The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-30
FOREIGN

Jan. 9--British unearthed Irish plot to
| blow up the houses of parliament
Jan. l2-Leygues ministry overthrown by
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. 1C-Briand made premier of France.
Jan. 22-Irish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces
Feb. +-Greek cabinet headed by Rial
lis resigned.
Feb. 5.-Sultan OF Turkey deposed as
head OF Mohammedan religion by Islam
itic congress at Sivas and EmIr Feisal
appointed.
Feb. Z-Widespread revolt against sow
ct rule In parts of Russia.
March S-Durlng bombardment OF work.
ingmen's quarters In Moscow by Bolshev-
LIST artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister of
marine. assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
March l4-Six Sim Fem prisoners con-
vcted Of completely In killing of British
soldiers in Ireland hanged In Mount Joy
prison.
March l5-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 3o-Czechoslovakia, Jugo-SIavla
and Rumania modified to prevent res
toratlon OF Charles.
April l-Ailles' 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 6-Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April 7--Dr. Sun Vat Sen elected Presi-
dent OF Republic of South China.
April 9-National Bank Of Cuba sus-
pended.
April 14-BrItish transport workers and
railway men decided not to join In
strike.
April l7-U. s. government decided DR..
Alfredo zayas was elected president of
Cuba in November.
April ls-Province of Ontario. Canada,
voted bone dry"
April 2s-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-elect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned,
chancellor.
May 2s-serlous anti-British outbreak
In Alexandria, Egypt.
May 2S-Dublin custom house burned by
Sim Feiners.
Ireland organized in Belfast
June 22-King George formally opened
the Ulster parliament,
June 26-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 2i--De Valera received British Of
fer for settlement OF Irish troubles and
took It 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.
the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes.
Aug. 23-Emir Feisal became king Of the
Irak region, the new Arab state OF Meso-
potamia.
Aug. 26--The Irish refused Britain's Of
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement
Matthias Erzberger. German statesman.
assassinated.
Aug. H.-Maiabar district OF British In.
dia put under military rule because of Sc
rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept 7-British cabinet, In answer to
Sim Fem note, asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference on Sept
20, imposing condition that Ireland must
remain within the empire.
Sept. 14-Norway prohibited Importation
of liquors and wines containing more than
II per cent alcohol.
Lloyd George received reply from De
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to Sc
cede. and thereupon cancelled the proposed
conference.