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Show jj SOLDIERS 10 KEEP 0RDERAT BELFAST BELFAST, Fob. 7. How many soldiers sol-diers are stationed In Belfast in anticipation an-ticipation of poeslblo trouble at the great homo rule meeting tomorrow is not generally known, but the authorities au-thorities say they aro sufficient to quell any serious disorder. Tonight everything is quiet and preparations pre-parations have been completed for tho gathering in Celtic park, where & Winston Churchill and John Red- , mond are to doliver addresses. John Redmond, William Redmond, Joseph Dovlin nnd other nationalists, arrived this afternoon and were greeted warmly by their adherents The Marquis of Londonderry. SIi Edward uarson nuu iJ:,'"'Z" Unionists, also are coming in ortor to Influenco their followors to keep tho peace. Ulster hall, the engagement of which has been relinquished bj both Liberals and Unionists, is now guar fled fl-ed by the police. Recently the , u -stor Unionist council issued a manifesto mani-festo urging all Unionists toaiitaj from interference with the Churchill meeting and the Grand Orange lodfeO also adopted a resolution not to interfere in-terfere with the admiralty ord A heavy cold rain prevails tonight and the struts aro ilcsortorf, o football field hired for the Churehl meeting is a niinsmlre. It codj a ns an enormous rain-sodden tent which presented a cheerless appcaruueo. Not less than 5,000 troops avo in the city. The number may bo much &r&3Emm2immmmmWBmf9r more than this, but they aro invisible- IH until tomorrow DlghL Fifteen hun- jH dred infantry and a squad of cavalry mm will guard the immediate vicinity of IH the meeting place, while 2,000 will H occupy strategic points. IH Both the Nationalists and Protest- lH ants have recruited largo bodies of lH special constables to help preserve M tho peace. The general belief is that JmU everything will pasa oft quietly. The IH authorities appear to be afraid the M mill women may create disturbances, yl but the lady mayoress and other In- JU fluentlal women have appeale'd to IH them to keep order. Seven magis- IH trates have arrived to be In readiness H to read the riot act If necessary. jH |