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IS ULSTER LOYAL?
ALLEGATIONS v. FACTS.
REPLY TO "NEW STATESMAN.”
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The following reply to the criticisus of Ulster's loyalty in the "New States man" (reproduced in the China Mail) has appeared in the Belfast Weekly News over the signature of Ulster
Scot
In its issue of August 27 the China Mail, published in Hongkong, repro- duces in its editorial columns a bitter and vindictive attack on the Loyalists
CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
It is
YESTERDAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE TROUBLE IN EGYPT..
STUDENTS CAUSING TROUBLE
MILITART, TAKING
NEFECTIVA MEASURES.
Camo, December 24. British troops are proceeding to the suburb of Giss where a mob is attacking the Government offices; otherwise Cairo appear to be quiet?: Troops have also been despatched to Tantali which is unsettled,
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MINOR DISTURBANCES AMONG NATIVES.
CAIRO, December 25.
AT THE CORONET.
Ordinarily, December 25 turns out to be distinctly on "off" day in the picture show business. There are so many counter attractions in the shape of family foregatherings and Christ- mas parties that the kinema is left usually to become the refuge of those unfortunates who find themselves at the festive season in the position of having to make the most of thir own company, The circumstance that the Coronet Theatre was crowded at all sessions on Sunday would seem to be rather a striking tribute to the managem nt's sound judgment in selecting a picture like The Lash of the Mohicans" for their Christmas New Statesman writer point to any Day cature.
An order issued under martial law notifies the public that disorder, It was an attraction similar area in the United Kingdom of such magnitude that in the face riting and destruction of property will be rigorously repressed by the that can show an equal record. Belfa t of it the old fashioned tradi- military who are ordered to shoot when necessary. Five of the arrested alone, with a population of 390,000,
tion of spending Christmass Zaglulista were taken to Susz, the remaining three saving themselves by com- gave 46 000 men to the Army, while some 80,000 were engaged in absolute-Day around the family hearth for Plying with Lord Allenby's orders and remaining in Egypt, The European ly essential war work. The work by the board.
once went, in some cases at any rate, quarter is perfectly quiet this morning but there were minor disturbances in the native quarters with which the military are effectively dealing. A num- Just a Fenimore carried out by Mosers. Harland & Woll is known the world ever, while Cooper's story of Uncas, the Mohican ber of arrests were nude and there were twelve dead up till last night, all being during the war Messrs. Workman & prince without a kingdom, is remem-natives except one. Apparently the military have hitherto had no casualties. bered from boyhood as a tale of tales, It is reported from Port Said that mobs broke through a police cordon Clark dealt with no less than 1,390 so Maurice Tourneur's film version of and penetrated the European quarter. The British military intervened ships. All these facts were, or should it stands out as a classic among quickly and restored order. It is understood that the military have taken over control. The fact that telegraphs, telephones and railways are working bave been, known to the writer in the
photoplays, New Statesman but apparently his ides of loyalty is rebellion or sub-the Mohicans" glowed out in the
A companion star to "The Last of normally indicates a favourable situation in the provinces.
INCIDENT AT GISA. mission to rebels. As to his allegation Coronet firmament yesterday. It
Cato, December 24. that Ulster only served "on terms,"
was "The Leopard Woman" a
Details of the Gis incident show that students raided the survey that is an absolute lie.
magnificently staged picture wherein offices and in the course of their ejectment 5 natives were killed and 20 This gentleman failed to give as the intrigue rubs shoulders with fearless of Ulster from the columns of the Sian Fein record of loyalty, but I can courage and love and passion with injured. Siz Zaghlolites whose expulsion was ordered to-day were oon-
veyed by motorcar to Suez. New Statesman. I should have partly supply the omission. The world hate and evil cunning.
Most of the schools are idle and students are endeavouring to make fancied that the reputation of the knows the Sinn Fein record during the the sort of picture which, when the government officials strike; many, have done so.
The military war- the rebellion of 1916, the you have seen it through, you would frustrated attempts by the students to set fire to Government property. New Statesman should have been alliance with Germany, and the like to have it screened for you all over
"LONG LIVE ZAGHLUL." sufficiently well known, even in China, constant and bitter hostility to the again. Both films are from the studios to keep any paper from giving Allies. Form 1st January, 1919, to of Associated Producers and are to currency to its falsehoods, especially 7th May, 1921, that organisation has be shown at the Coronet during the
its the following to credit:next few days in accordance with the as it offered not the slightest evidence in support of them. Here Courthouses destroyed, 75; vacated special time table advertised. Nazi- R.I.C. barracks destroyed, 561;rova in "The Brat" will furnish Are the "facts" about Ulster AS they were reproduced in the China occupied RI.C. barracks destroyed, the Coronet's New Year attraction.
B.I.C. barracks damaged, Hail, and I hope the editor of that
raida од mails, 1734; paper will extend the same courtesy to the answer given below:-Ulster has displayed plenty of determina and patty sessions clerks, 102; raids sion not to be governed by the Irish, on coastguard stations and light- but never the smallest symptom of houses, 58; raids for arms, 3,138; loyalty to anybody or anything but policemen killed, 309; soldiers killed, herself and her religion. Before the 102; civilians killed, 124; policemen wounded, 291; soldiers wounded, 238; war it was the Ulstermen who got arms from Germany, and who talked civilians wounded, 159. If we add to of repudiating their allegiance to the these figures the 120 military and police killed and the 383 wounded British Crown. During the war Ulster did just about as little as shearing the 1916 rebellion we get some could, and that on terms-compare thing of Sinn Fein's record, though slack and the volume of business tife recruit ng statistics of Belfast figures give no idea of the ghastly transacted has bren amail. Values in and far-away Melbourne. And, lastly, cruelties perpetrated on its victims. loyal Ulster was the only place in the moment's comparison of the re-many instances resedeu about $2/3 British Empire where the King's drocs presented here will show the por bale, appeal found no scho in the bearts of New Statesman's ideals of loyalty, his subjects. On the very day of the and they are hardly such as will Irish truce fity houses inhabited by commend themselves to the average Nationalists in Belfast were burned Britain. Remember, Ulster asks for nothing but to be allowed to live in down by an Orange mob."
