New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

urged the FISHERMEN To keep cool dur
inS the week end. and this advice up 10
tho present has been admirably obeyed.
Sir Edward Carson did not emerge
to-day from Craigavon, the residence
OF CAPTAIN Craig, three miles from Bel
fast. There he continues to hold his
cabinet councils with Captain Craig,
the Marquis Of Londonderry. the Earl
of Ranfury. the Earl Of Clanwilliam.
and other Unionist workers.
Unionists on Defensive.
orders for provisions To be sent to
! Craigavon are given by telephone or
sent by dispatch riders, while martial
law has been declared within Captain
Craig's estate.
The East Belfast Special Service
Corps. which corresponds to the Ameri-
can Minute Men, relieved the West
Belfast Special Service Corps this
morning and took up its duties in Cap
tain Craig's grounds.
The old Town Hall of Belfast, which
i the official headquarters Of the pro
visional government" has been denied
to all. The important equipment, as
well as all documents, ciphers and
other papers, has been removed from
il and hidden in a variety of places
after being distributed among the most
important leaders of the Unionists.
| This has been done in consequence OF
| the announcement of impending arrests
which the Unionsts contend brought
about the present crisis.
Unofficial Mail Service.
Every volunteer" in Ulster still
stands ready for instant mobilization.
The provisional governments posting
house" by which letters and dispatches
are delivered by hand to the further
most points Of Ulster quicker than by
the government post. was busy all
night sending and receiving commune
cations To and from the various mob
/ iliZation centres of the UnionSts. \
wireless station on the roof Of the old
| Town Hall also was at work, while
some of the rooms of the building
! which have been fitted with telegraph
! instruments for the instruction OF the
women telegraphers who are 10 take
over the lines of communication, were
filled with workers.
The drug stores Of Belfast have laid
in large supplies Of surgical and medi-
! cal equipment.
nf q n
! sections Of the government troops Is
very strong Some of the soldiers and
the officers of the infantry battalions
quartered in Ulster, including the Dor
setshire Regiment and the Norfolk
Regiment. have openly expressed their
Discrimination to take the offensive.
This does not cause any surprise
among civilians, who generally expect
wholesale defections. \ significant il
lustration OF this attitude was given
yesterday by the inhabitants of Ennis
killen, who hung flags along the streets
in honor of the arrival of a battalion
of the Bedfordshre Regiment.
! Dublin, March 2i.-Stocktaking at the
Curragh magazine to-day disclosed that
thousands OF rounds of ammunition We're
missing. The stock is being replenlshed
from the Newbridge and Kildare stores.
Field Marshal Sir John French chief
of the Imperial General STAFF. arrived
| here to-day in connection with the reslg-
nations of officers from the regular army.
| Nearly all the officers of the 9Th Queens
! own Hussars. stationed at the Curragh
camp. are reported 10 have handed i'm
their commissions. Their places. accord
! ing to the report. have been nled
! II was reported here to-day that Briga-
der General Hubert de IN Poer Cough |
the commander Of the Sd Cavalry Brigade
at the Curragh camp. composed of the
18th Lancers and the eth Hussars, has
resigned. but this was not confirmed.
Enniskillen. March 21-All the army Of |
nccrs here received a communication
from the War Office to-day calling on
them to make a definite statement within
twelve hours as 10 whether they were
prepared TO retain their commissions ir
the event of hostlities in Ulster. II not.
, they were told they must resign forth
/ with
| A'hlone. March 2i.-All the regular ar
/ tillery staNbned i'm Central and Southern
| ireland has been instructed To hold itself
| in readiness to proceed to Ulster at
| moments notice. All leave has been
cancelled, and officers and men on fur
Tough have been recalled.
| II II reported that the infantry re-
| seryists have been ordered TO hold them
selves in readiness TO join their regi-
| mcnts.
/ Londonderry. March 1.-THE National |
ist volunteers have abandoned the parade
which had been announced 90 take place |
here on Sunday. They did this on the
advice Of John Redmond. who feared that |
II might lead To n conflict. which he and |
tho Nationalist leaders were anxious TO
avoid