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Show ULSTER LEADER VISITHELFAST Sir Edward Carson Makes Dramatic Entry Into Capital Capi-tal of Province. NOISY WELCOME GIVEN Picked Force of Volunteers as Guard of Honor Wild Cheers and Firing of Salutes. Belfast, Ireland, March 20. Sir Ed-Ward Ed-Ward Carson, the leader of the Unionists Uni-onists of Ulster, made a dramatic entry into the capital of the province today. Hf3 purpose In coming was to cpnault with the other Ulster Unl-onlst Unl-onlst loaders and the with the com-. com-. manders of the Ulster volunteer forces. for-ces. The great activity displayed at Unionist Uni-onist headquarters and In the army barracks have caused 'considerable excitement ex-citement among the people, of Beltes who for days have been momentarily expecting some decisive movement on the part of the Unionists chiefs or the Government. ' Before landing Sir Edward Carson received on board the steamer sir George Richardson, a retired lieutenant lieuten-ant general of the British" army, who is commander-in-chief of the Ulster Union forces, together with his chief officers. Noisy Welcome. As the party came down the gangway gang-way to the pier they found drawn up a6 a guard of honor the emergency force of picked men of the Ulster volunteers, vol-unteers, who had been summoned to the Unionist headquarters at a late hour last night. A big crowd gave them a noisy welcome, cheering wnd-ly wnd-ly and firing salvoes Into the air from their revolvers. During the night, automobiles had been kept buBy moving stores and documents from the Unionist headquarters head-quarters apparently fearing n raid by the police who have been keepiuu close watch on ovcry move made by rth Unionists. Precautions of a rigorous character have been taken at the Victoria military mili-tary barracks here. Extra guards r&re on duty day and night. Urgent Instructions have been sent to thi military authorities In the south oi Ireland to dispatch reinforcements Immediately Im-mediately to tho garrisons In Ulster oo |