Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-29
FOREIGN

Jan. 9-BritiSh unearthed irish plot 10
blow up the houses of parliament
Jan. 12-Leygues ministry overthrown by
French chamber Of deputies.
Jan. 1E-Brand made premier of France.
Jan. 22-lrish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. 4-Greek cabinet headed by Rial
lis resigned.
Feb. 5.--sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam
tic congress at Sivas and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb. 27-Widespread revolt against sow
ct rule in parts OF Russia.
March S-During bombardment of work.
ingmen s quarters in Moscow by Bolshev-
ist artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister of
marine. assassinated at Madrid. Spain,
March l4-Six Sim Fein prisoners con-
victed of completely in killing of British
soldiers in Ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March 15-Talaat Pasha, former grand
vizier and Turkish minister Of finance,
assassinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March A-Fifty communists and police
men killed in Red revolt in industrial re-
gions of central Germany.
March N-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne of Hun
gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield
March 0-Czechoslovakia, Jhgo-Slavia
toration of Charles.
April 1-Allies' council of ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration Of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated, and
Hungarian national assembly condemned
attempted coup of Charles.
Lord Talbot, leading British Roman
Catholic, appointed lord lieutenant Of
Ireland
Coal miners of Great Britain struck
April 5-Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April DIR. Sun Vat Sen elected Presi-
dent of Republic of South China.
April 9-Natonal Bank of Cuba sus-
pended.
railway men decided not to Join in
strike.
April 17-U. s. government decided DR..
Alfredo Zayas was elected president Of
Cuba in November.
April 1S-Province of Ontario, Canada,
voted bone dry"
April 29-Alfredo zayas proclaimed
| President-eleCt Of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned.
May 1O-Dr. wirth became German
| chancellor
May 22-serious anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria, Egypt
May 2-Dublin custom house burned by
| Sim Feiners.
Vladivostok seized by anti-Bolshevists,
June New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized In Belfast. .,.
June 22-King George formally opened
the Ulster parliament.
June 25-Lloyd George invited De Val
era to a conference on ireland.
| July 9-De Valera agreed to conference
| in London and cessation OF all hostilities
in Ireland was announced.
July 2l-De Valera received British Of
| fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
took 1t to Dublin.
| Aug 9-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but q
few of the largest Industries.
Aug 11-Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge in.
augurated governor general of Canada.
Aug. H-Alexander proclaimed king OF
| the Serbans, Croats and SloVenes
| Aug 23-Emir Feisal became king OF the
Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso.
potamla.
Aug. 26-The Irish refused Britain's Of.
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement.
assassinated.
| Aug. 27.-Malabar district OF British In.
dia put under military rule because OF BE-
| rlous rioting by Moplahs.
Sept british cabinet, In answer e
Sim Fein note, asked De Valera to senC
delegates to another conference on Sept
90 imposing condition that Ireland mus
remain within tho empire.
Sept. 14-Norway prohibited importation
OF liquors and wines containing more thar
IA per cent alcohol.
Lloyd George received reply from ID,
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to Sc
cede. and thereupon Cancelled the proposed
| conference.