Manu, Japanese str. 1,708, Yanagi, | Lani'ın

2nd June-Chingwantao 28th May, Benin Xa, KAIPONG, British str., 1,876, J. B. Evans,

Coal-Dodwell & Casa waiwof.

Chefoo

Then the dance (and the noise) began. I sufficient proof of the destruction of their draft of soldiers out, At 10.15 the battle monthly cost of £88,000, to accommodate and General Butterfield & Ewire.

as in the terms of the circular they are Royal Military Barracks brought the first waste was the hiring of nine ships at a 3rd. Jane Haiphong 30th May, Pigs hang on

Saigon 30th

Rice,

and stretched aking which produced ajutant,, as soon as he learned the object empty at the time. The trouble bobarty measures might have been excused. Order?

gan with desultory firing here and there but in October, when ample preparation and street duels in the outskirts of the might have been made; even the Admiralty town, for the purpose evidently of divert were roused to protest, and made fre ing the attention of the military from guent representations that the system was the main object of the Sinn Feiners chief undesirable and expensive. The fly attack the Post Office, the Castle, and the muted for sover months, during which the Hotel Metropole in the centre of the the national demand for shipping in low, the Four Courts, St. Stephen's creased. We may ask, in conclusion. is Green, Trinity College, and the Shel the present system of tendering satisfae bourne Hotel.

tory The Auditor General reports on case in which an extension of the con tractors list produced most satisfactory resulte. In August, 1914, five tenders were received from a list of eight firms at in excess of the estimate price (55s) or prices (1068 to 1295, per dozen) largely

ed.) or of the last supplies (1ts.). In of the cost in the Ordinance factorion (613

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Alcock, 25th May Sandakan 19th May. General-Jardine, Matheson Tala &Co. T MAUE, Norwegian str., 649, Svensen, 13th

May Bangkok 6th May, Rico- MYOGISAN MARU, Japanese str. 1,895,

Order Munakata, 26th May Miike 28th Yong NAUKSMITH, American str. 1,767, Coal Mitsui Bussan Kaisba

Wuchow T Wamagee, 15th May Kobe 7th May, Patho General.--Order

Phaling

PEREGRINE British str., 2,339, Jones,

l'esonderes Canton Houghong

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Apart

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3rd June Shanghai 30th May, M Bennt Order. SELUN, Norwegian str., 665, D. Havhren-

der 28th May Bongkok 17th May, flailo Rice-Thoresen & Co.

Surigao SULTAN VAN KOETE1. Dutch str., 1,115, Lou

Bakker, 27th May Tarakan 21st Petroleum

Various-sized drums made of hollow trees Still more papor 1" sighed the ad Fairyhouse races on, Dublin was fairly not done at the outbreak of war, when wild rolling The only other instrument of my visit. But the circular is clear used in the band seemed to be a species I will refer to my commanding officer wait, with which most of the crowd And thereupon he slipped our wore armed, and the time they kept was extraordinary. The human voice com Papers into a portfolio marked "papers pleted the symphony, and, as before, the for signature. Another day pas ad whole of that large crowd seemed to get read after, as I was on duty at the first post, the stretcher-bourer ser the same tone at the critical moment geant took me on one side. Boron bare ball were six or seven men had the hecome a trader in dead rats! I have seven men who did the pen this by the papers that the battalion usual native/shuffle varied by a few more adjutant handed me this morning For FOST OFFICE WRECKED. energetic notions. Their costume was the most noticeable thing about them.

