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Lewin Beats Basham
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AFFAIRS IN IRELAND,
London, Dec. 9
Few events in the work aff boring have aroused more genera) | interest during recent years than, the contest staged at the Albert Hall, Loudon, in which Johnny Basham and Ted, better knoWA ES Kid, Lewis met for the welter weight championship. It was a rature match, and their memor able fight at Olympia in Jane last, when Lewis won in nine rounds, was so full of thrills and of trade with Russia and outlined a scheme of temporary maintenance With regard to unemployment the Conference urged resumption excitement that the interest centred in their second match of the unemployed by the Government at the rate of forty shillings was not surprising.
a week for men and twenty-five shillings for women. This digbt brought together The Conference adopted by a large majority a resolution moved Itwo of the unost
skilled by Mr. Headers denouncing the Sina Fein outrages and reprisals men in the sport, representing and urging peace negotiations on the basis of the British Labour fistic methods to ally divergent | Party's policy approved by the All Ireland Labour Conference on schools; hence the widespread 116th Nov., namely, firstly, withdrawal of troops from Ireland; secondly intarast aroused by their meeting, summoning a Constituent Assembly elected on the basis of pro- Weighing in in the afternoon, portional representation by a free and secret vote: thirdly, drafting Basham was just inside the by the Assembly of a Constitution subject only to two conditions, stipulated 10 at 71b, while Lewis namely affording protection to minorities and preventing Ireland scaled 10 st. 5 lb
becoming a military and naval menace. The promise of a great fight
The conspiracy, in connection with which Countess Markievicz, was fully realised. There bas MP was sentenced, was for the promotion of an organisation called, better contest more "Fian na Eireann," otherwise Boy Scouts. The prosecution produced shrilling, or more exciting in documents showing that the purpose was to train boys to become London for sears. It was trish Volunteers and also glorifying the murder of police and military, mendously fast, vory clever and determined for the nineteen The question of Insurance Companies' responsibility in connection)
with the incendiary fires at Liverpool has been temporarily solved Basham weet. lin the matter of
by the Companies meeting the claims pending a legal decision as boxing science was immeasurably the regards liability for community outbreaks due to civil commotion and better man, but he could claim rist. The Companies will re-claim from the Corporation if the latter no advantage in the master of is held responsible. It is estimated that the damage to merchandise, speed. They were both splendid- exclanive of buildings, was £350,000.
The National Labour Congress, holding a meeting at the Central Hall. Westminster, to discuss Ireland and whemployment unanimously resolved deploring the condition of affairs in Ireland, demanding a judicial enquiry to reprisals and punishment of those proved gulity.
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DISARMING IN DUBLIN.
y fit, and lasted equally well, and There is some feeling among pressmen over the stiff Court Martial bat for the disaster.wtich over-sentences imposed on the Editor and Directors of "Freeman's took him in the nineteenth round, Journal." In view of the comparative veniality of the offences, it is when Lewis made his supreme pointed out that the sentenced men are well-known moderates and that effort, Basham must have won. "Freeman's Journal" was never a Sian Fein organ. It is suggested) and won decisively, on paints. that the military in Ireland are defying the Government's policy of Lewis started aggressively, and leniency. The destruction of the "Cork Examiner" machinery is. had the better of the opening attributed to Sina Feia extremists who disapproved of the round, for after Basham had led "Examiner's" strong support of the Bishop of Cork's recent pastoral Lewis landed the right to the
against violente. jaw. He later flushed a left to the face, and at close range scored] with heavy body blows. In the] second round Basham bored) cleverly, but his blows larked thei power of his rivals, and there) was more infighting which went Lewis's way. In the next round Basham, by his skill and pace on his feet, scored many points, land- ing both left and right, and Judging. however, from happenings in Dublin, which is not avoiding his rival's efforts to get to within the area, it is believed that arms are being got rid of All close quarters very skilfully. Helkinds of weapons and ammunition have been picked up in Dablie had much the better of the round. backstreets and on waste ground during the past month, mostly while the fourth saw Lewis again revolvers many of which have been hammered to make them useless. clearly outboxed.
He tried realso queer weapons like spearheads and daggers. One of the chief peatedly vicious swings with left dumping spots is the Liffey, where revolvers and cartridges are and right but Pasham was too frequently found at low tide. Illici: possessions are also beins gile to be caught and in return deposited at residences of known loyalists inside their letter boxes. went on scoring with les left.
