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五拜禮 三月弍十英港香 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1920.
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THE IRISH CIVIL WAR.
TERRIBLE STORIES OF BRUTAL SLAUGHTER.
Precaution Against Outrages in England.
Freeman's Journal" Set on Fire.
London, November 30. A mysterious parts of armed and masked men set fire to Freeman's Journal office, Dublin, at midnight.
Later.
Before Freeman's Jvarnal office was fired, armed and masked tuen entered the othces of the Unionist paper. The Zeist Times and held up the editorial staff with revolver and extracted a promise! that nothing would be divulged.
M. P. Arrested.
London, November 30. A mysterious Sinn Feiner, described as "number" eight-seven, was remanded at Liverpool on a charge of murdering a civilian, Daniel Ward, who detected the incendiaries.
Yesterday arrested men on Dublin included Mr. Sears, M.P. Precautions in London against Sinn Feaners include a special guard of secre: service for every Member of the Cabinet.
To Inquire into Reprisals.
London, November 30,
The Labour Commission of Inquiry into reprisals in Ireland left London for Dublin this morning. It includes Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., and Mr. Adamson, M... with Brigadier C. B. Thompson as Military Adviser.
A Recent Explosion.
London, November 30,
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THE EX-KAISER.
Receives Large Sums From Germany.
"London. December 1.
COMING TRADE DEPRESSION.
Mr. Lloyd George's Appeal.
London, December 1.
DEATH OF MRS. J.C. FLETCHER.
It is with extreme regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mrs. Fletcher, wife of Mr. J. C Fletcher, of Queen's College, which took place at Victoria Hospital at one o'click this after- - RODI.
Uotil quite recently, Mrs.
In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Banar Law, said that he understood that 50 million marks had been paid to the British Industries, referred to the coming serious trade depression. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at a dinner of the Federation of ex-Kaiser from Germany since January 1, 1919. The Reparations which would be worldwide. He was afraid it was inevitable, but Fletcher was a member of the Commission was giving attention thereto. It would not be very the question was whether there was anything possible to shorten it Education Department's teaching. jeasy to recover the money.
Mr. George Lambert-Have the Allies taken precautions that work with both hands; it could not handle a word with one band of ill-health. She
and mitigate ita evils. The first remedy was peace. Europe must staff, but had to resign on account the money will not be used in order to bring back the Hohenzollerns and a trowel with the other. In the main, the Government policy popular to Berlin?
Mr. Bonar Law replied that the Allies were keeping their ests appealed to the nation to back up the Government in its campaign of of ter death will come as a pain-
was that the less interference there was with trade, the better. He
knew her. and on what was being dane in that connection.
economy. He declared there must be thrift not only in Govern-ful shock to ment Departments but in the home. Family committees on feircle of friend. Great sym- 3 Very wide economy were needed as well as Government committees.
will be felt for pathy
Mr. Fletcher in the loss which he has sustained.
GOLD AND SILVER EXPORT BILL
Important Discussion in Commons.
London, November 30.
Fur Brokers in Liquidation.
London, December 1.
FAS vers
amongst al! who the news
The funeral takes place to-
Owing to the slump in the fur trade, in which values recently have fallen about 70 per cent. Mesars. A. & W. Nesbitt, Limited, mortow evening at 5 o'clock. voluntary liquidation. It is stated that considerably over a million one of the biggest firms of fur brokers in the world, has gone into sterling is involved.
Manufacturers' Demands.
London, December 1.
A STOWAWAY.
Did it For a Bet.
