The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-30
FOREIGN


Jan. 3-Serious communist revolt in
Sumatra reported.
Jan. 5--Premier Mussolini ordered
italian Fascists to stop acts of Vlo-
lence.
Jan. IO-Bishop Diaz and other prel-
ates arrested by Mexican government
for sedition. ..
Jan. 11-Thousand natives massacred
at Wanghihpao. China, by bandits.
Jan. 16-Serious anti-Christian riot
in Foochow. China.
Jan. 27-British government abol-
iShed slavery in Burma.
Jan. 2S-Dr. Marx formed new Ger
man cabinet, including three promi-
nent Nationalist. and with no Social
lists.
Mexico ordered all priests to report
to government by February 10. or be
outlawed.
Feb. military revolution started
in Oporto, Portugal.
Feb. 7-Portuguese revolutionary
movement spread to Lisbon. with
severe lighting; oporto recovered by
Feb. 9-Revolution in Portugal re-
ported suppressed.
Feb. 16-Cantonese captured Hang
chow.
March Marshal Sun and his forces
quit the defense of Shanghai and
Shangtungese troops gathered there to
combat the Cantonese.
conscript capital in future wars.
March 9-Mexican troops executed
many rebels captured in battle
Mussolini wiped out all local auton-
omy in Cyrenaica and TripoH.
March 20-Shanghafs foreign city
taken by Cantonese,
March 23-South China Naticnalists
captured Marking and Chinkiang.
April 7-President Figueroa of Chile
took two months vacation" turning
government over to Premier 1banez.
April S-Gustav Senegal elected Prest-
April l1-Chancellor of Exchequer
Churchill presented new British budg-
April 12-Lithuanian diet dissolved
and military dictatorship established.
April 17-Japanese cabinet resigned:
April 18-Baron Tanaka appointed
premier of Japan.
Egyptian cabinet resigned.
Moderate Nationalists in China set
up new government in Marking.
April 20-Mexican bandits in Jalisco
attacked and burned a train. massa-
cring about 100 persons.
April 22-Japan granted three weeks
moratorium to banks in financial crisis.
Archbishop Mora del Rio and seven
other leading Catholic prelates ex-
PEELED from Mexico for fomenting re-
bellion.
of Bandits who committed the train
massacre in Jalsco.
April 26-Japanese banks resumed
business
May 2-Premie s Poincare a FaH3u es,
Frances northern frontier.
May 4-President Figueroa OF Chile
resigned.
after both sides agreed to disarm. re-
turn to their farms and await reg
ular election. President Diaz proclaimed
a general amnesty.
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berra. new capital Of Australia, opened
by Duke of York
May 17-Vatican denounced Mus
S0 May a saGtsr elected President of
June Toronto government began
sale of bottled liquor.
Premier Avarescu of Rumania re-
June 2-Baron Cartier de Marchienne
resigned as Belgian minister to United
States.
June 5-Prince Babu Stirbey made
premier of Rumania.
June 9-Russia announced execution
of twenty monarchists and alleged
June 12-Russian government or
dered execution of ten more alleged
spies.
self dictator in Peking.
June 21-Premier Shirley of Rumania
resigned and loan Bratiano succeeded
him.
June 23-William Cosgrave re-
elected President of Irish Free State
executive councils; De Valera and his
followers barred from dali eireann for
refusal to take the oath.
July Canada began celebration of
sixtieth anniversary of the confedera-
ton.
dent and minister of justice of Irish
Free State. assassinated.
July 15-Communists started riotous
revolt in Vienna: scores killed and
wounded in battles with troops and
President Gales of Mexico freed all
Catholics imprisoned for sedition.
July 17-Austrian government re-
gained control of situation in Vienna.
July 1S-Hankow and Hanyang
taken by Marking troops.
July 20-King Ferdinand of Rumania
old. was proclaimed king under a
Aug. i-Eruption of vesuvius caused
inhabitants of surrounding villages to
Aug. 3-Canada's war memorial at
Aug. 11-Eamonn de Valera and
forty-four other Fianna Fail party
members took oath of allegiance to
Greek coalition cabinet resigned.
Aug. l2-Mexico excluded agitators
Revolt in Portugal suppressed by
government.
Aug. IA Gen. Chang Kai-shek.
leader of Marking Nationalist of
China. resigned.
Sept. 13-Directorate of Spain modi-
fed into a semi-military ministry op-
Grating without a parliament
Sept. 15-Irish Free State elections
gave government plurality of six votes
IN dali eireann.
Sept. 1S-President Hindenburg, at
unyeiling of Battle of Tannenburg
memorial. repudiated Germanys war
guilt.
German ambassador to United States
killed in plane crash in Germany.
Sept. 25-Attempts made to bomb
train of touring American Legionnaires
near Nice. France
Aug. 29-Viscount Cecil resigned
from British cabinet because of failure
of naval limitation conference
Northern Chinese army defeated near
Marking after four days of severe
fighting.
Sept. 1s-General Feng defeated
northern Chinese armies after three
days of fighting.
Sept. 30-Leon Trotzky expelled from
the Communist Internationale at Mos
COW.
Oct. s-Gomez and serrano. Presiden-