Connecticut western news., 1922-01-05
FOREIGN

Jan 9-Brittsh unearthed Irish plot to blow up the houses of parliament.
 Jan. 12-Leygues ministry overthrown by French chamber of deputies.
 Jan. 15-Briand made premier of France. Jan. 22-Irish leaders opened "major of- fensive" against British forces.
 Feb. 4Greek 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 Fetsal appointed.
 Feb. 27-Widespread revolt against sovi- ct rule in parts of Russia.
 March 8-During bombardment of work ingmens quarters in Moscow by BOlsheV- ist artillery several hundred persons were killed or wounded. Eduardo DatO, premier and minister of marine, assassinated at Madrid. Spain. March 14-Six Sim Fein prisoners con victed of compllCity in killing of British soldiers in Ireland hanged In Mount Joy prison.
 March 15-Talaat Pasha, former grand Iizier and Turkish minister of finance, 1 assassinated by Armenian in Berlin. March A-Fifty communists and police men killed in Red revolt In industrial re- gions of central Germany.
 March N-Former Emperor Charles made attempt to regain throne of Hun gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield.
 March 3O-Czechoslovakia, Jugo-Slavia and Rumania mobilized 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.
 Coal miners of Great Britain struck. April 5-Former Emperor Charles left Hungary for Switzerland.
 dent of Republic of South China. | April 9-Natonal Bank of Cuba sus- | pended
 April 14-British transport workers and railway men decided not to join in
 April 17-U. s. government decided Dr, Alfredo Zayas was elected president of
 April 18NProvince of Ontario, Canada, voted "bone dry"
 April 29-AIfredo zayas proclaimed President-elect of Cuba.
 British coal strike negotiations aban-
 May 1o-Dr. wirth became German
 May 22-serious anti-British outbreak in Alexandria, Egypt
 May 25-Dublin custom house burned by | Sim Feiners
 Vladivostok seized by anti~Bolshevists.
 June 7-New parliament of Northern Ireland organized in Belfast.
 June 22-King George formally opened the Ulster parliament.
 June 25-LIoyd George invited De Val era to a conference on Ireland. ] July 9-De Valera agreed to conference l in London and cessation of all hostilities in Ireland was announced. ! July 21-De Valera received British of fer for settlement of Irish troubles and 'oSH Aug. :' 9-soviat Russian government abandoned state ownership of all but a few of the largest industries.
 Aug. 11-Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge ln- | augurated governor general of Canada.
 Aug. 21-Alexander proclaimed king o1 the Serbians, Greats and Slovenes
 Aug 23-Emir Felsal became king of the Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso. l potamia.
 Aug. 26-The Irish refused Britain's of fer and Lloyd George warned them against delaying settlement.
 Matthias Erzberger, German statesman assassinated.
 Aug. 27.-Malabar district of British In. dfa put under military rule because of SC rious rioting by MOplahs.
 Sept. 7-British cabinet In answer tc Sim Fein note, asked De Valera to senC delegates to another conference on Sept 20, imposing condition that Ireland mus remain within the empire. | Sept 14-Norway prohibited importation of liquors and wines containing more thar IA per cent alcohol.
 Lloyd George received reply from DC Valera insisting on Irelands right to SC csde, and thereupon cancelled the proposed conference.