BOYCOTT IN IRELAND.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 401, 19 May 1922, Page 5

BOYCOTT IN IRELAND.

ULSTER TRADERS’ MANIFESTO.

GRAVE DEVELOPMENTS FEARED.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received May 19, 8.35 a.m. LONDON, May 17. T lie Ulster Trades Defence Association has issued a manifesto declaring rite absolute boycott of the whole of South Ireland. Grave developments are feared.— United Service. Received May 19, 8.55 a.m. LONDON, May 17. Tho Ulster Trades Defence Association has circularised its merchants, advising a boycott of Bouthorn Ireland while the latter’s boycott of Ulster continues.—A. and N.Z. cable.

REBELS SEIZE BARRACKS.

ULTIMATUM FROM REGULARS

Received May 19. 0.35 a.m. LONDON, May 18. The Eallinrobo rebels in possession of tho barracks refuse to release the regular prisoners. The commander of the regulars has given them a 24 hours’ ultimatum, whereafter they will launch an attack.— United Service.

MORE BELFAST TRAGEDIES.

THE SHOOTING OF WOMEN,

Received May 19, 8.35 a.m

LONDON, May 18. Further shooting occurred in Belfast streets to-day Mrs Brown, a Protestant, saw seven men, lire at the window of her dwelling. She shouted to her daughter to lie down, but the latter, who was late in obeying, was wounded.

Three armed men entered the residence of Josephine Keown, a Catholic, seeking her husband. They shot and dangerously wounded Mrs Keown, and slightly wounded her son. It is believed that several men were killed last night in a prolonged struggle between the military and the gunmen, the former using machine-guns.—A. and N.Z. cable.

CONSTABLE SHOT DEAD.

TRAM PASSENGERS KILLED.

Received May 19, 9.20 a.m

LONDON. May 18. A party of men wearing police, caps gained admission to the Mnsgrave police barracks, Belfast, and rushed towards tho arms room. The inmates of the barracks were roused, and tho raiders escaped over the walls. Quo constable was shot dead. Armed men boarded a tramcar in Belfast and shot two passengers dead. The police and military are making a house to house inspection of die city,—A, and N.Z. cable.

EXTENSION OF THE CURFEW.

THREAT TO CLOSE HOTELS

Received May 19, 9.20 a.m, LONDON, May 17,

In consequence of the abnormal number of police necessary to maintain order in Belfast during the non-curfew hours, the Northern Parliament decided that the curfew will begin at leu o'clock instead of eleven in the evening. The Government, in defending the action of Parliament, declared that it would close the public houses altogether if necessary.— Reuter.

ASSISTANCE FOR ULSTER

COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES,

LONDON, May 17. Sir Ilamar Greenwood, in committee of the House of Commons, submitted a vote for £750,C00, representing half of the grant to assist the Ulster Government to meet compensation awards under the Malicious Injuries Act.

lu discussing the proposal, NR- Devlin pointed out that the Provisional Government was undertaking to pay tor damage doin' by Sinn Fciners in Southern Ireland. Britain was paying for damage done by the Black and Tans, and die Imperial Government was now coining to- the Ulster Govcrninem’s help. That was the British taxpayers’ affair, but what provision was being made for Roman Catholic sufferers in Ulster, who had only received the most meagre compensation tinder County Court awards? A commission should be established iu Ulster to deal with such cases.

Captain Craig said there was an obligation on the part of the Imperial Government to assist the Ulster Government to remove this heavy, burden from a young Government just functioning.

Commander Kenworthy opposed the vote as the beginning of a vast system of subsidies to Ulster, and moved the reduction of the vote by £500,060. Colonel Ward said that as the disorders in Ulster were due to the British policy, (he Northern Government was taking its adequate share of liability in undertaking to pay one-third of the damages. Sir Godfrey Collins pointed out that during (lie current year £6,760.000 would ho paid to Mtll’erers in Ireland. The British Exchequer would have to Jind £3 for every £1 found by the Ulster Government. Sir IJamar Greenwood said the grant was to relieve local ratepayers of a burden which would moan bankruptcy to local authorities. The cost of making peace in Ireland would bo £10,000,000, assuming there would be no untoward development. Commander Keuworthy’s motion was negatived without division.—A. and N.Z. cable. GUNMEN IN BELFAST. LONDON, May 17. Belfast last night was the scene ot many sanguinary encounters between Sinn Fein gunmen and the Crown forces. Many casualties occurred in the southern area and included one woman killed and another wounded. Incendiarism was freely indulged in. The northern area was next involved, large military detachments in armoured cars engaging armed mobs. Terribly lighting continued until the 10 o’clock curfew. The casualties are believed to be grave, but have not yet been ascertained.

Sir William Davison asked in Ihe House of Commons whether British troops hud been offered to the Ulster Government to repel organised raids by the Republican army, also whether adequate forces were available in the event of a massed attack on the Ulster border.

Mr Austen Chamberlain said British troops had not been offered (o Sir James Craig for any specific- purpose, but troops stationed in Ulster were available if tho civil powers requested their aid. The Government had no reason to believe that the available forces were inadequate.—A. and N.Z, cable.

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FAIL. DE VALERA OFFERS HELP. LONDON, May 17. The breakdown of the Irish peace negotiations is due to anti-treaty party s insistence on maintaining its strength of representation in Dail Eiroann and the refusal of the treaty party’s offer of representation on the basis of six u> four. Mr Do Valera, speaking in Bail Eireanu after the breakdown of the peace committee, said: “Wo realise that a majority of Dail Eiroann accepted the treaty. II we had the power we would reverse that majority. What wo desire to know is does the Government desire co-operationV I lake the responsibility of offering it.”—A. and N.Z. sable.