THE IRISH HUBBUB.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1914, Page 5

THE IRISH HUBBUB.

PROVISIbNAL RESIGNATIONS.

EFFECTIVE IN CASE^OF HOSTILI-

TIES.

XXCITING EPISODES EXPECTED

[Pbms Association.]

LONDON, March 22. Brigadier-General Gough and 70 officers have resigned.. Sir Arthur Paget, «»fter >. communicating with Whitehall, informed them that the War Offioe-aooepted General Gough's andl MajorJCarslsy's resignationa, but .ish© others "were liable to consequences for refeu&ing to obey orders.

General Gou.gh .and-Major- Carsley, in fieply, jsaid they .would stand by their brother officeivs-on. the assurance that the movement .<of troops ■' was .merely in. protection, of Government jaroperty and in assisting in the maintenance of order.. . The officers who resigned ha.ye agreed to go to Ulster, hut they declared the^r would not participate in Jiostilitiesr

General Gough and Colonels Parker *nd MacEwan, in response to a summons, visited .the Max Office. __ There axe many .provisional resignations in the infantry.*and artillery, intended to >be efiectw© in the event of hostilities. To-moixow exciting episodes are expected. The King lias .cancelled his visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby, in •order to remain in »k>se communication, with Jujcnistens.