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THE WANDSWORTH SENSATION.
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THE DOLLAR.
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ECONOMIC RIDDLE.
LowDos, January 2bt The possibility of prefiting by the m duction of prices to secure pertament reduction in ages is being" extensively
A party of a dozen men in ambush apparently watching for "Black and Tars" from Germenstown, the training centre for the Royal Irish Con-explaited. The Government still comen stabulary in North Dublin, were surprised by cadets at Tulks Bridge, near Dublin, this morning. One of the men in ambush was seriously wounded and six were taken prisoner.
The authorities in Dublin, learning of the ambush, rushed off cadets in motor cars. The ambushers, who were provided with bombs, balted after a rapid exchange of shots. The cadets suffered no casualties,
*Five alleged Sinn Feiners were brought up at the South Western Police Court in connection with the Wandsworth sensation on January 15. One man was bound over and the others rumanded for a week.
[One morning the police intercepted a number of men climbing a wall in the premises of the Vacuum Oil Company at Wandsworth. Firing and la scuffe ensued. Only one person was arrested and Sinn Feia documents and a revolver were found in his pockets. Subsequent investigations revealed a plot to set fire to 60,000 barrels of oil which were in the premises]
NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO FRANCE.
PARIS, JIBWAry 20.
A Hayas message states that Mr. "Tchin Glo, who was recently appointed Chinese minister to France, has arrived at Marseilles.
ITALIAN ZEPPELIN DISASTER.
GERMANS REFUSE TO REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS.
HAL-CONCEALED SATISFACTION.
LONDON, January 21.
A Berlin telegram "states that a Zeppelin which was recently handed I over to Italy was badly damaged in landing after a trial flight near Rome. Three members of the Italian crew were killed and several injured. The telegram alleges that the Italians were nuable tasenaw the damage and the Germans refused to replace the damage pould be contrary to the Peace Treaty. The Italus there is decided to scrap The airship." The Germans with ill-concealed satisfaction, suggest that the Zeppelins delivered to Britain, France and Japan will meet with a similar fate.
SHIPPING BOARD SCANDAL.
BIG STEEL MAGNATE DENIES ALLEGATIONS.
NEW YORK, January 22... Giving evidence before the committee of investigation into alleged irregularities in the Shipping Board's accounts, Mr. Chzries Schwab em. phatically contradicted the statement that bis personal expenses for October of 1918 amounting to $260,000 were charged to the Board. He declared
trating on the economia situation on the development of the system of barter, the imes of the retification of exchanges, the
speeding up of public schemes and the extension of short-time
The draft proposals of the Labour Com mittes include a universal hour work Stats unemploymen; benefa for married Den of 5% weekly and foe single men 28. a week with additional Carances for children, the total rejection of the short- time proposals, increase in the school age to 16 yras, an extensive scheme of public works, a system of international credits, and the resumption of commerce with Roseia and Central Europe.
VIENNA'S DESPERATE PIAGET.
VIENNAS. January 21
The resignation of the Cabinet and the general striks foreshadowed for January 90th have not yet materialbed. There is interss disappointment hete regardig Great Britain's imability to grant a kan Popular drupstrations are occurring A procession carried
gas pracers.
gallows through the city. Apprehensive "profiteers are fecing in a panic. Kear
while, the workers have granted the Cabines an extension of time—the period is nog stipulated-to reduce prices. High a view to suspeiding indefinitely on ine heads of the Cabinet Minister, the sword of Danvers, as the Opposition declize to take over the Government.
DUTCH
ART.
Losos, January 21st. The exhibition of Datch art in Whi chapel, is attracting the rectes interest. Queen of Holland has telegraphed ter There have been numerous visitors. The
congratulations on the success of the exhibi-
tion.
BOMBAY MILL LOCK-OUT.
Bamais, January 21st, The lock out at the Kohinoor Mili his come to an end.
THE O'CALLAGHAN CASE.
