The Snowflake herald., 1922-08-04
FOREIGN

Free State triumph IN the capture OF
Limerick was followed swiftly by sue
cesses In the surrounding district
Secretary Edwin DENLY of the Amer
lean navy narrowly escaped death at
Picking In an airplane accident. When
flying at height of 1000 feet over
the great wall, the engine of the plane
broke down. The machine was demol-
fshed in landing, but Mr.. DENLY was
unfnjured.
Former enemy aliens will be ad.
mftted 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
There were wild scenes on the
bourse as values of the German mark
ffuctuated 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 $50 for one American dollar.
Lord Newton, speaking in the House
Of Lords recently, declared England
and Scotland were the dirtiest cOun-
tries In Europe. He quoted statistics
to show that 800 tons of SCOT fall every
year on each square mile Of London,
which was enough to build pyramid
four times as high as the famous clock
tower over the houses Of Parliament.
Former Premier Orlando, after an
hours consultation with King Victor
Emmanuel in Rome, is reported to
have refused to form a cabinet to sue
coed that Of Premier Facta, which re-
signed recently. Signor Orlando, who
has been discussing the situation with
all the leaders of the various cOnstitu-
tfonal groups of the chamber is said to
have declared himself against the
formation of short4ived cabinet.
Fighting around ShiIchow, seven
miles north of Canton, has resulted
favorably for General Shen Chung
Mfng's forces, according to reports to
Chen. These say the troops of DR..
Sun Vat Sen, whose south China gov
eminent Chen overthrow, have re-
treated miles. These forces were part
Of the body Sun, threw into >Kiengsi
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 IT.
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 TuIlamore, where they were
received with enthusiasm and popu-
lar reiiajtcfng. They now dominate
Kings county.
GENERAL
Federal survey of strike situation
gives $4,000 miners on strike and
$4,000 still at work.
The last announcement of the gov
ernmental agencies seeking to bring
about a 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.
With immediate prospect for peacs
in the railway strike gone, strikers and
railroads have settled down to a test
of strength. The statement of Chair
man Hooper of the Railroad lbor
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, or attempts from other quar-
tiers.
Horace Tanner, "a years old, con-
tractor, died in Mobile, Ala, hospi-
tai from a broken back suffered while
diving in shallow water. Tanner Owed
from a lofty heigAt into what he
thought was twenty feet of water
when there was only three feet.
The lack of unity between President
Pilsudski of Poland and the Polish
diet, felt since the beginning of the
present cabinet crisis, seemed, in the
view of some close observers of the sit
uation, to be threatening to- resolve it.
self into something like civil war.
Although gasoline refineries in the
United States are breaking all records
for production, the reserve supply of
"gas" for the nations automobiles is
steadily growing smaller, the American
Petroleum Institute disclosed in New
York recently. In May, ,2,229,975 bar
rels of motor fuel were refined, top
ping by over a million barrels the high
est previous record made in Septem-