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AMERICA CUP.

New Foss, July Inh. The crews of both the yachts spent a busy day repairing the damage sustained porterday. There is no doubt both are equally it for to-morrow's race.

Humidity 92.

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1920

DOCK BURST.

AVALANCHE OF SHIPS.

£1,000,000 DAMAGE

July 10, 1910, Temperature 54.

日五初月六申庚去年九國民中

FACTS ABOUT IRISH.

:

If the average Englishman were not so ignorant of Irish conditions, he would know that the orgy of "Bol- shevism" in which the Coalition's kept Press represents us as indulging Within sight of hundreds of passen-is inherently imprch-le. We do not growTM Bolsheviks" in any profusion gers in the Mersey ferry boats in Irish sail. As Pr. Kelly, the¦ June 6, the 500-ron steamship" Cour Bishop of Ross, pointed out at a tess, of Glasgow, was seen to burst meeting of the Counes of Agriculture the gates of the Allred Dock, Birken recently, there are fer countries in head, and to come head down into the which the ownership of property is river, alloyed by a cataract of rand in which the proption of prole- now so widely diffuse, as in Ireland,

leased water on which sixteen smaller arise to owners is so small. There vessels were tossed like corks and are in Ireland: 910,000 families, of which 552,000 are occupiers of land. Among the remainder who have no landed interest are included de con- siderable number of owners of houses. shops, workshops, and other forms of Countess was riding in the Alfred Property. Therefore, as compared with Great Britain." where nearly Dock waiting until the rise of water three-quarters of the population sub- would enable the dock gates to be sist on wages and are truly proletarit. opened, so that she could pass our there is little rooms in Ireland for into the river.

social revolution.. But there is one

Sir Thomas Lipton had a long confer ance with his experts when every detail, of the first race was carefully reviewed and sunk. today's strategy was mapped out. It has trampired that before finishing the race the Shamrock sustained an accident to her bowsprie, which would have left her sa help less as the Resoluts, had the accident occur. red earlier. The faulty spar, has now been replaced.

SANDY HOOK, July 19th. Both the boats crossed the starting line practically simultaneously at 1.16 this afterosen. The wind as the lightest possible. The Revolute seemed to outdo the Shamrock The heating windward swell

The loss will be about £1,000,000. When the event occured it was about three hours from high tide and the

arenied to be troubling the challenger. The level of the water in the dock Both the boats approached the first mark was then twelve feet higher than ride in the triangular course increasing their level in the river. It was the "thirty speed. The Besolutt rounded it in 4hrs.

part of Ireland where these conditions are reversed. In the Ulster" six- county ares there is not that prepon- derating proportion of the owning

samin, dûsets, and the Shamrock in thrs. { feet gate," one of four spanning the classes over the proletariat that exists Simis, sexe. The laser had to make five openings to this important dock sys-would cut the Ulster area off from the in partitioned Ireland. Partition attempt at rounding, and when the suc

oceded the Resolute was two miles ahead. tem, which was involved. Behind ky influence of the stable and conserva- The Shamrock row seemed to be hopeless, all manner of craft. from liners 10tive elements of a united Ireland. but shortly afterwards the wind shifted

OIL IN ALASKA,

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completely, turning the tables. The Sham-steam tugs, barges, and fats. The recognition of this lact largely rock was gaining rapidly. Nevertheless - Without warning the "Countess explains, the restiveness which the with the continuation of the fitky weather,

Ulster the Resolute rounded the second mark in struck the gaze, smashed it to marchager-sighted among the

brs. Imin. 8cs. The Shamrock was just wood, went bead down over the 12-spect of pestition. In this connection Unitrists are exhibining at the pro- balf an hour behind drifting. ...

foot waterfall righted herself as if I may record an interesting item of by a miracle, cut in halves a barges.

The suppressed Republican lying outside, and plunged into mid-Government is not only assuming re- Lemos, July 17th.river, to the consternation of ferry sponsibility for the maintenance of law The Daily Mat's New York correspor-bost passengers and the skippers of and the enforcement of order; it is dent, says that Mr. Daniels and Mr. Payne, other vessels who are visiting the Alaskan coal-fields aré

undertaking also various schemes of also investigating reports of the discovery of oil in south-west Alaska. A destroyer sont to the spot reported that 35,000 acres have already been staked by prospectors.

OBITUARY.

NEW Tox, July 181b. The death is announced of Courtney, the Cornell University coach.

