The Holly chieftain., 1922-01-05
FOREIGN

Jan. s-British unearthed Irish plot to
blow up the houses OF parliament.
Jan. 12-Leygues ministry oyerthrown by
| French chamber of deputies.
Jan. 1E-Briand made premier Of France.
Jan. 22--Irish leaders opened major Of
| fensive" against British forces.
Feb. 4-Greek cabinet headed by Rhal-
lis resigned.
Feb. 5.-sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam
itic congress at Sivas and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb. N-widespread revolt against soyi-
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.
March A-six Sim Fein prisoners con-
victed Of completely In killing of British
soldiers in ireland hanged in Mount Joy
prison.
March 15-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 H-Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne OF Hun
gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield
March S0-Czechoslovakia, Jugo- -SlayiR
and Rumania mobilized to prevent res
toration of Charles. n
April l--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.
Coal miners of Great Britain struck. .
April 5-Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April 7-Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Presi-
dent of Republic of South China.
April s-Natonal Bank of Cuba sus-
pended.
April 14-British transport workers and
railway men decided not to Join in
April l7-u. s. government decided DR..
Cuba In November.
April 1s-ProvInce of Ontario. Canada.
voted bone dry"
April as-Aifredo zayas proclaimed
President-elect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned.
May io-Dr. wirth became German
May 22-serlous anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria, Egypt.
May S-Dublin custom house burned by
Sim Feiners. ri
June New parliament Of Northern
Ireland organized In Belfast.
June Fixing George formally opened
the Ulster parliament.
June 25-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 H-De Valera received British Of
fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
took 1t to Dublin.
Aug 9LSoviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
| few OF the largest industries.
Aug. u--Baron Byng OF Vimy Ridge In
augurated governor general of Canada.
Aug. 21--Alexander proclaimed king of
| the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes.
Aug. .23-Emlr Feisal became king of the
Irak region, the new Arab state OF Meso-
] potamia.
| Aug. 2s-The Irish refused Britain.s Of.
| fer and Lloyd George warned them
| against delaying settlement.
Matthias Erzberger. German statesman,
assassinated, t4
| Aug. 27.-Malabar district Of British In.
| dia put under military rule because of ne.
| rious rioting by Moplahs
| Sept. 7--British cabinet, In answer tc
sinn Fein note. asked DE Valera to send
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 thar
| "A per cent alcohol
Lloyd George received reply from d,
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to se
cede. and thcreupon cancelled the proposed
conference.