ULSTER AT BAY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 6 January 1913, Page 5

ULSTER AT BAY.

IF HOME RULE OPERATES, WILL RESIST THE IRISH PARLIAMENT, "ACTIVELY, IF NECESSARY." By Telegraph—Pre«« Aisoolatlon-Oopyrinht (Rec. January 5, 6.5 p.m.) \ London, January 1. . The terms of tho Ulster campaign have been drafted. ■ ; When Irish Home Rule comes into operation a Provisional Government will be established at Ulster, and will meet any attempt to enforce the Irish Parliament's authority—passively if possible, actively if necessary—and hold the country until tho return of the Unionist Government, who will amend the Homo Rule statute by the omission of Ulster, AN ULSTER BY-ELECTION, ELEMENTS OF .FIERCE CAMPAIGN, (Reo. Janiiaiy 5, 5-5 p.m.) , ■ London, January 4. The Duke of Aberoorh's death oreates a vaoancy. in the constituency of Londonderry, If the Nationalists recapture this seat they will have a majority of reprts Bentataon for the County of Ulster. , Colonel ;Parkenham, commanding the London Irish Rifles, is the Unionist candidate, and Mr; Shane Leslie, Mr. Winston Churohlll's cousin, is the Nationalist oandidate. ' The Marquis of Hamilton, helf to tho Dukedom of ASercorn, is tho sitting member (Conservative) for Londonderry City, and will automatically vacate his seat on becoming the third' Duke, of Abercorn. Londonderry Was captured by the Nationalists in 1895 (majority 40), and rn 1599 (majority 42). In 1900 the Marquis of Hamilton stood for, and waS elected to tho 6oat, with a majority of 67: returned unopposed in 190(1 i returned vrith a major* ity of 67 in 1910. The .by-election now pending should bo ft ko3H : Contest, fought out on tho Homo Rule issue.