THE BOLIVIAN RETOLT,

A thrilling spectacle followed. economic development-for example. People saw the crush of 500,000 the organisation of co-operative fish- tons of water through the 30-leet gate-ing on the West Coast, where the 'way. ** Ir bubbled our like champagne fishermen are at present ruthlessly through the back of a bottle,

*13 exploited by a ring of middlemen, [öne eye-witness's description.

spun

and the replacement in suitable dis- SHOOTING THE-RAPIDS.

tricts of beef breeding cattle by sound Barges and Lighters were

milking strains. In one such enter. round and up and down in the swirl prise of national importance, in which as if they were roy boats caught in a they have failed to obtain any satis Sturn. Their crews were helpless to faction from the British Government. Bezos Arass, July 15th: stave off what shed certain destruc- group of Ulster Unionists interested Escalier, the leader of the Bolivian Re-tion and suck grimly to their posts sought the sid of the Republican is the industry in question have now publican Party, interviewed prior to his Their craft were sucked into the cabid- departure to join the der Bolivian Govez£= { Fon" zrád/cast, headlong into the rives Government, with complete satisfer

ment, declared that the latter did not con template a policy Eestile to foreign States.It made me think of pictures I have tron to both parties. Such items of particularly to the Chile Government, but seen of shooting the rapids," remark.news do not find their way into the to rubmit its just aspirations to the League ed one young steersman.and the they, indeed? For they a once de British daily Press. Why should of Nations,

plunge the end was terrifying, "

CHINESE COAL FOR FRANCE. Most of the barges broke in two. monstrate Irish capacity for self- Ten were found, at low Ede, just our governmers and explode the "Ulster" PARIS, July 18thside the dock entrance. Apparently

myth: The Chinese Legation denies that China one had gone crashing on the top of has promised France the delivery of 100,000 another. Ironwork was tristed like tons of coal at Marseilles. -

SUPERSTITIOUS WOMEN. -

THE PIN, THE BOOTS, AND

THE TEAPOT.

"One cannot live in London with- out observing the extraordinary preva- lence of childish superstitions about numbers, days of the week, and so forth," said Dean Inge, preaching at St. Paul's Cathedral; and a Daily Mail reporter, who went in search of the superstitious bund them in shan- dance. London is undoubtedly pop- fated with people who "believe i? things.

- Women appear to be rather more superstitious than men, and-an experi- enced family man gave the following two as the favourité feminine beket — Boots must never on any account be placed upon a table.

A woman must always pour out the tea il a man (even her husband) is present..

"Don't ask me the reasons," be begged." "They are among the things which every women, but no man, knows."

A girl, who is one of a big family, when first questioned, said that ** sen- sible girls have no superstitions.”; Afterwards, however, she confessed that no woman dere pass; a pin on the ground without picking, it up, lest bad luck come upon her. She must te very careful to pick it up head first..

The fashionable fetish among men is undoubtedly the one about not light? ing three cigarettes from one match. A majority of males are superstitious in regard to this, though no two agree as to the origin of the belief. Some say it started at the time of the match shortage, others that it began during the Boer war-when to keep a match burning long enough to light three cigaretten- pave a super a chance and others that the Canadians brought „ît over during the - great - war, the superstition being nie mong lumber- men.

¤ uro : boing – beile

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wire. Many thousands of coal

and grain comprising their cargoes

were' piled up around them.

BLINDNESS.

As their craft sank, the crews were He could not see and eyer tapped his | thrown -- violently into the swirl. "way

Nearly thirty men were rescued by Along the road, but on each sunny

tugs.

day Many men, saved themselves by He turned towards the lane that led leaping from one barge to another

to where before reaching the gateway and jump-The cowslips grow in early spring, and ing on to the quaysides. Those who

there. went over the cataract clung for dear With gentle hand would touch their life to the sides of the vessels. A{ man and his two sons were rescued or wander on to where the lovers together. Another man helped his meer brother to the side until he could be On moonlight nights. His way then hauled to salety.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.

• faces sweet-

slowly And

Back to the world where all men called

hira blind.

With clear blue eyes the other saw

his way

A dock official said the two boys fishing from a barge outside the gates | wêre <washed away, but the police

cannot trace anyone missing. Another About the world, and every Saturday man in a lighter is and to have been Counted his gains, nor went to bed drowned while preparing his meal be withour some schetne for getting

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that of a man who was seen to be Of all the rest; his course, so clearly sucked under a barge, can confirma- zon of their fate be obtained. They That year by year he richer grew, and bould have been rescued at any point! in the river.

Yet of the two, he always seemed The police have started dragging more blind, operations to see if there are any Bodies, but none have been recovered. Inquiries at the Mersey Dock Boerd offices from the police and the owners of barges have not revealed my miss- ing men. It is really a miracle if there is no loss of e

| David Garment, a lighterman, said: "As the Countess' came through the narrow opening she crashed against

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"I thought she was going to turn fiable disease.

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*** The sudden rush of water from the dock placed the vessels moored inside in jeopardy, as they all touched and warm feeling the gency gates, however, were

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