The Irish Crisis

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 269, 14 April 1914, Page 5

The Irish Crisis

GUN-RUNNERS' RUSE. RIFLES IN PIANO CASES. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright Received 13, 10.45 p.m. London, April 13. Gun-runners, possessing knowledge that a local constabulary inspector had ordered a piano from London, consigned three alleged pianos to him. The carter who removed the cases on arrival at Ulster was mystified at the receipt of so many piano invoices, and investigation revealed that the gun-runners had secured cases and filled them with rifles.

THE ULSTER VOLUNTEERS. Received 12, 5.5. p.m. London, April 12. The Ulster volunteers are spending Easter in training. Sir Edward Carson inspects the various units.

NEW ZEALAND ORANGEMEN'S MESSAGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Hastings, Saturday. The Grand Orange Lodge of New Zealand and the Grand Black Chapter, now in conference here, to-day forwarded tho following resolution by cable to Sir Edward Carson: "The Grand Orange and Black Chapter Lodges of New Zealand send heartfelt sympathy in the present crisis, and assure you of cur personal and monetary assistance, and again affirm our allegiance to the King and constitution and express the earnest wish that ultimately peace and prosperity will prevail and unity and solidarity of the Empire be maintained."