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THEOUCH RECTAR'S (AGENCY) | E TROUBLES OF IRELAND. A "GRAVE DEVELOPMENT.
Tras, Jane th
Arisen grave development has ough thirteen fenders of the Republienar Wolutionary Army, including Liam alows and Rory, O'Connor, having ou all a proclaination calling zens to rally in the suppift of the
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Bublin
'APTURE OF FOUR COURTS.
DURAN June. 99th.
The Free State troops "entered Fur brts at one o'clock phis morning,
A
it immbardment battered down one
main walls, enabling the Free te fears to force.heie way in. A The part në the rebel, fures surrender Add the remnant is hiding out remains of Four Courts, le the any prisoners were taben and the Faver ate troops suffered, theye hug a bus of equities including seane killed.
DËSPERATE ENGAGEMENT.
Loxtos, June 20th. The capture of Fourt Courts is the re
t of the Free State troops employing fri/ effective munitions, and "thus creat
a endisidérable breach in the western! 4 of the building. The Free State Jurves ebarged the ach with great dash, and grim hand band lighting preceded the Free State
Tines were laid by the rebels, but the ge Stale sunte bented thman, al mat
wira.
chineguns
ape pantities, of explosives and were exipanred, and the inselnde Harry. a prominent jtlern zebil
THEE STATE CASUALTIES..
Du Free Staters took za prisoners
Four Courts.
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The garrison, at 8.30 on Tuesday night, appealed on the score of humanity, that the Commander of the Free State fories would admit to Four Courts a uniformed nursed who was accompanied by a woman. The Commander of the Free State troops was suspicious, and had the mur taken to a hotel where it was discovered that she was Barry, one "of the sign- tries to the jebel's proclamation.
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MANY CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. The troups, when passing through the city yesterday, were frequently attacked by men. in plain clothes, standing on-the street eveners. The troeps have shown
extraordinary introl in her of such Prevention, but a communique warns the people of the danger of assembling in the streets, and states that eleven
PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY "Ter, 192.2-
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO.S SWANSEA EËFINERY, OPENED BY PRESIDENT OF BOARD
TRADE.
OF
·LATEST CABLES. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD. DEMPSEY AND WILLS MATCHED.
NEW YORK, June 9th. Dempsey has acerpted the challenge of the negro. Wills, which he had up to the present declined on the question of colour.
FAR EASTERN CABLE THE WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY. APPROVED DY JAPANESE PRIVY COUNCIL
NEWS.
(THROUGH SIUTER'S AGENOT.]. ..
PROUGH SHUTER
THE TRANSFER OF SHANGTUNG,
JAPANESE INTERESTS TO BE
PROTECTED.
PIRING, June 20th.
Loses, kano Mk.
y's new Charpuny": The Auto-Persian Oit behnery at Swansea, which took then sears to construct, and cost $5,000,000, was opened yesterilay by the President of the Beard of Trade. When fully ope rating, the refinery will be able to "stapply at least me-third of the total consumptitle, simflasly to the recent forfeiture Properties, had its opening inveting this tion Sf petrol in Great Britain.
THE OFFER OF A PEERAGE,
LORD BIRKENHEAD'S EXPLANA
TION..
Loxtos, June 9th.
Lord Birkenhead's announcement, was
civilians were killed and thirty wounded [ made on the 'ersumption of the debate in
yesterday.
EARLIER CABLES.
the House of Lords, on the question as to whether Mr. Robinson was rreom-
NO TELEGRAPIDU CONTACT WITH | mended for a peerage for national im-
perial serviers. SOUTH IRELAND.
J
Lesbos, June
The Post Office announces that the cable between Angleen and Kingstown has heet the Trish växt. rat presumably near Telegraphic communication between Bri tain and South Ireland has therefore ceased. This cable to Relfast is now the only, aneats of eutumingleation with Ire
1am.
RAHWAYS DAMAGED.
Loos, June guth.
"The situation at Dublin is regarded as the gravest in view of the development of
The railwng Has been Zorrilla, tactics.. bit at Kildare, and a hide, cute Liptrick Juretion blows m. ommunication with Cork,
severing
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GERMAN REPARATIONS, IS GERMÄS POVERTY A PRETENCE
that
Lord Birkenhead said that the matter was mod henkt and delicate, sand it was undoubtedly a grave omisssion, which fu waped would not be repeated., in the gumstances ander which, the, recom - was rade, the Scertary for miniating the Colonies was not emsalted on the miatter as he shundțil have been, in order th cumble him to exercise his constitit
tional duty, and to make himself the monthpiece for the Dominions, and also to ashqaint thed Parmier, of the opinion and desire of the Dominion and generally
talvise him...
