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KDAY MARCH 26 191

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's

BY TEL

LANE CRAW

THE ULSTER CRISIS.

FAOTS REGARDING THE OFFICERS'

RESIGNATIONS.

SEORITARY FOR WAR RESIGNS.

LONDON, March 14.

An Absurd Report.

The Part The King Played”

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*ther (neighbours, they would, în heat, and Fin law, be justified in contemplating refusing to obey, bad as the effects might be upon the discipline of the Army. But there had never been any intention of giving an outrageous for illegal ander to the troops. What huck to be faced was the possibility. that the troops would be required to support the ufvil power in protadtin lite and property it be police otor-powered. 45

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(Loud sheers). Such a claim wa put the Government at the mercy

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of the army and navy (Prolonged (Ball cheering, Liberals standing and war- Romeo (Wher ing their hats.) Mr. Asquith refused ghue); Bluest

to accept the resignation of Col. doe (Whalley). Medista" (Frout), Seely. The Right Hon. gentleman Brancepeth (E

The Liberal papers give promin The Conservative papare are full of "ence to the speeches of Blessrs. Ward General, Gough wrote on Harob 23, details of a "plot" on the part of Mr. and Thomas and dasombe them as as Adjutant General, asking on be Winston Churchill and Colonel Seely to, making a turning-point in the social, half of the officers, whether in the coors Ulster. They allege that the history of the country. They also event of Home Rule becoming law First Loed and the Secretary of State, declare the cheering of Mr. Ward's

they could be called upon to force it for War ordered "scret and rapid reference to the King to have been General Gough on March 20, with movement of troops in combination unprecedented in the House. There reference to a verbal communication with warships with a view to surprising |

Ultimus shouts

at the War Offco- by General Paget, of "Buckingham, asked for and disarming the Volunteers, profiting Palace" when Mr. Beek referred to

a clear definition of vigorously repudiated the suggestion (Herbert), Frevoyant (Gardner), by the outbreaks following to treat officers calling at the War Office.

the terms "Duty

ordered of eperion towards Ulster. The Pintadwar (Allden), Knuck na Cor- and active operations. Ile stated Government had offered exclusion to rigs (Lerson) Burge (P. Jones), the leaders and gruah the Volanters. The Daily News demands to know stated that if duty" consisted every county in Ulster. He denied Puro and Markham. "They arrest that the coup was modelled after General Sir Louis Botha's method, these last few days; also what Lord the officers of the brigade would het to provoke Ulster to opposition, Mediator went to the front. Outram the part played by the King during the maintenance of order and that there had been a plot or an

the preservation of property, all intrigue behind the back of the Cam Prevoyant led for half a mile when Roberts and the Archbishop of Can carry out such duty. Il, however, (Opposition cries of It's true. took the lead at the distance Pre- terbury had been doing,

duty, involved initiation of active The Premier stated that he would voyant ran fourth operations against Ulster, the follow-not apologise for taking proper steps ing officers respectfully, and under to protect order. He then explained that the Government considered their letter to General Gough as it was contained in a White Paper with the. exception of the last two paragraphs, These had been inadvertently added by Col. Secly without the knowledge

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London Freas Views. „

The Daily Citizen (the Labour While the Daily Chronicle avers that orgun) openly accuses the King of General Gough rejoined unsoadition-interfering for months past, und says ally, the Daily News anys that it is most the Court has been a Conservative important that the nation should know committee presided over by Lady the conditions on which General tough Londonderry. returned.

The Times says that General Gough received a written assurance from the Government that the troops would not be used to overce`Uhter.

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LONDON, March 26.

A Conference And A Cabinet Mesting.

The Daily Mail anys that General Mr. Churchill and Colonel Seely Gough telegraphed to the 16th Lancers conferred with Mr. Asquith, after that all the officers who had resigned which a full Cabinet meeting was would be reinstate: without loss of held.

prestige.

Lord Stamfordham. Summoned.

The Morning Pait atates that high officers at the War Office and through. -out the Ariny threatened to, resign it After a prolonged meeting of the General Glough and his comrades were Cabinet, Mr. Asquith summoned penalised, and adds that Staff resigna Lord Stamfordia; the King's Pri- tions are still probable.

vate Secretary." "Nocaly

All the Conservatiye paperi declare that General Sir Arthur. Paget was made 'a scapegoat, and hint at the pos -aibility of his rosigantion.

Mob Row in Belfast.

Reports of Resignations,

Everywhere there are reports of the resignations of certain ministers.

After aitting for an hour, the Cabi-, There was a faction row in Belfastnet summoned General French.

on Tuesday night, Stones were thrown and revolvers were fired, but the police promptly quelled the disturbance. A mumbar were injured-mostly women

and four arrosta were made.

The Government's Supporters.

protest, prefer to be dismissed.

officers of his brigade.

General Gough then detalled sixty

Intense · Excitement. In The Houm "of Comment

MR. CHURCHILL INTONANT.

"There was intense oxcitement in the House, inturned by Mr, Chur, chill's denouncing as a "bellish sug the movements of the ships and gestion," whether he "expected that

troops would lead to fighting.