NEW YORK, January 974, The President has ordered the deporta tion of Mr. O'Callaghan. In the time he is being permitted to addros meet- ings and to testify before the Irish In- restigation Committee.
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that he paid all his own expenses while director-general of the Emergency which six persons were killed are forth-
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GERMAN REPARATIONS.
THREE ANNUAL INSTALMENTS REPORTED POSSIBLE.
LONDON, January 21. It is authoritatively stated that there is reason to believe that the Germans will agree to pay three annual instalments of reparations follow. ing,the decisions reached at Spa and Boulogne.
SECOND TENNIS TEST MATCH.
AMERICA BEATS AUSTRALIA THREE NOUGHT.
SYDNEY, January 21.
In the second test match between Australia and America the latter won. 3-0. Washurn beat Hawke 6-4,6-4; Johnston beat Heath 6-3,6-3; and Tilden and Johnston beat Brockes and O'hara Wood 10-8,2-6, 7-5,62.
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AMERICAN TENNIS
PHILADELPHIA, January 21.
Jay Gould defeated Jack Soukar in five sets to one in the best nine tennis championship of America.
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS.
LONDON, January 21. The Italian Socialist Congress at Leghorn has voted by a large majority in favour of acceptance with reservations Moscow's twenty one conditions for joining the third Internationale. Lenin, however, insisted on unconditional acceptance.
M.M. WINNER.
OFFICIALLY INSULTED,
PROBABLY ISSUED WITH RATIONS."
An official insult has been offered to Nottingham soldier, Sergeant Harry Cam, of the R.A.S.C. Camm was recently awarded the Military Medal, and not being sure what it was for he sent an inquiry to the Records Office at Woolwich Dock
been given, but written on the paper in red ink were the words, "It was probably issued with the rations." Lord, Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, the member for South Nottingham, ad- dressed a question Sir Archibald Williamson, who denied that the of cer in charge of the records had made such ar aspersion, but Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck ofered to pro- duce the original-document, and the matter is being Further investigated.
SINN FEIN CAMPAIGN. --
LONDON, January 21st- Details of the Glenwood ambask in
coming. A patrol of ten was waylaid where a road skirted a wood from whero the numerous assailants commanded a dar view and poured a concentrated fusily de into the approaching larry. The police replied bravely, bat an inspector and fre men were killed early. The remaining four continued to fight." Two Tere gon wounded and two others escaped azis. jured. Strong parties of police and wili- tary subsequently searched the countryside fruitlessly and there were no arrests made.
REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
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LONDON, January 21st, French newspapers continue to urge's strong attitude towards_Germany."
Commenting on the German serai.official statement regarding reparations, the Peit Journal, for example, says that while France is prepared at present to demand only part payment of her and even contemplates the possibility of the relinquishment of a portion of it, Ger- Imany threatens to break off conversations, failing fresh concessions entailing the resi sion of the most essential clauses of the Peace Treaty," Germany's attitude renders the hope of the avoidance to resort to force most unlikely.
MORE BRITISH COLL FOR EASTERN PORTS.
LONDON, January 18t Further, development has taken place in the chartering of British tonnage to carry steamers were secured to run from Cardiff coal to Eastern ports. Yesterday coil. to Bombay and Bingapore at 2. per ton.
The charitable folks who try,
to find some agreeable reason for all Oriental customs always maintain“. that the bargain system, though I causes a waste of time, is really s means of taking from the rich accord ing to their means and making things Lexsier for the poor. There is no endorsement of this idea in the action of the Sasebo werkmen who are boy: citing every tradesman in the town, as they corrider that they have, been »
made the victims of unscrupulom profiteering. Among their demands 19′′ ore that everything be marked at an
it has since been disowered mature-fixed price. It is curious Kermarki. medal was conferred on Camen fol. the Shanghai Chronicle, that at a carrying a wounded comrade under
heavy fire and keeping battery.sop
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