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CRITICAL TIMES AHEAD

DE VALERA MAKING MISCHIEF.

BELFAST BLOODSITED CONTINUES,

LONDON, February 15 Mr. Collins has arrived at Landou to discuss with the Cabinet the new situation in Ireland. The pipers dwell on the gravity of the situation arising out of the Ulster frontier roubles and the difficulty of the Cloveen- meat's position in having to give bath the Provisional and the 1ster Governments assurances

Lord Birkenhead, speaking in the House of Lords, and that with the next few weeks we were guing the ught the most entien period probably in living quenvory. The dud no know if we would get though it sucessfully.

GOVERNMENTS PROBLEM.

LATER.

Land Buketlen ljy op eeh in the House of Leeds ||

Jovessel attention a ireland The staatse was extraordinarily complicated. On the one hand the Glavertoont was determined to push the passage of thej. Free State full legalising the treaty in order to strengthes. : the hands of Meagrs. Griffch and Clins against the disorderly element - which were flouting the Provisional Government's authority and on the other hand the

overnment felt bound to assist the defence of Uster! against raids.

The Unionist Gehards al We-tuninster are taking advantage ol this situation and have given notice of an amendment de lining a pruesed with the bill until marders, kiluuppinge, attacks, and arrests cruse. Delay in passign of the hill is bound to strengthen the recalcitrant San Feiner

DE VALERA'S IHEROICS.

Mr. De Valera, in a proclamation yesterday evening anounced playing bìm all that the lead of a resurgent nation purified by the sufferings of the whole people nad nching to the great destiny to which God has called the Gdje race."

The fact that Mr. Colins is again consulting Down ing Street is explated by the irreconcilable Republicans who are hoping to carry the Ardfbuis or all-Ireland Sino Fein Congress al Doblin on Febronry 21.

BELFAST BAYONET CHARGE

The Ulster frautier is quiet, bal bloodshed cone j tinues at Belfast where seven prople were killed last Light.

Altogether 24 people have ben & lied and wounded Since Saturday,

IMPARTIAL BORDER COMMISSION.

LONDON, February 15.

PRINCE'S DELHI VISIT.

FIARTAL FAILS MISERABLY.

KING EDWARD STATER UNVEILED.

DELHI, February 16. The complete hartal proclaimed in Delhi in view of the Prince's visit failed to entirely that the non- cooperator's committee last night posted notices in the city calling it off. The Chief of Police tell me that from the data collected he estimated that the crowds collected to witness the Prince's arrival on Tuesday afternoon totalled 100,000. It is true that a large proportion came in from the outlying districts but such a reception made the hartal an absurdity.

This morning the Prince unveiled the all India memorial to King Edward.

The

soy delivered a tipe culogy of the raler who was also always the field describing how the inception of this memorial was due to the Earl of Minto who invited the peoples of India to subscribe five laks of rapres for the purpɔse,

To the bonning of 101 guns, the France released two vast Union Jacks disclosing a tine ejusstraiu elatute of the late King Emperor in dark broure upon a red stone pedestal

banquet in the Prince's honour, 236 guests of eminence In the even the Viceroy give a grand state and distinction sitting down in the great beftroom. --Sir Herbert Russell, Kruter's special correspondent.

SEAG ING VISAELS PILFERAGE

EVIL GREATLY DIMINISHED.

RISKS TOO GREAT ROR THE THIEVES.

LONDON. February 15,

in transit by seagoing vessels is

Its authoritatively stated that pilferage of goods

particularly at Liverpool in consequence of effective now diminishing,

etion by the shipping companies and altered conditions after the WALT Au international gang was reported previously to have operated, esp cially in the Far East, but the risk has been made too great for thieves and receivers.

INTERNATIONAL CONIC ENCE.

"A LIVING MANIFESTATION,"

THE HAR, February 15,

It was a concrete and living manifestation of inter- national conscience said the Dutch Foreign Minister in welcoming the Permanent Court of International Justice which was formally opened in the Palace of Peace with |considerable pomp and splendour.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill announced that Mr. Michael Collins who arrived atment, also representatives of the League of Nations and Members of the Dutch Royal family and govern- London to day, bad obtained the release of the lifteen the International Labour Bureau, bigh officials and kidnapped thionists and hoped that more would be diplomats were present when the judges attired in rich liberated to day. Sir James Craig and Mr. Collins had robes took the oath.

agreed to Mr. Churchill's suggestion to appoint an imp rtial commission to proceed to the border to ascer aiu the facts and keep in touch with each other with a view to allaying the very great recipro-al apprehension.

EVACUATION OF T300PS CONTINUED. LONDON, February 15. The evacuation of British troops from South Ireland has been resumed.

LONDON, February 15. The continued disorders in Belfast culminated in a bayonet charge after the crowd had refused to disperse. One civilian was seriously injuret.

The deathroll since Saturday is 32. Over a hundred have been injured. Two of the kidnapped men havo returned.

WIRTH GOVERN HENT'S WIN

CENSURE MOTIONS DEFEATED.

SETBACK FOR HERR NOGO STINSES,

BERLIN, February 15. The Wirth Government has obtained a fresh lease of life as a result of the keenly awaited debate on various censure motionis relating ostensibly to the Government's baadling of the railway strike which ended in a vote of coufidence by 330 to 185 votes, Tho vote is rogarded as a setback for the industrial-magnato Herr Hugo Stinney.

RUSSIAN FAMI~E RELIEF..

SWEDEN'S MILLION KRONOR VOTE.

STOCKHOLM, February 15, Parliament has voted a million kronor for famine relief in Russia.

BIM'S LOAN A SUCCESS.

LONDON, Februsty 18.

The Siamese Turn bal clanud,

The city was gaily decorated for the occasion.

TRADE WITH THE FIR EAST.

GERMAN COMPETITION GROWING.

LONDON, February 15.

In the House of Commons, replying to a question, Sir W. Mitchell-Thompson, on behalf of the Board of Trade said that he was aware German trade in China and the Far East was showing signs of recovery, but he did not think this could be attributed to lack of official aid given to British trade. It was impossible at present to undertake the expense of additional staff.

EQUITABLE I STRANCE FAILUAE.

THREE OTHER COMPANIES INVOLVED.

LONDON, February 15, Consequent on the Equit ble Insurance winding up cabled yesterday, the City Equitable, an associated company which was formed in July undor the former's auspices, is petitioning for winding up. Similar petitions have also been presented by the Greater Britain Insurance Corporation and the City of London. Insurance Company.

MIKIOAN RIBELS EXTOUTED.

Mexico City, February 15. General Antonio Ruiz and Captain Lugardo Terez,

of the Federal Army have boon 'executed at. Chifinalius following conviction for ribellion.

HOLLAND AND THE VATICAN.

SOCIALIST MOTION REJECTED.

THE HAGUE, February 18. The Chamber by 45 to 27 voles rejected a Boolallet. mollón doel rued to suppress Dutch repree-ntation at the by 71 to 4 voten slid Foreign

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