The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-12-30
FOREIGN

Jan. eBritish unearthed Irish plot to
blow UP the houses Of parliament
Jan. 12.Leygues ministry overthrown oy
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. lE-Briandr made premier OF France.
Jan. 22-Irish leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. +Greek cabinet headed by Rial
lis resigned.
Feb. t..sultan Of Turkey depo.ed as
head Of Mohammedan religion by 1slam-
itic congress at sivas and Enir 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-
list artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister of
marine. assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
victed Of completely in killing Of British
soldiers in Ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March N-Talaat Pasha, former grand
assassinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March A-Fifty communists and police
men killed In Red revolt In Industrial re-.
gions Of central Germany.
made attempt to regain throne Of Hun
gary. but Regent Horthy refused to yield
March 30-Czechoslovakia, Jugo-Slavia
and Rumania modified to prevent res
April 1-Allies' council Of Ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration Of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated. and
Hungarian national assembly condemned
Lord Talbot. leading British Roman
Catholic, appointed lord lieutenant OF
Ireland.
Coal miners Of Great Britain struck.
April SFormer Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April 7-Dr. Sun Vat Sen elected Presi-
dent Of Republic Of South China.
April s-Nauonal Bank of Cuba GUS
April 14-British transport workers and
railway men decided not to join in
April 10. 3 government decided DR.
Alfredo Zayas was elected president q
April ls-Provincs OF Ontario. Canada
April icAifredo zayas proclaimed
British coal strike negotiations aban.
doned.
May l0Dr. With became German
May 1-serious anti-British outbreak
in Aiexandria, Egypt.
May 1-Dublin custom house burned b,
viadisostok seized by Rolshevi.ts.
June New parliament of Northern
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 e-De Valera agreed to conferenc,
| In London and cessation of all hostilitie,
| in Ireland was announced.
July H-De Valera received British Of
| fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
| took II to Dublin.
Aug. SSoviet Russian governmen
| abandoned state ownership OF all but
| few of the largest industries
Aug. u-Baron Byng Of Vtmy Ridge In
| \augurated governor general of Canada.
| Aug. H-Alexander proclaimed king o
the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes.
Aug 2aEmir Feisal became king Of tn
| Irak region, the new Arab state Of Meso
| potamia.
1 Aug 1-The Irish refused Britain's of
| fer and Lloyd George warned then
| against delaying settlement
Matthias Erzberger. German statesman
| assassinated.
| Aug. N-Malabar district Of British In
dia put under military rule because of se
rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept. british cabinet, in answer t
Sim Fein note, asked De Valera to SEN
| delegates to another conference on Sept
20, imposing condition that Ireland mus
remain within the empire.
Sept. H-Norway prohibited importation
of liquors and wines containing more tina
u per cent alcohol
Lloyd George received reply from n
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to &c
cede, ana thereupon cancelled the propose
conference.