Evening star., 1922-02-14
19DEAD, 30 INJURED
in BELFAST During
RECENT OUTBREAKS
Kidnapped Unionists Request
Craig to Free Foot Bail
Men to Get Own Release.
FOUR CHILDREN WOUNDED
BY BOMB DIE LATER
Violent Street Firing Resumed
Today-Many Shops Closed.
Ulster Cabinet Meets.
BY the Associated Press.

Today-Many Shops Closed.
Ulster Cabinet Meets.
By the Associated Press
LONDON. February I4.-An.
nOuncement that the British gov
ernment regard # necessary to
suspend the evacuation of British
troops from southern ireland was
made By Winston Churchill, the
colonial secretary, fin the house Of
Commons today. The sole reason
Tor the suspension. he said, was
the disturbed situation on the
northern border and not because
OF anything that has happened I'm
the southern part OF ireland.
BELFAST. February 14-Snipers
continued their grim work in the dis
turbed sections of Belfast this morn
ing and by midday the death roll since
Saturday had been increased to nine
teen by the deaths of two men, who
were victims to flying bullets in the
streets during the noon hour. The
number wounded at the same hour
had reached the total of approx innate
ly fifty
In the main thoroughfares Of the
city business proceeded apparently a.
usual. but in the storm centers the
sniptng was frequent and dangerous.
Forty-two Of the kidnapped Ulster
unionists. it was stated today. have
requested Premier Craig of Ulster to
lioerate Immediately the Monaghan
foot ball players held prisoner in Ul-
ster. the unionists declaring they
themselves would be held captive un-
til the foot ball prisoners were re-
leased
Shooting broke out again in the
North Howard street area at 8
o'clock this morning.
-Four Wounded Children Die.
| Four of the children who were
wounded in yesterdays bomb attack
| in Weaver street died in the hospital
during the night Twenty-Five per-
sons were wounded by the missile.
but thirteen were sent home after
hospital treatment.
A meeting of the cabinet of north
ern Ireland. presided over by Sir
this morninf. the principal matter dis
cussed. 1t was understood, being the
situation in connection with the kid
napings from Tyrone and Fermanash.
1t was expected a statement dealing
with the situation would be issued
during the afternoon.
Shops suspend Business.
William Waring. caretaker of
Orange Hall, in Clifton street. was
shot in the neck today and is in a
serious condition.
A truckman, leading horse
through Clifton street, near the scene
OF the Waring shooting. was stopped
by man who produced a revolver
and fired point blank at the truck
driver. wounding him in the abdomen.
He is in critical condition.
The majority of the shops along
North Queen street have been Obliged
to suspend business.
Truckman and Youth Slain,
The two men killed at noon were a
truckman, who was shot in the back
while driving a lorry. and George
Harper. aged sixteen, who was hit
by bullet while standing at a street
corner
| Shortly before . o'clock this after
noon heavy bursts of fire occurred in
the Falls road district. the shots com
ing from the unionist section in
Northumberland street in the Slim
! Fein quarter. Gunmen in the latter
quarter Immediately retaliated and a
| fierce revolver duel continued for a.
considerable period.
! Previously a man had been found
dead in Little York street.-the nine
teenth victim of the fighting.
| Girl Tells Of Bomb Outrage.
| Martha o. Hanlon. aged thirteen, who
was wounded in the neck and arm by
the bomb which exploded in Weaver
street last night. said at the hospital
this morning that she and a number
of companions were skipping rope on
the sidewalk when the bomb was
| thrown among them. She and most
of her companions were wounded by
splinters. One of these wounded WAS
the OHanlon girls sister. who died
i shortly afterward from her injuries.
In Beachfield street, in East Belfast,
| a girl was struck in the breast by a
bullet which pierced her body. She
| was still alive this afternoon.
The Society of Friends in Belfast
| announced that they would hold q
meeting tonight to pray for peace.
| spurns Churchill Plan.
The efforts announced in the house
of commons yesterday by Winston
Churchill, secretary for the colonies.
| to arrange a meeting between Sir
James Craig and Michael Collins. as
suggested by the provisional govern
ment, are not likely to succeed. it is
understood.
The Ulster premier. replying to the
British governments invitation to
such q conference, is said to have
ignored the proposals and to have re-
tterated his demand for the imme-
diate release of the kidnapped Union
lists.
ULSTER MEN STILL HELD.
Belief Victims Will Be Kept Until