TRADE DECLINE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 205, 31 August 1933, Page 7

TRADE DECLINE.

POSITION IN IRELAND. Economic War With Britain Stimulates Smuggling. I.R.A. AND BOYCOTT LEAGUE. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) DUBLIN, August 30. While the stage is set for the formation of the National party, uniting all those opposed to Mr. de Valera, the trade statistics reveal that trade to Britain declined by over £6,500,000 for the period of the year to date, compared with the corresponding period of 1932. * Agricultural exports declined over £4,000,000, while for the 12 months ending July 31 the 'total volume of trade fell by £28,000,000, imports declining from" £49,000,000 to £35,000,000, and exports from £33,000,000 to £19,000,000. One result of the economic war has been the intensification of smuggling through Northern Ireland, and the authorities have prepared extensive plans to eliminate this. An example of what the new National party is out to destroy was given to-day, when companies of the Irish Republican Army paraded the streets of Mallow, North Cork, during a meeting of the British Boycott League, where speakers urged a policy of demanding Continental goods when Irish manufactures were unobtainable. A large squad of armed police raided the Blue Shirts' headquarters at midnight. A search disclosed only an aged caretaker. No documents were found. The police in Dublin raided the headquarters of the Blue Shirts. They smashed the locks of the desks and presses in General O'Duffy's room and removed documents. They also took the names of the staff.