THE ULSTER CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1867, 29 September 1913, Page 7

THE ULSTER CRISIS.

MEETING OF THE LIBERAL MINISTERS. INDEMNITY FUND NOW £500,000. CONFERENCE PREDICTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 27. The Ulster Indemnity l<und lias now reached half a million. Mr; Winston Churchill (First Lord of tho Admiralty), joined Mr. Asquith (the Prime Minister), and Mr. Lloyd-George (Chancellor of tho Exchequer) at Broderick Castle. Great significance is attached in Unionist circles to Mr. Asquith's consultation with Mr. Lloyd-George at Illingworth, Isle of Man, and also to 'Mr. James Bryco's interviews with Liberal leaders in Belfast. The "Nation" states that an Irish conference is almost certain to bo arranged to discuss the Ulster question. WEALTHY AUSTRALIAN'S OFFER. (Rec. September 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 27. The Hon. Sir Samuel M'Caughey's cabled offer to the treasurer of tho Ulster li.demnity Fund to contribute any sum required, has excited universal attention, and is credited with exercising a tremendous influence on the situation. Sir_ Samuel M'Caugliey, a wealthy pa'storalist, and member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, arrived from Ireland in 1856. He is understood to lie tho largest individual owner of sheep in Australia, and is a bachelor. MR. ASQUITH TO VISIT THE KING. COMPROMISE HINTED AT. (Rec. September 29, 0.25 a.m.) London, September 28. • Mr. Asquith attends tho King at Balmoral after his visit to Arran (in Scotland). Tho Unionist pipers predict that he will discuss with His Majesty tho question of a compromise on the Home Rule question. Tho "Manchester Guardian" suggests that Mr. James Bryce, formerly British Minister at Washington, would bo the ideal man to carry out the delicate task of preliminary mediation. Sir Edward Carson has reviowed the Belfast contingent of the Ulster Volunteer Force —11,000 men. It was an imposing scene. Twonty thousand spectators lined the routo. During the procession a revolver was .fired by a motor'bus driver, who was assailed by some of tho Nationalists. The shot wounded a ohild who was on the footpath.