LSTER DAY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1558, 30 September 1912, Page 5

LSTER DAY.

» GREAT DEMONSTRATION IN t BELFAST. MESSAGES OF SUPPORT. ■ IRISH PEERS IN PROTEST. COVENANT SIGNEDBy Teleeraph-Press Aesociation-Copyrieht (lice. September 30, 0.35 a.m.) i London, September 29. Ulster Day was favoured with bright sunshine. Thousands of religious services woro held throughout Ireland, and Belfast was Sunday-liko except that the streets' were decorated with a wealth of , Union Jacks and Orange emblems. The greatest service was in Ulster Hall, . and was attended by Sir Edward Carson, the Leader of tho Irish Unionists, behind whom was a standard bearer with the original ting carried before King William at the Battle of the Boyue. Will Not Have Home Rule, The I/ord Mayor and Corporation of Belfast, Irish Peers, and members of tho House of Commons, and Admiral Lord , Charles Beresford, were cheered on entering, and the organisers of tho movement, to emphasise the solemnity of the occasion, then declared that alt worshippers should bo received in silence.; The Rev. William M'Kean, a Presbyterian clergyman, preached the sermon, and Anglican, Methodist, and Congregational clergymen participated in tho service. Dr. M'Kean remarked that Ireland wanted a rest from political agitation. Ulstermen would support political and social reforms, but would not have Homo Rule. Applause, which was quickly suppressed, greeted'this statement. The Covenant Signed. After the service Sir Edward Carson was escorted to the City Hall amid enthusiastic scenes, and taking up a silver pen signed the Covenant at a table covered with Union Jacks. Lord Londonderry next signed, and then the heads of the Protestant Churches and other notabilities. The members of the corporation were present in their scarlet robes of office. Sir Edward CaTson and other prominent visitors afterwards took part in a procession through thronged and cheering streets, and then adjourned to the Ulster Reform Club, where they were entertained at luncheon. Primate's Message. The Primate of Ireland (Dr. Crazier, Bishop of Armagh) 6ent a messago to Sir Edward Carson: "May God give you strength and wisdom to guide Ireland's faithful sons in trying to save their beloved land from degradation, disaster, religious strife, and civil war." The Unionist Club and the' Orange Lodges held a procession in the afternoon. The signing of tho Covenant continued until night. An Exciting Incident, An exciting incident followed a football match, the waving of several green flags in Grosvenor Street being a signal for revolver shots and freo fights. The disturbances were not serious, and the police dispersed the participants. The Covenant was signed in all the large cities of the United Kingdom. An Ulstermnn in Edinburgh signed on the gravestone in Greyfriars. Churchyard, on which the Covenant of 1638 was signed.