The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-10
FOREIGN

manufacture poison gas except for ex- perimental purposes, Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons recently.
 Secretary Edwin Denby of the Amer ican navy narrowly escaped death at Peking in an airplane accident. When flying at height of 4,000 feet over the great wall, the engine of the plane broke down. The machine was demOl- ished in landing, but MT. Denby was uninjured.
 Former enemy aliens will be ad- mitted to the British crown colony of Hongkong with the expiration of the anti-alien ordinance next month, the chairman of the Chamber of Com merce of HOngkong learned from the government sources. The ordinance will not be renewed, he was informed.
 Former Premier Orlando, after an hours consultation with King Victor Emmanuel in Rome, is reported to have refused to form a cabinet to sue ceed that of Premier Facta, which re- signed recently. Signor Orlando, who has been discussing the situation with all the leaders of the various constitu- tiOnal groups of the chamber, is said to have declared himself against the formation of short-lived cabinet.
 There were wild scenes on the fluctuated in consequence of newspa- per announcements that the allies were going to take over control of Ger man finances. There was considerable dealing in foreign securities. The mark went to 535 for one American dollar. One newspaper spoke of allied finan- cial control as "tantamount to a re- ceivership for Germany" Another called it slavery"
 Fighting around Shiuchow, seven miles north of Canton, has resulted favorably for General Shen Chung Mings forces, according to reports to Chen. These say the troops of Dr. | Sun Vat Sen, whose south China gov ernment Chen overthrow, have re- treated miles. These forces were part of the body Sun threw into Kengsi province, whose return to Kwangtung Sun anticipated, would enable him to regain his lost capitol, Canton.
 Limerick is completely in possession of the Free State forces, it is official | ly announced in Dublin, but no details of the final engagement with the ir- regular troops are given. With Lime rick and Waterford in the hands of the National forces, the attack on this line now has been opened in earnest and a combined assault is expected shortly. The Free Staters also have occupied Tullamore, where they were received with enthusiasm and pOpu- lar rejjajicing. They now dominate Kings county.
 GENERAL
 Terrorized, they said, by moOnshin- CTS overrunning the district, citizens of the little town of Kingsdale, forty miles south of Duluth, Minn.. have ap- pealed to state and federal authorities for aid, declaring their village has be- come the center of organized liquor dealings, extending throughout Mime sota.
 The last announcement of the gov ernmental agencies seeking to bring about resumption of work by the striking shopmen, clerks, oilers and groups of maintenance of way workers, having been that of the federal rail- road labor board to the effect that the board contemplated no further move at present, has left the country wait ing for something to happen.
 William Allen White, editor of the Emporia (Kansas) Gazette, who, for several days, has been displaying a placard in the window of the Gazette office. now keeps his sign concealed from the public. The yellow poster an nouncing i've are for the striking rail- road men 90 per cent" was removed following the issuing of a warrant charging Mir. White with violating the Industrial Court law. The editor i'm mediately made bond for his appear ance when the case is called in the Oc- tober term of the District Court.
 Federal survey of strike situation gives 61O,OOO miners on strike and 1S5, 5000 still at work.
 With immediate prospect for pea } in the railway strike gone, strikers and railroads have settled down to test of strength. The statement of Chair man Hooper of the Railroad ! Nor Board that the board no longer was engaged in peace negotiations left the situation open to direct negotiation be- tween strike leaders and railway chiefs OF attempts from other Quar-