The Rt. Hon. gentleman withdrew the expression regretfully.

'Nothing Cengealed.”-

of the Government

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LONDON, March 26. Reuter's Melbourne correspondent elegraphs that in the course of a

Balscadden (Wheatley), Lorenzo speech at a banquet the Promior of the (Whalley), Scots Saint (E. Huxley), Colonel Seely, in a lang statement, Commonwealth, Hon. Mr. J. Cook, Cyllene More (Walter Griggs), Red- emphasised that nothing had been referring to Mr. Churchill's speech on wood (W. Hurley), Bachelor's Wet- concealed. He explained that the the Nasy eatim ten, expressed the hope Willan (Pront), Bentre (Fos) Without doub

ding (Donoghue), Wrack (Robbins), |· precautionary measures and protest that Australia would always be friend Cyklon (Fox); China-Colle. (Wing), of the Government to the Depots, and

the instructions were issued with they with Japan and that the Treaty Moscato (Herbert) Candytuft full authority of the Cabinet. It ap-would continue," He declared that when(Cooper), Le Touquet (Buckley), peared to the Grovement and to they were

Sailaway. (Ringstead), Oiseau Blon asked to rely upon the treaty General Puget that the movements alons for the maintenance of peace in

Nassau and Abelard inight result in civil commotion..the Facific, most soripas situation was They therefore took steps to support. them in the event of their being

created. opposed by armed force. They were {most ansioiss throughout to avoid Cofrespondance Relative To Omoers provocative action. Then came the

[resignations owing to complete, and | honest misapprehension of General Pages's stateinent. The officers be Heved that there was a plan to over- There was not the shadow of founda- when Ulster by a surprise attack. tion in these rumours.

Resignations.

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THE KING AT

(Wak. Tse Yat Po's Serpipe.)

PIBACY AT MACAO,

MACAO, March 26. LONDON, Mar. 26,

The steamship Chung Wa, owned H.M. the King opened yesterday a by a Chinese company and running and in the course of a speech at the Macao, was pirated on the 24th new wing of the Chester Infirmary, between Kwong-chau-wan ard

Town Hall said he rejoiged to have instant while at anchor near Macso fresh opportunity of coming into close harbour. cont et with the industrial works

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A. White Paper, issued yesterday, contains correspondence of recent events in Ireland. It begins with, a memorandum by Col. Seely, Secre The Liberals are very angry at the tary of State for War, regarding an Government's supposed yielding to the interview he had on December 16 officers, and are dissatisfied with the with the General and Officers com-

Realgastion G7 Colonel Seely, Government's promise of a full state-manding. He says that he made a

The Rt. Hon. J. B. Scely, Secre ment to day, is they expected an statement to them regarding their tury of State for War, has resigned. immediate explanation as to the duty as soldiers; and when the possisignation, explaining that the reply Colonel Seely announced his re- aurances given to General "Gough and

bility of resignations was brought up mentioned in the fourth sution of Londen gave, the other day is comrades.

A well-known philantropist in East he finally said that be would hold the White Paper was signed by him- child's version of the story of Eden. Sha Blum The opinion in the Lobby, where the each of them responsible to see that well, and by General French and way sitting with other children on the aroitement was greater on Tuesday there was no conduct subversive of General to the Forces. It was a ditch, and her version of the story pro- the memurs of Lane mys

Lieut-General Ewart, Adjutant herb outside myblic-house to shore- evening than even in the most aute discipline. Such conduct would be Cabinet document, but the signatures reeded: Evo aen, Adams, as inge of the Parliment Act orisis, is dealt with under the King's Regula- were inadvertently added to the conNoses Adam, I don' want. shat the Government is threatened

tions, General Pagat reported to the cluding paragraph, which gave it the Games Eve with widespread revolt,

Office at midnight on March 20 that appearance that the otheers secured I don't want a bite ses Ada Brigadier-General Gough and 57 off-term Colonel Seely declared that child repeated this cera of cavalry proferred to accept as alone was to blame bepause he rising to aber

was absent from the Cabinet mesting Adam too dismissal if ordered North. The feelings of the Liberals wors

at which the document was videnced by the tumultuous cheering

Colonel Seely replied immediately! He loathed any prospect of coercio approved of a remark by Mr. Juhu. Ward (Lthorising General Paget to suspend and still hoped that it might be any senior officers who resigned or avoided woonflies between alle Government and the Army might otherwise disputed his authority bring the country very near revolu Colonel Seely also ordered General tion, but for the Government to allow Gough and others to report them their policy to be dictated by the salves forthwith at the War, Office, Atty was a certain road to revolu and directed that they be relieved of ton That was be belie their command as

command as officers were being misu

www this bad arian through an honest sent to take over their positions. did not

General Go

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bour Member) that the question at and was whether the people are, to soako lawe absolutely without inter ance either from the King or the Addressing the Opposition he Il you want to force my to fight you to-morrow, we Trade now.consider the litary organisatio

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