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Show IRISH MEET IN SHARP FIGHTCiS Ulsterites Clash With Republicans Along Border LONDON. May 29. (By The Asso- elated Press.) Winston Bpender I Churchill, secretarv for the colonies, tfninv told iho houe of eomm'ons, thai Great Britain did not intend at prew-U-nt to withdraw all her troops from , Dublin. BELFAST, May 29 (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) Sharp fighting he-tween he-tween members nf the Irish Republican Republi-can army and the Ulster special constabulary con-stabulary occurred Sunday night along the boundary between Counties Donegal nnd Fermanagh, in the Bel-leek Bel-leek district Five Republicans p.ro i reported to have been killed and a i number wounded. One constable was j killed. Both wings of the Irish Republican Republi-can army, the insurgents and thoso under th Free Sbt'.o government, are believed to have been reported -In the force which the Ulsterites encountered. en-countered. The fighting" followed the action of the Ulster police in taking possession posses-sion of the Beleek "illage and Mng-serenens Mng-serenens c.-istie nearby. The Culling Free road police, har-racks har-racks near Falls road was attacked today. Several of the police were wounded, one seriously. SPEECH DEFERRED. LONDON, May 29. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Pros-.) After the meeting of the cabinet Irish committee this ! morning a Joint session of the British and Irish representatives was called ! meet this afternoon with Prim'-Minister Prim'-Minister Lloyd George presiding Several newspapers say ihat Mich-ael Mich-ael Collins and Arthur Griffith i on-vlnced on-vlnced the government of their (food Liith as regards the Anglo-Irish treaty. Winston Churchill. secretary for j the colonies, announced In the house i of commons shorty after It met this I afternoon that owing to the state of I the discussions now proceeding his I promised statement regarding Ireland would be deferred until tomorrow. |