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LORDS' DISCUSS GENERAL DYER'S CONDUCİ
LONDON, July 20
There was a large attendance of members and Peccesses in the House of Lords when Lord Finlay brought up a motion deploring the conduct of General Dyer's case, as unjust to him and establishing a precedent dangerous to the preservation of order in the face of rebellion. Lord Finlay contended that General Dyer was justified in firing on the crowd at Amritsar without warning, owing to the defiant attitude of the assemblage and the widespread insurrectionary movement in the neighbourhood. He declared that General Dyer was condemned without a trial on a misconcep- tion regarding a soldier's duty,,
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SINN FEIN OUTRAGE.
LONDON, July 18th. Munster Police Commissioner, Colonel Smyth; has been assassinated in the County Club at Cork.
Fourteen armed men forced their way into the club and fired on the Commissioner who fell riddled with bullets, and died almost immediately
There is unusual military activity in Cork, and gorse arrests have been made the military has been killed.
An ex-soldier who became friendly with
A deren men at 11 o'clock: at night walked into the Club and others proceeded to the smoking room, Some guarded the door where. Colonel Smyth, who was a Victoria Cross holder, was talking to two ether gentlemen, The raiders fred several shots. Colonel Smyth, who rose, staggered, and tried to run again, was shot and fell dead. The County Inspector, Mr. Craig, was wounded in the leg. The raiders then dis- appeared
Lord Sinha, replying, feared that the dangerous feud which had arisen from events in the Punjab would not end unless both parties dropped the question. He denied that General Dyer's action saved the Punjab. Even if that were so he hoped their Lordships would not endorse the doctrine that the end justified the means. He concluded with an appeal to his fellow-countrymen to dissociate themselves from the passive resistance | Leslowe (1. Listowel), ordering the men movement or any similar pernicious movement started by Gandhi called non-co-operation, which could only lead to disastrous results. The more reasonable sections of Indians, who were by far the largest majority, had already dissociated themselves frund it.
SERIOUS RIOTING AT CORK.
ARMOURED CAR FIRES ON. THE CROWD.
THREE KILLED AND SIX INJURED.
LONDON, July 19.
Colonel Smyth's name was prominently mentioned in the House of Commons last week owing to the speech which he was alleged to have made to the police ab not to be afraid to aboot effectively. He had just returned From London where he had given the Irish Office an explanation of the affair.
FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA.
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ALLAHABAD, July 17th: A message from Bagdad states that operations on the Lower Euphrates are continuing. A brigade, under Brigadier- General Conyngham, has been concentrated in the Diwaniyah area and communication has been restored between Basrah and Samawa by means of armoured trains which co-operated with the defence vessels and troops at Samara. The defence ex-ressels recently sharply engaged the Arabs. There is considerable effervescence in the Shatiyab district, but elsewhere all is quiet. FARM LABOURER'S FORTUNE
A serious riot occurred at Cork on Sunday night. A crowd of soldiers, infuriated by the bayonetting of a comrade who had not answered the challenge, attacked the uniformed soldiers. An armoured car fired on the crowd. It is reported that three people were killed and six seriously injured. Sing Fein volunteers rescued the isolated soldiers.".
BOLSHIKS ADVANCE ON ARMENIANS.
FARIS, July 19.
A message from Teheran says that following in the refusal of the Armenian Government to obey the ultimatum of the Moscow Government the eleventh Bolshevik army is advancing. It has occupied Karabagh and is continuing its march on Zangeniour,
MANNIX IN NEW YORK..
"IRISH SOIL NOT BRITISHI
NEW YORK, July 19.- Archbishop Mannix, of Melbourne, accompanied by De Valera, had an enthusiastic welcome at a crowded civic reception at Madison Square Garden. The Archbishop's address was punctuated by applause, especially when referring to the suggestion that he would not be permitted to land on British soil. He said that he did not intend to land on British soil, but on the soil of the Irish Republic.
NEW YORK, July 20. Archbishop Mannix received the freedom of the city. He declared that while America did not need. Australia the latter might need America.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, July 19.
