IRISH PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1921, Page 5

IRISH PEACE.

CONFERENCE DELAYED. PRELIMINARY MATTERS. CONSULTING ULSTER. By Telegraph.—-Press Assn—Copyright. London, Oct. 17. The Irish Conference sat for two hours to-day and, it is understood, settled most of the preliminaries and will get io serious business to-morrow. They frill probably discuss the question of ;he widening of the representations and inviting Ulster delegates. Received Oct. 19, 12.40 a.m. London. Oct. 18. It is announced that the exigencies of public business render a meeting of the Irish Conference impracticable to-day. Ko definite date for resumption has been axed. It is understood that only preliminary matters, such as strengthening the terms of the truce, have yet been iiectiMed. Ulster representatives have hot been called, but probably before the next meeting of the conference Mr. Lloyd George and Sir James Craig will privately explore the position of the p?rthern province.

INTEREST OF THE POPE. HOPES FOR SUCCESS. Received Oct. 18, 7-35 p.m. London, Oct. 18. The Morning Post’s Rome correspondent states that Cardinal Gasparri informed the English pilgrims to the Vatican that the Pope had telegraphed to the King expressing hopes for the success of ;he Irish conference. —Aus.-NJZ. Cable Assd. ULSTER VOLUNTEERS. FORCE TO BE RE-ORGANISED. Received Oct. 19. 1 a.m. London. Oct. IS. It in announced from Belfast that it has been decided to re-organise the Ulster volunteer force in consequence of the inactivity of the British Government in coping with Sinn Fein, who have established camp? in Unionist quarters and ate openly drilling with rifles and machine gun*. Sir Jatoes Craig, in the course of a spirited reply to Sinn Fein criticism of his recent speech, declared that six Ulster counties hung together and would not ellow tampering therewith. He strenuously countered the idea that tlster was the bargaining factor in the present situation. Ulster wanted nothing except to be left to work out her pwti destiny.—Au«.-N.Z. Cable Assn.