you must be aware that the destructi Obviously the first thing to do was to Some were dressed in what looked like of rats, which carry infection, concerns

the sanitary service. Your petition in cut off all outside communication by blue overalls, while others were in rod Those overalls reached from the top of going through the regular channel, and wires in the Post Offive. This was done demolishing the plant and cutting the the head to the heels, and the men's faces medical officer, and I shall submit it this known as Sinn Feiners and stalwart a minute ago was signed by the principal from inside, some of the staff being well were quite bidden. Each man carried on evening to the senior doctor on duty" supporters of Larkin's Citizen Army his head an enormous erection about two. And then I asked Then as you All the telegraph machines were imm September 87 firms word asked a tender, SAUNCHONG, Chinese st.r, 838, T. Kyle Dagapad fest high These were carred head masks, all white, and each one different. Round he started this game, the senior doctor diately smashed, the telephone connections and 67 accepted; the lowest quotation was ibo neck of cael mask was a large collar will doubtless order me to create a dossier dismantled, and the counters used as 378. d. and 16 were below 75a; of the or or ruff made of some wood fibre foot for rat destroying. And just at the barricades, from behind which the hither ginal five firms, four still quoted, aboye thick and sticking out all round at sergeant stretcher-bearer had predicted, to peaceful Civil Servants brandished least two feet.

the head doctor, when signing a note bayonets and fired ball cartridge. A de The seven advanced to the king, rubbed (good for one ponny to be paid), establish-tachment of froops was told off to deal their masks in the dust, and then started ad a formula a sort of death corticate with these, and fighting raged through the double shuffle. After they had gone

for rata During the next two the ground floor of the great build on for some time, the band and the au- days my affair seemed almost losting, which, after wild and furious mora excited and energetic, aix Indies tion dossier, but it had neverthe rebels at the point of the bayonet. appeared on the scene at least, the king leas made a leap, for I found it in the said they were Indies, and one has to take colonel's office. You shall have your his word in these matters. They, like the Tenny, and the secretary, "but Lieute male performers, were covered from head nant C. has not stirred from X, where to foot; but instead of masks they wore are also the sergeant majors and the un their heads a very good imitation of orderlies. Do you want me to despatch fashionable English headgear of one cyclist immediately! pertod or another shapeless masses of What will happen next to my de- wond abre topped by large bunches of mand I asked. It will go straight

on. The detail officer will order the sor at all events seemed to be a branch of in complete darkness. All the street Kenake, Messray Logan, Stevens and rain, snow, & thunder, v Pisikulity; w Jew (wet), geant major on next pay day to add on ponny for you in exchange for a re ceipt in due form. Then all the papers will be made up, into a dossier, to be communicated to the paymaster at the regimental depot, whose deputy is the de- tail officer Later the same dossier will be forwarded to the Audit Office, which has to control and verify. Then➡ time to time.

“Enough [** I cried. "I voluntarily. forego my reward. "

priest hurried up to aid him, and he too was shot. Whether these two noble, men were killed or not I cannot

SAY

May, General Asiatic

TE CLAXTON, Director

dinnee all the time getting more and in the mazes of the administra resistance, was eventually cleared of the PETERANE June 1st-Manila May 29th, General. heit, on the level of the sos in inches, tentha

black feathers.

CORPY DE BALLET."

This fascinating "corim de ballet" performed the same shuffling business as the men, each party apparently going its

own-way

– the actual dancing was dull in the extrae but appeared to find favour amung + group of Indies in the audience, one or two of whom would occasionally run out into the arena and lift up a dancing girl by the elbows. By that time the undience wore beginuing to get ex- cited and evincing a desire to join in the

Reinforced, the rebels returned to the Attack, and it is declared that two or three times in the course of the day and night the Post Office changed hands.

Meanwhile the Castle was attached. But it fortunately proved too tough proposition. A strong body of the rebels had taken and fortised the South Dublin Union (the workhouse), which for a time their general beadquarters Here from upper windows and roof-tops they poure

persistent are upon the soldiers. Mam operations were directed from Libert Hall, on the bank of the Liffey; from the cellars of that significantly christened building large quantities of ammunition were handed out and distributed from

NA FIGHT FOR THE HOTEL.

In the fight for the Shelbourne Hotel the enemy were after a bitter struggle, eventually driven out. The soldiers occu- pied the place in their turn, and, from the balcony trained a machine-ger opch Greon. They made good shooting here. the rebels entrenched in St. Stephen's

All through Monday night sniping and quico, ale na went they was

a Verfeither out or emashed; there was no trafic moving anywhere, and the whole scene was ghoulish and eerie to a degree It might have been the Com mane over again. ________

TJ

TITAN, British str., 0.730 J W Road,

TAROEM, Dutch atr, 3,444, P.