Alexander Victor Argon. who
In the House of Commons, on the tiold and Silver Export Bil Mr. Samuel mosed the rejection and declared that the freedom of sport of silver to the East was essential for our great interests there. He said that the Government had encouraged the formation in Britain of a syndicate to have the sole right of financing the Chinese Government and a British syndicate had formed a syndicste At a great meeting in Lanlon, representing 22,000 manufactur- in China composed of Chinese merchants. If the Bill were passeders, the value of whose undertakings is estimated at five thousand the Government would be supporting the Chinese financial group, millions sterling, a resolution was unanimously passed demanding
us eliminating the whole of the British merchants in China. The the immediate withdrawal of the Excess Profits Duty and Corpora was caught on board the liner latter would be unable to carry out any large exacts with China.ftion Taxes, pointing out that the taxable capacity of the country Ks3owns, 13 a stowaway, to-day eating America. Japan and China and he asked whether an was imperative to secure the stability and development of trade. fle believed that negotiations were going on with syndicate repre- was already exceeded and drasne retrenchment by the Government told the Police Court Magistrate arrangement had been made with the Governments of those coun- tries to prohibit the export of silver therefrom to China, except through the Chinese syndicate. The consequence would be that unless the countries took the same steps as the Government were taking we should be asking the Chinese to pass their orders to our
Light was thrower on the coffin-makers-workshop explosion.competitors instead of to ourselves. The British Government's news of which was cabled on November 26, at the Court of Inquiry, inclusion of silver in this Bill was handicapping British merchants when the Police testified that they found a tin box there, hidden lin all parts of the world, especially in the Far East and China. under a bench, containing 353 rounds of revolver ammunition, all Mr. Stanley Baldwin declared that the lealing Bankers had flatnosēd, also an unexploded bomb concealed.
there can velted and had approvedeno
BOMB EXPLOSION.
An Incident in the City.
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London. November 30.
CONFERENCE.
BIG THREE
The Greek Question.
that he was doing it for a bet.
getting through to Sydney. the experience would have cost the Company £100, this representing the passage rate. The defendant, though he possessed a passport. did not have it vissed in Japan.
The defendant, in reply to this,
Well-dressed, but without a cont in his pocket to pay for the passage which he had stole, Argon claimed Australian citizen- ship, but spoke with a pronounced A bomb explosion occurred at the premises of a skin merchant foreign accent. He contended bomb bad apparently been leit on the premises in -portmanteau. in Old Swan Lane, near London Brige at 12.57 in the morning.
Awith indignation that he was not discovered on board the KaDOWNS, A Serious Outrage.
Si: Newton Moore said that the Bill would discourage the own up
being set to time by a fuse. One of the Boors of the building was but voluntarily gave himself up
There were no casualties. London, November 30,
importation of gold and he suggested that the Bill should be amended)
to the Captain. Particulars of the bloody slaughter of Royal Irish Constabulary to allow imported gold to be exported on license, otherwise there
Later.
The facts were that he was Auxiliaries near Kilmichael, were given by Sir Hamar Greenwood would be no encouragement to bring gold here, Australia fit portends than for the actual damage done, which caly amounted the ship had left Japan. On its The explosion in the City was more alarming because of what reported as A stowaway after in the House of Commons in the course of the Irish debate on the sending gold direct to India, China and other places and Som to the wrecking of the basement of the warehouse which was pack-arrival here a letter was address. adjournment. Sir Hamar Greenwood said that the Liverpool Africa was sending hers to America outrages and the London attempt showed that the Sinn Fein murder Mr. Baldwin, replying, said that the criticism of the Bill had been dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood. The authorities are not the case and the Company's re- ed with skins. There was no loss of life, because there are noted to the local agents explaining gang was carrying on its senseless campaign of murder and arson in perfectly fair and reasonable. The reasons why the Government prepared to state that the outrage was the work of Sinn Feiners, but presentative told the Magistrate Gres: Britain and it would be extended to persons and property here adhered to the terms of the Bill were that it conferred a permanent they are convinced it was caused by a bomb similar to those used thathad the defendantsucceeded in unless the country was thoroughly roused. (Cheers.) He proceeded dormant power which was considered an essential part of the at Liverpool. to read telegrams regarding the Kilmichael ambush which consisted financial armour of the country. Hence the Government was of about 80 to I men all dressed in khaki an steel trench helmets, anxious and Bankers, as trustees of the cold supply of the country. They red from both sides of the road and also had direct enfilage Were anxious to see this made part of the permanent financiall fire straight down. Be ferre of arms some of the Crown men were equipment of the country. The Government desired as much as disarmed and brutells murdered. The bodies were rided, all money angone to see London again the free market for which it had been and valuables" "Taken and clothing rubbell from the rpses. si-jrenowned for so many years. Algone "who wished to introduce a
