, 1921-12-29
FOREIGN

JAN. "-Erl1lSh uncartned irish plOt 10
blow up the houses of parliament.
Jan. le-l.eygues ministry oNerthrown by
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. lS-Brisnd made premier of France.
Jan. 22-lriHh i..Ie,s opened ma or Of
iensive' against British forces.
Feb. +-Greek cabinet headed by 1thal-
lis resigned.
Feb. J.-Sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of MohanlnIsu:.u religion by Islam
itic congress at Sivas and Enir feisal
appointed.
Feb. 27-WidespreHd revolt against sow
ct rule in parts of Russia.
March S-DurinR bonIbardment 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 rein prisoners con-
soldiers in ireland hanged in Mount JOY
prison.
March 15-Talaat PaslIa, former grand
viZier and Turkish minister Of finance,
ASIA ssinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March 24-fifty communists and police
men killed in Red revolt in industrial re-
gions of central Germany.
March y7-FornI.r Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne of Hun
gary. but Regent ilorthy refused to yield.
March %-CZecnnstovakia, Jugo-Siavia
and umania mobiIized to prevent res
tora ton of Charles.
April ALLIES council OF AMBASSADOR
warned Hungary the restora lion 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 s-National Bank Of Cuba sus-
pended.
April 14-Rritish transport workers and
strike.
April l7-U. S. government decided DR..
Alfredo Inyas was elected president Of
Cuba in November.
April l~s-Province of Ontario. Canada.
voted bone dry"
April c9-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-elert of Cuba
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doncd.
May lo-Dr. wirth became German
chancellor.
May :2-Serious anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria. Egypt.
May 2b-Dublin custom house burned by
Sim F'einers.
VIadlvos,ok seized by ant I-Bolshevists.
June New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized in Belfast.
June 22-king George formally opened
the Ulster ~pRrliam ent.
June 25-Llnyd 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. g-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
few OF the largest industries.
Aug. u-Baron Byng Of Nimy Ridge in
augurated governor general Of Canada.
Aug. 21-AleNander proclaimed king of
the Serbians. croats and Slovenes.
Aug. 23-Emir f'eisal beca me 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.
ASA ssinated.
Aug. 27.-Malabar district of British In
dia put under military rIle because of Sc
rious rioting b. Moplals.
Sept. 7-British cabinet, in answer to
Sim Fein note, asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference on Sept.
20, imposing condition that Ireland must
remain within the EN- pire
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 lreiand's right to Sc
cede. and thercupon Cancelled the proposed
conference.