Butterfield & Swire Scholten 2nd June-Shanghai 29th May General Java China Japan Lijn

PASSENGERE. ARRIVED

kong, Mrs. Molutrye, Mr. Ross, Mr. Per Anhui, from Shanghai, for Hong

Barnham, Sister Ambrose

Bom

Fer Nagage, for Hongkong, fron bay, Mr. Mrs, and Miss D. K. Be Mr. A. Faizullabhoy, Mr. A. A. Caders Mr. C. C. Sherwood, Miss O, Band, Mr CH. Aldersmith, Miss H. E. Rohurson; from London, Mr. A. Ballantine, Mr. F. D. Lewis, Gunner Savage,

Gunner MacLeod from C Gibraltar Mr. J. M. Martines, Mr. E P. Guinen from Colombo, Mrs. E. C. Bruce, Mr. H. R.

A

fun. One old man in particular, fashion stories of the difficulty of collecting small was commandeered and loated Early in the fray one of the newspaper and Mrs. C. Vis, Mr. J Vis, Mrs. Bick

The writer has probably exaggerated, but on all sides one heata most ridiculove ably dressed in a nieen of old sacking sms due. There is, however, no parsi which covered his waist, insisted on danemony in expenses, and como system of ing a pas seul and in making vain control is necessary for infinitesimal sums attempts to get the ladies to dance with a well as for millions, over which less him, or at least take notice of him. But fuss is made. bus efforts were doomed to disappoint ment, and after one last despairing appeal to the largest damsel he gave up the unequal contest, having shown a vast amount of agility for a grey-beard of

hin yeaaa.

the throne, which he does very success fally,

PIPE BOWL HOLDING TWO MONTES' SUPPLY! During the dance the royal pipe-bearer brought a long brass pipe at intervals for

1. HASONETEE, reduced to 32 degrees Fabren- and hundredths, week 22. TEMPERATODE, Fahrenheit

* HURDITY, in pe centage of atacation, the humidity of air saturated with 10000

mature being DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. 5. FORCEOF WIN, according to Beaufort Scale."

lightning, o overgaat, p pawing show, bu cload, & drizzling Pain, I fog, g gloomy, h Ball, t 6. STATH OF WIATREE, b blue tky,c detached

in the abede, in degress

1. BAIN in inches, tenths and hundrecta.

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

Day

wed.

With the coming of dawn more rein- forcements arrived. A military force was now in guard of Kingsbridge Sin tion and with a gunboat in the Liffey The enemy swarmed across the O'Con-selling the rats out of their holes in dozens of general shops and leaving only was pretty clear that the turn of the Sclater and infant, Mr. Porter and in- nell Bridge into Sackville street, looting the city, and more still on the way, it Salisbury from Penang, Mr. and Mrs. Liberty Hall, more soldiers coming into

one store intact. Jacob scurt i tide had come plant, from Singapore, Mr. Stryker, Mr. troops dashed into the fray and not the ofices was angrily atacked, the windows Bell, child and smah, Mrs. H. Has and

Responding gallantly to the call, the lundering rebels in Sackville-street, bur

smashed, and the building occupied by

Mr. and Mrs. Blanco, Mr. Petrie not before destruction had been wrought

the Citizen Army. But on Tuesday

and native servant, Mr. Burke, Mr. Hek night they were successfully shelled

Mr. P.JBussard, Mr. J. R. Thurs,

Kuhu, Mr. W Mildren, Mr. Fri L. Davies Mr. J Greene, Mr. T Me

Mizcer, Mr. F. T. Arundell, Mr. C. F.Sun. Bride, Mr. H. S.Arundell, Mr. T. Satur, Killy, Mr. W. M. Kaufman, Mr. JN Barkey, Mr. d. C. Ginter, Mr. G. Lamb, Mr. E. A Spillar, Mr. M. R. Davis, Mr. Mon. J. M. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Sanden, Mr. E. McCann, Mr. W J. L. Rainey, Mr. H. E. Petreman, Mr Tues.