London, Dec. 29.
Enquiries in official quarters in Dublin show that there has been no big surrender of arms in response to the proclamation which specified yesterday as the last day after which retention of arms in a martial law area would be punishable by death.
·D'ANNUNZIO'S DOWNFALL.
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Basham started the 6th en- counter with a couple of straight| lefts to the face, but Lewis, after failing with a right upper cut, landed his left on the throat, and in the close fighting which follow-
Rome, Dec. 29. The "Corriere Deila era in a message ed his blows were telling. In the D'Annunzio has banded over authority to the Communal Council of
from Abbazia seventh session. when Baasham Fiame. was still boxing cleverly. Lewis: General Ferrario, commander of the Italian troops surrounding was told by the referee not to Fiome, has agreed to suspend firing at the request of delegates from hold, and directly afterward Fiume who met him at Abbazia yesterday morning, but he insisted Basham sacied him with PL hard right to the point. So the Rapallo. The delegates returned to Abbazia in the afternoon with on a signed declaration of unconditional acceptance of the Treaty of} fight proceeded, with Basham always the cleverer and scoring D'Annunzio, who promised to sign if the declaration was accepted.
the declaration signed by the leading citizens with the exception of treely, despite his antagonist's
vicious fighting. Lewis did a A semi-official message from Fiame says the agreement may be good deal of holding, which regarded as concluded. D'Annunzio has issued 3 preclamation caused him to be admonished he declaring that it is not worth while dying for Italy. It is stated the referee more than once. In he is leaving Fiume by aeroplane.
DOMESTIC SERVICE.
London, Dec. 29.
the twelfth round more particular-j Ir Basham had his man guessing. In the next round, however. Lewis landed two kevere blows to the head, but Basham stnod them well. and kept his form, but again. as before. Lewis's power degree than the case of unemployer" mea.
The larze number of unemployed women is only lesa serious in; in in-fighting was always telling vacancies for domestic service but women apparently have an increas- There are numerous It was a gruelling bout, both men ing dislike for housework, especially sleeping in. Forty-six thousand fighting for all they were worth. and Bisham was bleeding from nemployed women were registered in the Labour Exchanges in an injured ear, on which Lewis November, but eleven thousand out of twenty-eight thousagd vacant persistently played.
situations remained anfiled. The Ministry of Labour is arranging a As the close of the 15th round domestic training scheme for women desirous of learning. thereby Basham slipped down, hat ke meeting cases where applicants for situations admit their inability was very fit when he came up to wash a cup and saucer and boil potatoes.
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London, Dec. 29.
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the next meeting. Thej following rounds were desperately fought out, with the honours for points largely with Basham, but the 19:h brought the fight?
dramatiz conclusion. Basham had the fight, well won
Rumania is confronted with a grave situation. According to an when they left their corners, London, twelve Bolshevik divisions have massed on the Bessarabian urgent telegram which Foreign Minister Jonesen has received in for a knock out, and he was apparently very strom despite frontier and Hungarian troops have occupied the neutral the long and gruelling contest, despite the decisions of the Inter-Allied Commission. The Komanian Lewis then made his supreme
Government has sent a note to the Allies calling.attention to this new. effort. He rushed his man
menace and assuring them of their own pacific intentions bat declaring The objections raised by the cover up from a series of left and situation is cleared up. Rumania has bees informed that the matter once, and Basham was forced to that demobilization of the Rumanian army is impossible until the Times to part I. of the report of right handswings. They clinched, will be submitted to the Ambassadors Conference at Paris. Lord Esher's Committee on the and coming away Lewis scored Indian Army were it is states, with the lett and then a right hard endorsed by the council of the to the heat, and a further right National Liberal Federation of sent Basham down for a count of Kadis (the central organization of eight. He rose obviously dazed, ..the Indian Moderate Party) held but for a moment managed to
at Bombay under the presidency stall of another dangerous rush, with the object of arranging the granting of large American credits of Sir P. 8.. Sivaswamy Alyar, a bat Lewis landed a hard left hook, to Poland, which are to be used for reconstruction of Polish industries former member of the Madras and Basham went down to be and assisting Polish farmers to increase their agricultural production. Government. Among the resolu-counted out.
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