Landes, December 3. Hamar Gite-nawood did not think that with fifteen ex-off of the late] temporary Ball would iinmediately be faced with the The Downing Street conferences between Mr. Lloyd. George, war this lying dead the Ho we would wish to contintascussion in difficulty of → suitable time limit. which it would be M. Leygues and Signor Storzs will be resumed to-morrow. Tace of challence to the authority of the House and to milisation.impossible
It is stated that he was proceeding to determine. It mus: no: be forgotten understood that the conversations hitherto have proved that there Australia on a bet, and in setting Mr. Archer Redmond said that no-one in the House ult accuse that the powers under which prohibition of export existed is co strong divergence of views on Greek and other matters. I: Dut on bis journey had not him or those with whom he was associated with feel: anything would eat with the ratification of the lass Peace Treats. He seems certain, however, that Greece, under the new regime, cannot, thought that it was necessary to but the deepest and most profound regret for the top of outrage declared there was not the slightest risk or objection to the Bill or most likely, will not want to perform all that was expected of bave his passport vissed in going just related
proving valid. He was glad there was a concensus of opinion that at her ander Venizelos. This alone would involve revision of the to a British country. He claimed It is considered that a grave situation is developing in connec-presen: the gold export restrictions must be maintained but he was treaty of Sevres,
acquaintanceship with tion with the extension, of Sinn Fein outrages. Metropolitan special not surprised at the comments regarding silver prohibition. constables have been warned to be in readiness for dry and they which
Maxwell employed by the "Yalo Was entirely different. I WAN hopeful that will probably be asked to co-operate in patrolling warehouse areas.
Lock" Company bere." 1: would no! ber necessary to frame a Regulation! The victions at Macroom were-ant Black and Tans" but against the export of silver bullion. He pointed out that the! Acers of the Auxiliary Division, stationed at Macroom Castle. position of silver coinage to-day was different and bere might be They are all ex-otliters selected for meritorious services in the field imminent risk in regard thereto when a new coinage of different
London, December 3. in wartime. The castle had been a sort of island in e Sinn Fein sez. fineness was being introduced in this country.
The round-up of anti Bolshevik forces of any importance has Unrestricted esport The scene was an ideal spot for an ambush, one side for the road might lead to a temporary drainage of the more valuable coins and bean virtually completed, according to the latest information from overhanging & cliff" and the other side was a wood. the road might conceivably leave us with a dangerous shortage of silver Petrograd. The Press announce that Petlara's Ukrainian army is taking a sharp right-angle turn. The m125-acra has brought coinage. He was hopeful from the outlook to-day that it might not totally dispersed, 12,000 men, 35 guna and three armoured trains back to prominence the question of sending out parties in be necessary to put into effect the powers of the Bill.
being among the captured. A Bolshevik comonique shows that cars absolutely unprotected in which auxiliaries are perched on Replying, Sir Newton Moore said it was common knowledge Balakhovitch is in equally rough waters, 120 officers and 4,500 men high seats and crowded together without elbow room and without that an arrangement had been in force some time, whereby go baving been captured, also much military booty. an inch of cover. They are human targets that a child could not from South Africa was imported into Britain to be refined and re
xported. It was done under a special spatem of licenses.
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This A military funeral in London has been offered the relatives off had been perfectly satisfactory to the South African Government. the victims.
Mr. Baldwin gave an assurance that he would suggest a Clause in the Committee Stage giving statutory force thereto.
The Bill was read a second time.
Brutal Murders
London, December 1.
It is officially announced that the bodies of the sixteen Police murdered in the Macroom ambush had nearly all six bullet wounds oach. They were also terribly inutilated, being apparently hacked with hatchet
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
Bolshevik Successes.
THE ANILINE INDUSTRY.
Huge U.S. Amalgamation.
Five
Mr.
The Magistrate observed that sometimes people were inclined to break the law, as the defendant of foolishness. might have done, from some form
The defendant-No.
His Worship-Tox went on board for an adventure?
The defendant:-Yes. I am a consulting engineer.
Have you got anyone to come and gira information on this point? Yes, I can get him this afternoon.
