Guns seized in Kingstown

Revenue officers seized a quantity of goods at Carlisle Pier in Kingstown today.

The guns - including rifles, revolvers and some ammunition - were discovered in a wooden box following the arrival from Britain of the mail steamer Munster.

Customs officials seizing a shipment of arms, shortly after the Proclamation was first issued last year. (Image: Illustrated London News [London, England], 20 Dec 1913)

It is as yet unclear for whom the consignment was intended.