Middletown transcript., 1922-01-07
FOREIGN

Jan. S-BTltlSn uneaTtneu 1TlsU plOt tC
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 4-Greek cabinet headed by Rial.
lis resigned
Feb. 5.-Sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by Islam.
itic congress at Sivas and Emir Feisai
appointed.
Feb. 2o-British killed 10 Irish in battle
near Cork.
Feb. Z7-Widespread revolt against sovi-
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 H-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 2Ef1fty 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 3O-Czecnoslovakia, Jugo-Slayin
and Rumania mobilized to prevent res
toration of Charles
March 3l-German authorities released
Neaf and thinner, Americans sentenced
to jail for trying to kidnap Grover Berg
doll.
April 1-Allies' council of ambassa dors
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 DR.. Sun Yat Sen elected Presi-
dent of Republic of South China.
April 9-National Bank of Cuba sus-
pended
April 14British transport workers and
railway men decided not to join in
strike.
April l5-General Gonzales started a new
revolution in Mexico.
April l7-U. S. government decided DR..
Alfredo Zayas was elected president of
Cuba in November.
April 1S-Province of Ontario. Canada,
voted bone dry"
April 29-Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-eect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned.
May 1o-Dr. wrth became German
MAY 22-Serious anti-British outbreak
in Alexandria, Egypt.
May 2-Dublin custom house burned by
Sim Feiners.
Vladivostok seized by anti-Bolshevists.
June New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized in Belfast
June 22-king George formally opened
the Ulster parliament
June 25-Lloyd George invited De Val.
era to conference on Ireland.
June 2T-Italian cabinet resigned
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, S-Imprisoned members of Dali
Eireann all released.
Aug. 9-Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
few of the largest industries.
Aug. 11-Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge in
augurated governor general of 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-
Aug. 2s-The Irish refused Britain's Of
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement.
Aug. Y.-Malabar district of British In
dia put under military rule because of se-
rous rioting by Moplahs.
Sept 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 empire.
Sept L-Revolutionary plot at Constan-
tinople discovered.
Sept. 14--Norway prohibited importation
of liquors and wines containing more than
IA per cent alcohol.
Lloyd George received reply from De
Valera insisting on Ireland's right to Sc
cede. and thereupon Cancelled the proposed
conference.