Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-12-30
FOREIGN

Jan. J-BTltlSn unedTlUeu Ill9H pipl W
blow up the houses OF parliament
Jan. l2-Leygues ministry Overthrown by
French chamber Of deputies.
Jan. l5-BrIand made premier Of France.
Jan. 22-lrsh leaders opened major Of
fensive" against British forces
Feb +-Greek cabinet headed by Rial
lis resigned.
Feb 5.-Sultan Of Turkey deposed az
head of MOhammedan religion by Islam
itic congress at Sivas and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb. Widespread revolt against soyi-
ct rule in parts Of Russia.
March S-During bombardment of work.
ingmens quarters in Moscow by BOlsher.
list artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato premier and minister OF
marine. assassinated at Madrid SPAN
March l4-Sx Sim Fem prisoners con-
victed Of completely in killing Of British
soldiers In ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March l5-Talaat Pasha, former. grand
vzier and Turkish minister of finance,
assassinated by Armenian in Berlin
March 4EF'ifty communists and police
men killed in Red revolt in Industrial re-
gons of central Germany
March N-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne Of Hun
gary but Regent Horthy refused to yield.
March CZecnOslOvakia. JusO- SlaVia
and Rumana modified to prevent res
toratiOn of Charles
April 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
April 5-Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland
April DIR. Sun Vat Sen elected Presi-
dent OF Republic Of South China.
April Irrational Bank Of Cuba sus-
pended
April l4-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 29-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
Presdent-elect of Cuba
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned
May lO-Dr. wlrth became German
chancellor
May 22-Serous anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria. Egypt.
May 6-Dubln custom house burned by
Sim FeIners.
Vladivostok seized by anti Bolshevsts
June New parliament OF Northern
ireland organized In Belfast
June 22-Klng George formally opened
the Ulster parliament
June 25-LlOyd George invited De Val
era TO a conference on Ireland
July 9-De Valera agreed tU 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 it to Dublin
Aug 9-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
few of the largest industries.
Aug ll-Baron Byng Of Vimy Ridge in
augurated governor general NJ Canada.
Aug 2l-AleXander proclaimed king Of
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 Britaln's OF.
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement
Matthias Erzherger. German statesman
assassinated
Aug Malabar district OF British In.
dia put under military rule because OF Sc.
rious rioung by Moplahs.
Sept 7-British cabinet in answer tc
Sim Fein note. asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference on Sept
%. imposing condition that Ireland must
remain within the empire.
Sept l4-Norway prohibited importation
OF liquors and wines containing more thar
u per cent alcohol
Lloyd George received reply from De
Valera insisting on Ireland's right TO Sc.
cede. and thereupon cancelled the proposed
conference.