In Ireland

P: In anticipation of trouble with Northern Ireland, misnamed Ulster, over the boundary disputes (TIME, March 31, May 5, May 26), recruiting for the Free State Army began.

P: In the Parliament of Northern Ireland an estimate of $3,693,428 was passed for the special constabulary. It was stated that no reduction of the force could be contemplated while the border question remained unsettled, and that a supplementary vote would be presented in the Fall.

P: Daniel Donavan, Frank Busteas, Jim and Michael Grey, Peter O'Shea, with prices totaling $45,000 upon their heads for having taken part in the shooting of British soldiers at Queenstown (TIME, March 31), wrote to newspapers denying that they were parties to the crime and stating that the Government had charged them with it in order to justify their being shot if captured.

P: The Irish Free State Minister of Home Affairs dissolved the Dublin Corporation, stating that investigation had shown that the duties of members were not duly and effectually discharged. Three Commissioners were appointed to perform the Corporation's duties.