It was realised and adnitted that no British citizen, resident and primarily belonging to a. Domition, ought to be re- Commended for au honour in this coun” try, except with the approval. of his Government. That principle would un- doubrallý “bu" a guide to action in the
fathre
Pants, June #b In the Seunte, Premier Poïnence when denburg with the reparations spite.
siresting. deela rec
Germany's poverty was simply a preteney, as Gers many is spending on hier qummaretai flert twelve inillard's that ought to go to them,
ENRLIER CABLES.
SOUTH AFRICA DECLINES,
LONDON, June enth
i
The decision follows the ruling of the New York Boxing Commission. that the challenge must by neceptel by July 10th ör Dempsey would be deprived of the
The Connnittee of the Joint Commis Shantung, dealing with the transfer of administrative rights and
wa, teas
hy the feather-weight Johnny Kilbane, morning and decided that all questions should be referred to sub-committees for "There is no indication as 'to 'how early discussion, the full Committed itself de and the middle-weight, Johnny Wilson.
the meeting of Dempsey and Wills will
ciding upon the reports when tendered. tuke plice
EARLIER CABLES.
WORLD'S TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP. SOME SECOND ROUND WINNERS.
LONDON. June with.
At Wimbledon today's programme did not provide any surpriss, although the ceatre court was the scene of many inter esting international duels.
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In a first round match, the American, Denn Mathey, beat the Belgian Cham- pion, Washer, by 0-0, 6-2, 6-9-7-5 Mather used an all-steel racquet, but discarded this after he had lost the first three games
In second round matches the Austra" lians, Patterson and O'Hara Wood, de- feated the American Oxonina, Gravem, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, and the Spaniard, Count de Gomar 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 respectively.
The most important results to-day were the first round victories of the English hope, Miss McKane and the American Champion, Mrs. Mallory," Miss McKane and Mlle. Leiglen will oppose each ather in the second round in what will probably be the key match of the Ladies Singles.
Sir Geo. Thomas, Kingscote, Gordon in Borotra were all sound round win- Lowe, Miss and the Frenchmen Gobert
aery.
MEXICANS RELEASE OIL CO. EMPLOYEES.
"ANOTHER CAMP RAIDED.
WASHINGTON, June 29tb. The American Consulat Tampico slates that the rebels have evacuated the property referred to in the cable of the 27th inst, and liberated the employees No damage or casualties occurred. Later the rebels seized the camp belonging to La Cerona Oil Company, a Dutch-British concern and made prisoners of eighty-five émployées.
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The previous cable stated that forty eruployees of the Cortez Oil Company, together with property valued at over a by the rubel General Grorožabe, who was holding them to rauskas, į
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In connection with the Customs at Tslagtao, the Chinese intimated that they will give instructions for the execution of the Article providing the Japanese lang dage may contime in use at the Customs at Tsingtao and that due regard to local! commercial requirements will be had in the arlection of officials for employment
in 'the Customs.
The Japanese hoped that the free
bonded warehouse customs, zone or
would be maintained at Tsingtao, and the Chinese promised that the point would be considered. It was decided that the transfer of wharves and golowes would be considered by the First Section Com mitter, concurrently with that of other Government properties.
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SINO JAPANESE RAILWAY COMMISSION.
METHODS OF PROCEDURE.
PEKINO, June 30th. The official communique of the first meeting of the second sertion" (railway Commission) Sino-Japanese joint commis sion held today, states that the follow- ing decisions were reached.
First a procedure for the discussions of the railway question was decided
Tokyo, June 29th.
The Pilvy Council has approved the Naval Treaty adopted by the Washing- ton Conference and submitted it to the Prince Regent for ratification, also the
agreements prohibiting poisonous gus ̃aud restricting the use of submarines. -
ECHO OF THE 1914 SIKH REVOLT.