V. Wuestaff, Mr. T. J. Swinch, Mr. Van Epps, and Misa Talbot.

there

out

From 66 to 12th June, 1918:

LOW WATER

HIGH WATEn

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Mesawhile all the tramway-care hadTRE ELS STRENGTH and Mra, Robertson and 10780

SKIPERS POETS IN THE CLUBS."

"St. - Stephen's Green was occupied,

barbed-wire entanglements were erected across the road, and several of the wall known clubs there were locked and con- verted into observation stations and firing from the upper windows, snipers posts, the riflemen effectively

jured include a good number of peaceful citizens who took no part in the fray- the victims of tray bullets

Practically the whole of the suburbs were unmolested and safe, for the fighting was confined to the central area.

part of the above narrative was sup citizen, who has a private telephone wire plied to me by a prominent Dablia

m his once in Cork to his house ins Dublin. He himself was in Cod

today and home He's got told him of her safely to her on Tuesda

been seized by the enemy, and converted The rebels am told by one who has of them being actually turned over on this business, numbered about 12,000 Of into effective harricades, a good number been behind the soones a good deal in their sides. Motor cars, lorries, vans, these no more than 2,000 were of the ranks side-cars, and brewers drays were of the so-called Citizen Arty, which is THE KING'S OWN PHOTOGRAPHER, the king's refreshment. This is presented similarly, requisitioned, the acres being made up of the Larkinites. The other By this time we had had about enough at a sign, and the bearer kneels down unnarnessed and driven away and the 10,000 were all Sinn Feiners. of the show, and the inevitable photo with head averted while his majesty takes carts used for ramparts and covers from The casualty list is heavy. The in- grapher appeared The king keeps his a pull I say the bearer has his head which to fire to fire own private operator for photographing avorted, this being the etiquette here, but himself and bis 600 wives and 149 child I fancy he keeps one eye on the pipe ren We then formed the usus! semi-cir- bowlto see it does not go out We cular "group" and "were taken. The were also chown the pipes of the king'a king expressed & wish to have a photo father and grandfather. I measured one taph of our men, saying that he liked in. long, with a bowl that would the Indian soldiers. So we formed them astly hold two pounds of tobacco. The up in readiness; nothing would then ing said that one pipeful used to last satisfy the king but to be taken with his father for two moons- a bit strong them, so his attendants brought his towards the end of the second month, throne out and placed it in front of the should think line. The king seated himself gravely The photography closed the proceed on it, and the first photograph of a ings as far as we were concerned. It was native king surrounded by Indian troops an interesting show and worth seeing was taken. The throne is a fine piece of once. The king talks very fair English barbaric work, the seat and foot-stool of the local kind. It must be very gelling cuch being carved out of separate blocks for the German that their only means of wood. The sent of the throne is sown communication with the natives here has with cowrie shells (rather uncomfortable been by means of pidgin-English It is to sit on) the rest of both pieces being the language of the country and mem covered with coloured beadwork. At the bers of one tribe wishing to talk to those hack of the throne, rather in the fashion of another have to make use of it. To of guardian angels, are two figures one find it up here where no Englishman has *man and one woman-each done in bead work, and the footstool has smaller figures on it. The whole effect is weird but not unpleasing, and his local majesty makes a very imposing figure when filling

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Early in the fight the Four Courts fell to the enemy The famous Law Library, with its great mass of historic records was dismantled and the heavier and more bulky books used to take thig place of sandbags, of which the rebels had only a few. But of makeshift barricades there aiding Birm Feiners displaying remark were many able skill in building them up

the engineers of the

Grafton-street was the next to suffere after Backy e-strent, and here there was The volunteer arabulance statt more wholesale, kooling and great deal

and

of sniping from roofs and windows/ID the height of the fighting two pries forward in one of the streets officials a book fearlessly to attend the wounded

One of them was ammedta man words and Sinn Fein ballet As he fell the second

the Fidgin- M

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