IRELAND.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17104, 28 March 1921, Page 6

IRELAND.

. MERCHANT MURDERED.

SINN FEIN OUTRAGE,

(lir Cable —Press Associntior.—Copyright.) (Aujtralitn and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON. March 20. Armed men shot dead Mr John Oathcart, the managing director of tho Pasley Company, after forcing their way into his home at Youghnl. An envelope inscribed, "Convicted spy; spies and informers beware," was placed on tho body.

TRADE EMBARGO. (Received March 27th, 5.0 u.m.V LONDON, March 2-3. The Minister of Trade in tho Irish Republic Government has circularised Ixmdonderry merchants to the effect that the importation of British agrieul. tnral machinery and implements will lw prohibited after March 31st. REPRISALS AT WESTPORT. . (Received *March 2"th, 5.5 p-in. i LONDON. March S;i. As a reprisal for the ambtish of a police patrol at Westport, on "Wednes- * day, Crown forces destroyed immcrous houses and shops in Westport, including the drapery establishment owned by Mr Hughes, chairman of the Urban Committee, and the puhlkvhon'je and grocery owned by Mr Walsh, chairman o'f the District Council, which was wrecked by bombs. The reprisals occupied over' four hours, gun-fire being continuous. Westport presents a bedraggled appearance. _ • Incendiarists destroyed several railway stations ami signal cabins and goods stores in Counties Down anu Antrim. HAUL OP MUNITIONS.

(Received March 27th, 5.5 p.nO IjONBON. March 2o

The police raided stables in Clmrfos street, Dublin, and secured u V'S haul of revolvers, rifles, small arms, ammunition, shells, and field telephone's, also three motor-cars loaded with arms ana. ammunition. Armed civilians, in Cqrk street, Dublin, ' iired at ex-Sergeant Lenehan, wounding him in aovernl places. A man and two little twirls, who were passing, were also serjoitsly wounded. Ono girl died.

HOME RULE ACT. /'

(Received March 27tli, 11.55 p.m.) LONDON. March 27. An Order-in-Council fixes April 19th as the day appointed for the preliminary stages of the establishment of Irish Government under the Homo llule Act, and May 3rd has been appointed as the day of the general operation of the Act, when proclamations will b« issued summoning the Southern and Northern Irish Parliaments. Tho elections wilt be held in May. The Irish puhUo services thereafter will be transferred to anv created Government. . \Vhilo Parnell street ia Dublin, wa'j crowded on Saturday, three b<>iabs were thrown at a motor-ear owrrving Croyn forces. Two occupante jtfla two spectators. were woui Many inc&»**b«s attributed tp Sinn Fein* I '-, occurred m wheat ricks and haystacks on farms in the Nsw-castle-on-Tyne and St. Albans districts.