Surrey beat Leicester by ten wickets; and Warwick beat Gloster by six wickets.
GERMAN PRINCE COMMITS SUICIDE.
BERLIN, July 18.
NEW YORK, July 18th. The hamlet of Boyleston in Massachusetts has experienced a great sensation by the discovery that a local farm labourer David Cant is one of the heirs to a million dollar estate in Dundee for whom lawyers have searched for years.
Cant is leaving. Boyleston to claim his inheritance.
GOVERNOR COX.
WASHINGTON, Jair 18th. After conferring an hour with Governor Cox, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, President. Wilson stated that be had found that they were absolutely in accord regarding the League of Nations. 37. Cox will have the support absolutely of the united party in championship of the honour of the United States and to secure the peace of the world. "
after the conference with President Wilson, Governor Cox declared that, if elected, he will endeavour with all bis strength to give what President Wilson premised in those sacrificed in the war. He and President Wilson agreed in regard to the meaning and suficiency of the Democratic platform and the duty of the Democratic Party in the face of the threatened bad faith to the world in the
name of America.
OLYMPIC GAMES,
BOSTON, July 19th. Over a hundred leading athletes, mostly Collegesters" have been finally chosen Olympic Games at Antwerp, including to represent the United States in the
Meredith the winner of the 500-metre race run at Stockholm in 1912
END OF THE WAR.
LONDON, July 18th. An Order in Council states, in order to
Prince Joachim of Prussia, the ex-Kaiter's youngest son has Com-remove misapprehension, that the date of mitted suicide at Potsdam.
PRINCE ARRIVES AT HOBART.
TREMENDOUS WELCOME BY CROWDS.
HOBART, July 19. The Prince of Wales has arrived. He was given a tremendous welcome by a large crowd in the gally decorated streets.
́THE AMERICA OUP,
NEW YORK, July 19.
the termination of war with Germany was January 10th Inst, but the termination of the war as a whole will be when the last of the peace treaties is signed and ratified,
* SUICIDE OF GERMAN PRINCE.
BERLIN, July 16th, Prines Joachim who was suffering from great mental depression has shot himself.
INTERNATIONAL, MERCANTILE
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New Yoxx, July 19th. The grces earnings of the international mercantile marina last year was $67,500,000, After conference with his advisers Sir Thomas Lipton has decided to as compared with $34,500,000 in 1918. The supersede Captain Burton, the "Shamrock's skipper. It is expected that fits in 1919 were 817,023,000, 4, 402-, pared with $13,000,000 in the your pre- Captain Nicholson or Colonel Neille, the yachting expert, will replace Captions. The surplus was $30,125,000.. Burton
SANDYHOOK, July 19.
It has now been settled that Captain Burton will again sail the "Sham- rock" for the next race."
THE RUSSLAN OF RATIONE,
WHAT THE BRITISH PUBLIC WILL HAVE TO PAY.
LONDON, July 19. It is officially stated that the expenditure on the Russian operations from November 11, 1918, to March 31, 1920 was £55.973.000 whereof £31,244,000 WEB on the British forces and £24,525 000 for noristance to Russians
PACIFYING ASTA'MINOR-
SIDON, July 20,
The Daily Telegraph understands that Romania is anxious
in the task of pacifying Aala Minor, and is ready to rĩa al-considerable: force at the disposal of the Anglo-Greek command
JAPANESE PROPOSE TO OCCUPY
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PEKING, July 17, Fighting has occurred at Kwanhon The wounded are arriving in Peking The city is quiet, but telegraphic and railway communication with Tientsin” is interrupted. Mediators despatchéd to reconcile the opponents have, re- turned, having proved unsuccessful in their efforts to mediate. It is reported from Ticotsid that the Japanese were anxious to occupy the railway to pre- vent the transport of troops, but the other commanders failed to agree,”
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London, July 19. Le F. D. Evans, Malay won the N. RA. Badge and 62 "the King's Prize competition at Bisler
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