peace. She is quite willing that the South and West of Ireland shall have whateverform of Government they pre- fer, and her only crime is that she re-
Woollens.-The market is exceed fuses to be ruled by Sinn Fein. Wongly quiet. No sales are reported are content to set the New States and clearances are very poor. man's description of the Ulater Loyaliste as" the narrowest and most spitefully bigoted sectarians who exist "side by side with his Majesty's appreciation of the Ulster people in
the
Two of the assertions in this extract are plain and palpable lies, Clater Loyalista never threatened to repudiate their allegiance to British Crown, they organised their Volunteers to resist being forced out of their allegiance to the Crown and their citizenship of the United King dom by a Radical Government and the votes of the Nationalist Party in Parliament, whose successors are the
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REPORT.
Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods.
There has been some enquiry for dyed goods and sales are metioned of Figured Poplins and Cashmeres. No transactions are reported in Grøy and White Shirtingo.
Cotton Yarn-Demand has ruled
Quotations are :— ',
No. 109 $168/194. No 128 $178/ 204. No. 16s $196,225. No. 20s.
$205/225.
Arrivals 9,000 Lales. Sales 2,000 bales. Shipments nil.
Unsold Stock 3,000 bales. Bargains 8,000 bales.
Raw Cottons.--Values are nominally unaltered as follows:-Indian qualities 1st $23/30. Chinese qualities at
$29/36 per picul.
Metals. Basiness extremely quiet his telegram to the Ulster Unionist with no enquiry. Offtake to the Sinn Fein Party. Nor did an Orange Council on 15th November, 1918-few weeks has been very poor, and consuming districts during the last mob burn down fifty houses on the "I deeply appreciate the con- day of the Irish truce. As to the loyalty of Ulster and her work gratulations of my loyal Ulster stocks are accumulating. during the war, the following fucts subjects which you have transmitted prices are inclined to ang.
to me. In these days of rejoicing I
will speak for themselves:-Ulster, recall the deeds of the 36th (Ulster) with one third of the population Division, which have more than fulfil- of Ireland, gave 75,000 recruits to the ed the high opinion formed by the on Army, as compared with 65,000 (many inspecting that Fores on the eve of its of them Uzionists) from the other departure for the Front. Throughout three Provinces. Thousands more the long years of struggle, which have were prevented from enlisting because now so gloriously ended, the men of they were engaged on urgent war Ulster have proved how nobly they work, the shipyards were busy night and day on Government ships, and fight and die.”
-96 per cent. of all the aeroplane cloth used by the Allies was made in Ulster. Over £1,000,000 was raised for war charities, and Ulster equipped and maintained the largest voluntary war hospital in Ireland, while the finest Soldiers and Sailors' Club out- side London was to be found in Bellast. War work took precedence of everything else, and from the first shot that was fired until the Armistice was signed not one single attike took place in Ulster. Can the
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Local
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Sugar-Market quiet. Saltpetre.-Stock Market steady.
3,500 Boge.
Report-Stock:
Flour Market About 940,000 sacks.
Quotations - American Patent $3.80 per suck.
American Straight $2.90 per sack. American Out off $2.95 per Back. Shanghai Flour $3.15 per sack, Australian No. 1 $2.95 per sack.
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ALEXANDRIA, December 24. Leaflete inciting insurrection have been distributed in the mosques con- cluding "Long Live Zaghlul.”
EXCITEMENT IN ALEXANDRIA,
ALEXANDRIA, December 25. There is considerable excitement here. All day long the police are patrolling the town in armoured cara. They frustrated attempuh d demonstrations. The Government officials have decided to strike vu December 26 and 28. The cruiser "Veres" has arrived.
FRANCE AND BRITAIN.
BRIAND SATISFIED WITH LONDON. PARLEY,
PARIS, December 24. In an interview with the Echo de Paris M. Briand expressed himself as being well satisfied with the results of the London conference which materially helped in clearing the international sky. The necessary discretion of all parties concerned must not be construed unfavourably.
Mr. Lloyd George is expected at Cannes on Monday and the Chancellor of the Exchequer will arrive on Monday in Paris for an important financial meeting-Havas
ENTENTE "COMPLETE AND CONSOLATED.”
PARIS, December 25.
In the Chamber M. Briand replying to a questioner emphatically said that the Franco-British entente was as complete and as consolidated as possible. He declared that there was no question of revising the Versailles treaty or of recasting the conditions of payment of reparations at the forthcoming conference. He declared also that Mr. Lloyd George never
thought of impairing French interests.
INDIANS IN AFRICA.
POLITICAL REPRESENTATION INESTION.
NAIROBI, December 24.
Acting on the advice of the Indian Government the Indians, here have decided to accept ten porarily the political representation recently offered them by the Governor, namely four seats in the Legislative council and one on the executive.
FAMINE RELIEF FOR RUSSIA.
WARSAW, December 14. The government is sending 15,000 tons of wheat and flour to the Russian famine sufferers.
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL SITUATION 7
LIMA, December 24.
Peru has sent another note to Chile reiterating her request to refer the Tacna Arica dispute to arbitration by the United States and accusing Chile of violating the treaty of Aucou.
BRINGING
PEKING'S NEW PREMIRE.
PEEING, December 20.
Liang Shih-yi has been appointed Premier.
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