His Worship then adjourned the bearing until to-morrow.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
London, December 3. One of the important amalgamations of the world's aniline colour industry is nearing completion in the United States. corapsaies of a combined capital of sixty raillion sterling, with plant There were four incendiary fires in Cork last evening. The City for the extraction of nitrogen from the atmosphere, are aniting to Hail was set are by bombs thrown through the windows, but the manufacture dyestuffs, beary chemicals, and mineral acids. | fire was speedily checked.
scope of the merger's activities will be wider than that of the German Uniformed men raided several houses at Ardee (County Louthmination League in London, as well as four other houses, and re-mitted to Congress for protection of the enterprise.
The Police to-day searched the offices of the Irish Self-Deter-Trust. A Legislative measure has been already drafted and sub-demand, to-day was 3s./d. and removed two men, whose bodies were subsequently found outside the town.
moved all documents and money.
More Murders.
London. December 1.
An Internment Proposal.
London, November 30,
The Goverment's Powers in England.
London, December 1.
In the House of Commons, Sir Hamar Greenwood said it was Leonard Lyl. Mr. Shorts opined that the existing powers of the In the House of Commons, at question time, replying to Mr. intended to intern persons if there was reason to believe that the Government, including the Defence of the Realm Regulations, were were connected with the Irish Republican Army. They would be sufficient to deal effectively with Sinn Fein outrages in England, treated similarly to prisoners of war, but that did not involve their but when the Defence of the Realm Act expired, it might be recognition as prisoners nor give to them that status.
necessary to ask for further powers.
Suspects Arrested.
Further Items.
London, December 1.
raids, but were subsequently released. Most elaborate precautions Two men were detained in London as a result of anti-Sinn Fein
were taken to protect Judges and witnesses at the Ulster Assizes in Belfast where the cases number 500, mostly arising out of the recent i In the House of Commons, Sir Hamer Greenwood, asked if the police would be armed, replied that any officer on dangerous duty discretion armed men. was supplied with a revolver. The Police authoties had with
London, November 30. On the arrival of the Aquitania at Southampton from New York. six suspected Sinn Feiners were arrested for possessing arms and ammunition.
Later. The six suspects from the Aquitanis were released later and riots. they proceeded to London.
Further Incidents,
London. November 30. Professor MacNeill, who was arrested on November 26, has been released. Mr. Griffith remains at Mount Joy Gaol.
Altogether 400 have been arrested in Dublia during the past ten days, including the manager and two of the staff of the newspaper Young Treland.
The efficiency of the round-ups is evidenced by the numbers of rifies, revolvera, bombs and ammunition found lying in the streets of Dublin which the owners discarded, fearing discovery of possession.
A-Sinn Fein-hall in-Limerick was burned last evening."
D'ANNUNZIO DISLIKES TREATY..
The
A Fresh Conflict Expected.
London. December 1. Government troops in consequence of the former's 'defiance of the There are prospects of a conflict between D'Annunzio and the Treaty of Rapallo.
The closing rate of the doller on
THE WEATHER.
2 p.m. Barometer:-29.82. Tem- perature:-75. Humidity 7.4.
LIGHTING-UP TIME.
Lighting-up time to-day is 5.38
D'Annunzio, in a proclamation, says the Legionaries, are ready p.m. to sacrifice themselves, if necessary.
General Caviglia, in a counter-proclamation to the troops, said: "We are faced with a sad task; we rely on your complete co- operation.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
How it is Distributed.
London, November 30.
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To-morrow.
In the House of Commons, zaplying to Commander Locker} Fires in Cork this morning were attended by thrilling scenes. Two ladies sleeping in a flat were awakened by a bomb and dashed Lampson, Mr. Churchill stated that the British army was distributed and 9.15 p.m. down the blazing staircase in their night-dreases. They escaped, 50,000 in Ireland; on the Rhino, 13,000; in Egypt, Palestine, Black approximately as follows: At Home, 153,000, including nearly slightly injured. armed civiliana at Killinaule, Tipperary, and chained to a wall at miscellaneous, 7,500; a total, of 295,000.
Dublin Castle reports that two ex-soldie were seized by 9,500; in France and Flanders, 3,500; India and Aden, 64,000; Bea, Mesopotamia and North West Persia, 43,500; in the Colonies, Kilkenny for two days. They were unable to lie down owing to the shortness of the chain.
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