LEADER SURRENDERS AFTER
SEVEN YEARS. "
ARISTAR June 29th. Gurdit Singh, the leader of the Sikh emigrants in the fatal affray near Calcutta, on the return of the Sikta in October, 1914, From the Far End in the Komunyeta Mara, has voluntarily surren dered to the polier after absconding for Roven years. He will be tried at Amritsar on a charge of sedision.
RECONSTRUCTION OF FRENCH WAR AREAS.
CONTRIBUTION FROM SHANGHAL
PARIS, June 20th. atarshal Jofre has transmitted to the Minister for the Colonies, towards the.
the department of the Aisne, 100,000 frares to be received from Shaughaï from the French committer there." also 10,000 franes to be received from the Portuguese Consul-General
U.S.A. DESTROYERS POR ASIATIC WATERS.
reconstruction of the commune Barisis ir
ARRIVE AT GIBRALTAR.
GIBRALTAR, June 9th. Thirteen urge American destroyers, with the tender, Black Hawk as supply ship, arrived from New York. bound for Asiatic waters.
DENGUE
MALARIA.
Dr. R. E. Ingram Johnson, of Colombo, records in the Journal of Tropical Medi cine that during the course of 1921 two patients, both of whom had lived in the East some years, and had had frequent malarial attacks, suffered from dengue
Second: an inventory of railway pro while staying at the same hotel. Since
Three members of the Free State forces allies, Germany is algo buying back the Following a "Parliamentary agitation- quarter of a million dollars. were seized | perties is to be given out to serve as a
are killed and shirty-four wounded. General Rory O'Connor and Liam fellows with 159 followers Dook up a sition at the rear of the building, where
GRAT
By subiti.
vexsils surrendered to Britain, and building many now Vessels,
GERMANYS BIG MERCANTILE
MARISE.
The German mercantile marine is dos
There was faneg gun firing at 1 15 this | the third largest cogamerrind feet in the breing.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT'S DIFFICULT TASK.
LONDON, June goth,
Wins the" expture of Four Courte is good women for de ultimate, success ĐỂ Provinsional Guvernfient in restoring der, it is evident that the Governmen!.
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worle, dini Germany is garrying out co siderable works for the improvement and extension of ber" railways.
The allies must insist on the applica.
in connection with the conferment of honours, principally arising out of the Lirthday Prenge vinferred on the South Africa, Sir Joseph Robinson, which General Sunts, replying to attacks in the South Africau Parliament recently, said he never recommended, a sensation was reading in the House of Lands a letter caused by the Lord Chancellor to-day which Sir Joseph "wrote to Mr. Lloyd George on June and being the King's permission to drelin the Peerage.
THE MURDERERS OF DR. RATHENAU.
basia for discussion in the commission.
Third: the Japanese delegation, will furnish a list of names and a record of the present employees for future refer-
CAT.
that time, one six months, and the other four months, neither of then has had a malarial attack. This set me wondering." and a conversation I had with a planter friend about the same time caused me to put two and two together, and mąka further inquiries as to the connçetion be tween the two leases,
malaria,
FIVE MORE ARIËSTS;
My planter friend is connected with district where Fourth the present Japanese railway two estates, one in a Battis, June 10th
malaria is rife, and the other where it Five mole arrests have been rute în administration undertakes that between is almost unknown. A large batch of the time of the ratification of, the Shan- coolies were sent to the estate where conection with Dr. Rathenau's assassina tinn. These comprise Schutt and Diestal,
absent. An outbreak of merchants of Berlin, the latter iwing the tung Treaty and the transfer to China
ague occurred and many of the coolies owner of the garage to which the assas of the railway properties, they will not
were gery ill. Later a large number of Sir Joseph Robinson, in a letter sing car belonged: Gunther, a student purchase any more materials or increase, they were sent to the malarious district, ferring to the debate on his Peerage in | and. Stubenrauch and Tebow, two | tons of real vaport taxes, and the nor the House of Lords on June end, ways shoolboys. The latter is a younger bro-in any sense, the prescut stock of railway and it was noted that those who had Euffered from dengue previously did not Germans have accumulated abroad-most heurter singht the honour. He was anther of the Techow previously are sted, properties, aside from such as aro absuffer from malaria. This seemed very.
old man to whom kouaurs and dignities
solutely required for the maintenance of strong corroboration of the idea that the railway.
