The continuance of Sinn Fein outrages in Dublin compelled the
military authorities last week to order that the streets should be cleared at nine o'clock every night. On Saturday last Colonel Commandant H. R. Cumming, Military Governor of Kerry, with his escort, was ambushed near Clonbannin, in the north of County Cork, by a large force of rebels. In the skirmish Colonel Cumming was killed, with two officers and two men. The rebels escaped to the hills when reinforcements came up. Other murders of soldiers and policemen have been reported daily. Early on Monday a Sinn Fein gang murdered Mr. Clancy, the Mayor of Limerick, and his predecessor, Mr. Callaghan, who, it is presumed, had offended the " gun-men " by their moder- ation. A rebel leader named McKeon was caught in a train at Mullingar last week ; he tried to escape, but was wounded and retaken. Two other leaders were found in a house near Cahir on Monday ; they fired on their captors, and one of them was shot dead. On Monday night a large force of rebels attacked the police barracks at Dunmore, Waterford, but was repulsed.
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