The Meeker herald., 1922-01-07
FOREIGN

blow up tho houseS OF perilhHenG
Jan. 12-LeyKues ministry overthrown ny
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. 1E-Brland made premier of France.
Jan. 22-lrish leaders opened major Of
fensive" AGAINST British forces.
Feb. +Gresk cabinet headed by Rial
Feb. 6.-sultan Of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by lslam-
lite congress at Sivas and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb. N-widespread revolt against sovi-
ct rule In parts of Russia
March S-During bombardment OF work
ingmens quarters In Moscow by Bolshev-
LIST artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dnto, premier and minister OF
marine. assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
March fisk Sim F'ein prisoners con-
victed OF completely In killing Of British
prison.
March l5-Talaat Pasha, former grand
vixier and Turkish minister of finance.
M.rah S In ana Dolce
men killed In Red revolt in Industrial re-
Kions of central Germany.
March T-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne OF Hun
gary. but Regent Horthy refused TO yield.
March 3D-Czechoslovakia. Jugo-SlAvl0
and Rumania mobilized to prevent res
April l-Allies' council of ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated. and
Hungarian nntional 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 7-Dr Sun Vat Sen elected Presi-
dent OF Republic OF South China.
April 9-Nauonal Bank Of Cuba sus-
pended.
April lt-British transport workers and
railway men decided not to Join In
April l7-U. s. government decided DR..
Alfredo Zayas was elected president of
| Cuba in November.
April lS-Province of Ontario. Canada.
April s1Aifredo zayas proclaimed
| President-elect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
May lo-Dr. With became German
May as-serions Anti-Brl,ish outbreak
May S"Dubiin custom house burned by
Viadivostok soized by anu-Bolshevists.
June New parliament of Northern
| Ireland organized In Belfast
June 22-KinE George formally opened
| the Ulster parliament.
juno 25-Lloyd George invited De VAL
ern to conference on Ireland.
July 9-De Valera agreed to conference
| in London and cessation of all hostllities
| In Ireland was announced.
July I-De Valera received British Of
| fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
| took 1t to Dublin.
Aug. s-Soviet Russian government
| abandoned state ownership OF oil but q
| few OF the largest Industries
Aug li-Baron BynE Of Vlmy, Ridge In
| augurated governor general OF Canada.
| Aug. 21-Aiexander proclaimed king OF
| the Serbians. Croats and Slovenes.
Aug, N-Emlr FelsAl became king of the
| Irak region. tho now Arab state of Meso-
Aug. as-Ths Irish refused Britain's Of.
| fer and Lloyd George warned them
| aKa,nst delaying settlement
Matthias Erxberger. German statesman,
AuS. N.-MaIabar district of British In.
| dla put under military rule because of ne.
| rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept 7-British cabinet. In answer ia
| Sim Fein note, asked De Valera to send
| delegates to another conference on Sept
| %, imposing condition that Ireland mus,
| remain within the empire.
Sept 1A-NorwAy prohibited importation
| Of LIQUORS and wines containing more than
| II per cent alcohol.
| Lloyd George received reply from De
| Valera insisting on 1rslAnd's right to ~.
cede. and thsreupon cancelled tho proposed
l conference.