some antitoxin was formed the blood of persons who had suffered from dengue ruta: the following sub-committees will that was antagonistic to the development be organized: first, or the valuation of of the malaria parasite. I then made in
LIKELY POSTPONEJENT.
very interesting replies' to my queries. I have altogether collected some thirty or forty cases of persons who have either had malarin before contracting dengue why have had no recurrence after the at-
tack of the lätter disease, or, on the other hand, have had deague, and have later been exposed to malaria infection and proved immune.
b mad akikable for reparations, can no longer be atters of 'ninch cone
A, DRASTIC DECREE
BERLIN, June thi will faced with the difficult task of Severe control of Germany's francesern and he would be sorry if the honour "were the occasion of sarhill-feeling as
Herr Gert bus jesuai a degree stating ugleg up the robes and their Cost be established and i Gemang was manifested in the Have of Lords.
that members of secret societies planning, refused to accept pach, control, the allies". The following special cable recently to unter prominent people are liable ist allies, not only in Dublin bur ini
will be able to take measures for its appeared in the fulguta Staterman :---
to the death penalty or in the after railway properties; second, on the foam-airies apongst my friends, and got some Berarts of the country.
cial details relative to the railway; third, enfartrast collectively ne separately.
The publication of the Birthday Ion native penal servitude for life, ours List has had mest regrettable conser Anybody knowing of the existence off on the transfer of railway properties. quences in South Africa and Australia, such societies is liable to, u, term of FRENCH RATIFICATION OF Tng to Sir d. 1. Robinson, penal sepsitude if he does not inform the JAPATTESE TO EVACUATE SIBERIA. the mining magnate, for national and authorities, or does not warn anyone WASHINGTON AGREEMENT.
imperial servicës," and the knighthood threatened by these societies
FORMAL COMMUNICATION TO for the South Australian Premier, Mr.
CHINA. Burwell, have led to much adverse com- ment. The "feeling in South Africa is exemplife in the remark of the Cape Tinies that the prerage to Sir J. B. Robin son is likely to "have the most regrettable renation of the loyal affection for the Royal House of both white races in South Africa,"
The matter was raised in the Union House of Assembly, where General Smuts, replying to a question, stated that the Union Government had not recom- mended the bestowal of the title on Sir J. B. Robinson. He was not prepared to state what were the services justifying the elevation, or to give the reasons actuating the Imperial Government.
PARIS, Jime with.
TECHOW ADMITS COMPLICITY. BLIN, June 9th. Ernest Techow Bus admitted that he was aware of the plot to assassinate Dr.. Rathennu, and drove the ear from which the shots were fired
CONFERENCE OF BRITISH LABOUR.
OPPOSED TO POLITICAL ALLIANCES:
the provinces is almost Khodadly, lacking, though information ching Bublin from country districts Said to indicate that the provinces are rly quiet; but on the ather hand there
It does to appear likely that the sume less favourable sigus, for Soph, the rebels set fire to a small Chamber of" Depaties van ratify the for State post al Foynes, twenty miles Washington Agreement before the saca
Son, Limerick, and the garrison weretion of the Foreign Affairs Commission pelled to surrender. Telegraph wires which was appointed to report on and to Limerick district are out of order, study the various questions, such as the dlway bridge ins been destroyed and limitation of armaments, the protection permanent way torn up.
of neutral shipping, the French policy Studlar tactics have been adopted by Thing, and the Pacific accord.
The Morning Post in a satirical lead. rebek in East Cork, but the Provi-
The Chamber will probably have risen ing article on this subject, accuses Mr nal Government, who bave at their
before they report, and if so the matter Lloyd George of a remarkable flair in be served by any Labourite becoming a detecting the merits of rich men, and up before October or ironically sympathises with the mis Come
carriage of Mr. Lloyd George's intention
isposal -11,000 regular troops. art no1
active.
cannot November.
“Jaxpon, June 20th. The Labour Conference at Edinburgh, 3,094.000 votes to 26,000, defeatcl→ resolution that no useful purpose could Privy Councillos
The Conference alm passed a resolution to pay a high compliment to South against an alliance or electoral arrange
PARING, June 30th.
CONFIDENCE IN NEW DEFENCE
SCHEME."
The Japanese Government has formally communicated to the Chinese Government THE COMMONWEALTH VIEW. their intention to withdraw their troops.. fr Siberia by October 31st, adding, that after the withdrawal Japan will makr any necessary arrangement. for the protection of Japanese ridents.
