Evening star., 1921-10-30
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD

Blue Boy" went Reynolds "Mrs. siddons" for
$780, ,0OO The two cancases will be brought to
America.
What precisely is happening in the
ference Ireland can only be surmised but
there can be little doubt that De Valera's mes
sage to the Pope 0f I may be allowed little
metaphorical license) tied 0he discussion in a
knot which the conferees have ever since been
trying in vain to unite
Lloyd George has decided to have 1t out with
the unionist opposition. On Monday. the 31st,
unionist resolution censuring the governments
Irish policy.
On Wednesday the Prince of Wales boarded
the battle cruiser Renown for his trip to India.
He will tour India, and, If some fanatic does
not get him. will afterward visit Japan. re-
turning the compliment of Prince Hirohtos
recent visit to Britain. The Indian tour is
not without considerable flavor of peril AS
the Renown hoisted anchor, the lords were
debating the latest budget of news (bad news)
from India
The long negotiation in London between
Egyptian mission headed by ABLY Pasha is
said to be drawing to close Sc .I. report IT. de- de,
instrument of agreement virtually completed.
shows that the British are now demanding
Egypt than the Miner recommendation called
for. Among the details given by the report
protection of the Suez canal by British troops;
a British controller of the Egyptian public
Alexandria to be British naval base. The
status of the Sudan remains unchanged. Spe
cial provisions contemplate security of the
Egyptian water supply. 1t Is. of course. doubt
full whether the nationalist agitators In Egypt
(perhaps the most pestilent set of beings on
the planeD will stomach great concessions
to Britain, That they will terrorize the national
assembly into rejection of such an agreement
very probable
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HUNGARY.-The latest thing in copps
short and sweet. Among the Hungarian chau-
whist bands, which have been infesting the
Rurren1and refusing tn o ha
per the treaties were considerable detachments
of fanatical supporters of Charles, ex-king of
Hungary and ex-Emperor of Austro-Hungary.
On October 20 Charles left Switzerland by air.
plane with Zita his wife (ex-empress and
queen), and landed at Oedenburg, the chief city
of the Burgenland. held by Maj. Oestenburg
one of the most faithful. Oestenburg pro-
claimed him King of Hungary and some thou
sands focked to his standard. lie lost little
time He entrained his followers in the Burg
enland and proceeded toward Budapest, re-
ceiving accessions en- route. On Sunday. the 23d.
he detrained near Budapest. The regent. Horthy.
who apparently had been waiting for rein
forcementS from scattered garrtSons. met him
with twice his strength and Charles soon
turned tail in ignominious flight after a slender
show of fight. On Monday he was captured
and his forces completely dispersed or
made prisoners He has been interned with
Zita. who accompanied him) in the abbey of
Tihany. near the place of his capture.
Some say that the failure of the coup Is
due to the treachery of Horthy. and that
Horthy aspires to the throne of st. Stephen;
they allege that Horthy, pretending to be con-
senting to the almost open intrigue of Charles
return lured him to his doom. However that
may be. sympathy is wasted on so contemplate
a person. He broke his word to the Swiss
government, whom he promised to notify three
days in advance of date on which he should
intended leaving Switzerland. He is a liar and
apparently not the man of the family: who
seems to be Zita creature of Unsuitable am
bition. of those women born to make
trouble. Charles is extremely neurasthenc, a
condition likely due to incessant prodding by
his wife, it does not appear that he is poltroon.
The situation is in ridiculous phase.