CHINESE SENATORS AND REPRE- SENTATIVES.
CANTON MEMBERS TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
PERING, June 20th. Ninety senators and three hundred and
FALL IN PRICE OF RUBBER: Africa. The paper suggests that after ment with any section of the Liberals of forty representatives have up to the pre Eurépe was cleater, the Federal Govern
DUE TO THE VAGUE OUTLOOK.
string force of regular proceeded Tuesday night to West Colimerick, pere the rebels are reported to be en Doping a regular post of the Fred State
LONDON, June 9th, fers. They also carried out a coup at
The check to the rise in rubber, shares, Buth Drogheda, capturing three of the
incipal officers at Dundalk who, were aud the fall in the price of rubber to 8) pence yesterday, is due to disappoint. ment at the vagueness of the outlook.
The Dutch Minister for the Colonies has been asked to appoint a commission A communique from Dublin says that to inquire as to the best cares of carry- Four "Courts was catered, the lug out the eventual Dutch Coremment core found mines laid in several places, 853istance.
ploring to Dublin in Republican cars. BARRY CAPTURED IN WOMAN'S
CLOTHING.
LONDON, June 9th.
It is feared that the inquiry may be few were disconnected, and adds that arry's capture fax made in an extra lengthy and will delay action" gerinan ently to improve the price of rubber. diamy fashion.
the regrettable eballition at the Cape he should condescend to publish Sir J. D. Robinson's national and imperial ser vicus" of which some ill-disposed persona pretended ignorance, and thus confound the critics
The testowal of the knighthood on Mr.. Barwell has exasperated the New South
Conservatives
EAST NOTTS BY-ELECTION.
A GOVERNMENT WIN
LONDON, June 30th The by-election at East Nottingham
Wales Labour Conference, owing to Mr. consequent upon the death of Sir John Barwell's recent advocacy of the use of Rees resulted Houstci (Co. Unionist), coloured labour in the development of 10 404; Jones (Co-operative and Labour),
4,065 Australia's resources. The Conference 53 Graham (Independent Laborul), passa resolution protestive against the centerrent of the hancur, which was "al insit to. White Australia"
The Manchester Guardian sums un the
advisers would do well to make an end. ratter by saying it looks as if the King's of bestowing titles on Domition citizena, a bint plainly coough given a few years to by the polite regnest of the Canadian Parliament that aa farns Caquinas concerned the practice should come to a
REICHSTAG DISSOLUTION. APPARENTLY INEVITABLE.
BERLIN, June 29th
The Reichstag disolation is regarded as inviable in consequence of ente divergencies in connection with the prais requisition Bill
(Continued as fout of zezi column.)
sent arrived in Peking.
The limitation of Commonwealth naval: maintenance at present contemplated is embodied in the general scheme of redue tions in defence administration, upod which the Australian Prime Minister, is to make an official announcement Apropo the Dominion view of the results of Wash ington Conference, the Minister of De fence, in replying to questions just prior. to his departure for New South Wales, said that, as far as the, Commonwealth Wes concerned, while one could have: wished that the international situation in zoent held the view that the Washington Conference had removed danger from the Pacifio for a long time to tome. There fore, as Australie was chiefly concerned. with the Pacific, the Government had con- filence in the wisdom of the new scheme of defence maintenance MEN
In responsible local quarters it wan ment and defunce council is deciding on stated, that the basic him at the Gover the nature of the reductions in naval, military and aircraft activities fecessary. to facilitate the desired decreass m penditure was the maintenance of an effective and workable nuclens” in all arms of defence nucleus which, by virtus of ita msin factors of maintenance ana limited form, would be capable of forming a compact basis for exterision and rebuilding in time of emergency, without confusion and without necessitat A strike order has been issued for Julying the scrapping of the fucleus a 1st, involving 400,000 railway shopmen necessary preliminary to the complete re
organisation. throughout the country.
Parliament has selected Pai Yuh San to convey to Canton the travelling ex- penses of Canton mezubers. Pai Yun Sun vill call at Shanghai ce route in order to persuade the remaining Shanghai members, to coma North.
(Continued on nest column.).
LABOUR UPHEAVALS IN AMERICA.
RAILWAY SHOPMEN TO STRIKE.
CHIC100, June 20th.
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