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REPRISALS IN IRELAND:

ATTITUDE OF GOVERNMENT

FINANCIAL PANIC IN BOSTON:

DEPOSITORS RUSH ON BANKS

OCEAN TRAVEL RATES: WHY THEY ARE SOARING.

statement

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RED TERROR IN IRELAND,

EXPLANATION OF REPRISALE.

LONDON, September 30th, Daily Chronicle, in an inspired ・of's the Government's Irish

that the Points out

pro- bave been for greater shan the public realised. Most ingenious "; devions of the Istant, murder olabs of the Par Wort have been inported into Ireland, reallting in the assassination of hundred policemen in the last few months. Some of the victims were slain by shots fired from maide the pocket. The collection of ride ence is imposible, owing to the public being terrorised. All possible witnesses are living in daily fear of their lives, bus a peculiar feature in that the murderers" often are well-known so the policë, although no con- viction is `ponible, owing to want of avid-

Hënës the police have been forged stand by and son the murderers of their liberty and unpunished. This has proved a terrible strain on the discipline

and forbearance of the splendid, fores, ?

The Government knows that a great miny of these frem, especially the extent of the Hed Terror in Ireland, have been concenied from the British publia by # deliberato and wystematic intere

interference by pro-sinn Fein operators of telegraphs between Ireland and England. These means are frequently used to owncoal the brutality of the murder ca paige. Moreover, the same täispering, of telegraphs is now being used to exaggerate in England the accounts of reprisals. It is

the intention of the Government to check zeprisals by such disciplinary measures as are best - fitted to the situation. The Governmon's refuses to apply the strict lotter, og the Civil Law to acts committed in hot blood under the most extreme provo cation, as for example, seeing that Burke wwe fully murdered in Balbriggan while he was celebrating his revenz promotion.

"Although the Government refuses to hang policemen while other criminals are large, it will take summary methods to re the same time, the -Government paints out that the best way to stop reprimis will be for the murderers to coas murdering, as there has been no in- of a police attack without provoca ECO

tion. It is the Government's intention to persist in its endeavours to bring a settle iment to Ireland by policy rather than by arms, but a settlement cannot come as

concession to murders.

TOWN OF MALLOW SET ON FIRE.

Landon, September 29th. The anticipated reprisals for the Mallow barracks murder followed swiftly this ing The town of Mallow, of 6,000 inhabit sats, was set to fire. Several places the Town Hall the reamery, the steam mills and many bowser were destroyed The damage is estimated at many thousands, of pounds. The Fire Brigade was unable to turn out owing to the Curfew Order.

RIOT EPISODE. SEDU

LONDON, September th The most daring episode of the Belfait riots came last night when s crowd attack ed a military pairof waggon with rifi and revolvers. The military promptly turaed on a Lewisgun on the mob of when two were shot dead and many wounded, some meriously,

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ISORDERS PROMPTLY

SUPPRESSED."

LONDON, September 18th. Seants of disorder again occurred last night in Belfast, but were promptly sup pressed. The military arrested sevence

persons. The cause of the outbreak wsi an attack on shipyard workers in the Catholic quarter, which developed into a froờ fight betreen rival factions during which, stones and revolvers were used. As a result, seven persons were injured, tws seriously. The crowds scattered when & military armoured-car arrived scene, and all is quiet to-day-

CRITICISM OF POLICY OF BEGRISALS.

the

IRISH

TO BE LET LOOSE.

SYLUM COMMITTEE'S -

THREAT

London, September 29th.. Is will be remembered, thas the Govern ment recently, suspendnek-grants to admi trative bodies in Ireland hich refused to the Government submis, their recour Auditors,

GOCTOBER 187,

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LATEST CABLES | MINERS STRIKE THRE

ATTITUDE OF WELSH MINEI

FINANCIAL FANIC IN BOSTON | STOLEN - RUSSIAN - JEWELS, GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER BANK PARCELS CONFISCATED IN

NEW YORK

Boeros, September 28th: connection with the measinèg in the banking situation, the authorities have

len over the affairs of the Fidelity Trust s L'ompany, which has a capital of $3,000,000 and deposit of $18,000,000,

Laspor, September 29th.. fresh attempt of the Bolsheviks to bage, parcela. V of moneyabikhle stolen diamonds into America has filed- „The jewels were "confiscated in New York

LONDON, Beptembejë.

While it is believed that

ibu "action" at the Wish UMİ tulive bag, introduced Berli ation. The action means that

the demand before the output basi

Today, the Asylum Commiste af BaL DEPOSITORS' RUSH ON FINANCIAL Many stone were worth £90,000- The meinast apon an immediate grant

parcels were addressed to M. Martem, the fixvil The Executive have, more

recognised Soviet Agent in America,

linasloe, presided over by the Lord Bishop Clonfer), consequently, decided to disband allponsible harmless lunatic inmates and threaten to discharge all the homicidal and the suicidal hinatics on October loch, the Government grant is renewedž

NO FAITH IN POLICY OF REPRISALE.;

Loxtos, September 28th.

Sit Hamar Greenwood has telegraphed to the Fall Mall Gazette "There is no truth in

ment The

INSTITUTIONS.

Boston, September 27th, Uneasine," "in" regard to the banking ituation has

en used TUES on financial

| unlesitations, Three rust companies have accordingly invoked the law sunder which ainety days notice of withdrawal quired of the depositors.

FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE.

M PALEOLOGUE RESIGNS.

PARTS, September 29th. the allegations that the Gove, H. Padigs Berthelot, Director of Politi Will connive at or support, reprisals cat Affairs at the Quai d'Orsay, has been Government condemn reprisals, appointed Secretary General, reg M. have imed orders condemning them and Paleologue resigned. have taken steps to prevent them. Nearly 100 policeman hays been brutally murdered, five, rectly in Clarey by panding ballets, resulting in horrible. mutilation. Despite the intolerable pro vocation, the police forces maintain their

NEW YORK, September 8th." At a reception at the City Hall Mayor discipline are increasing in number and Hylas conferred the freedom of the city ficiency, and command the support of on the British, Dutch, Canadian and every law-abiding citizen The number American delegates to the Mayflower of alleged roprisala is few and the damage Celebrations, done has been exaggerated."?

ALLEGED SINN FEIN PLOT IN

LONDON

MAYFLOWER CELEBRATIONS. DELEGATES HONOURED BY NEW

YORK CITY.......

Laspor 2-September getälä

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The Home Offico se reliably learned of the existence of a Binn Fein plet in Lon- don. Some of the leaders are known. steps are being taken to checkmate the efforts to cause a disturbance.

HIGH OCEAN TRAVEL BATES, WHY CHEAP PASSAGES ÀRE NECESSARY.

SONDON, September 28th

It is timated that 200,000,000 worth decided to call a conference of the Sou of stolen Russian diamonds are being Wales delegates to-morrow to conside hawked about in the diamond markets of | new situation." This point, to a pokkal the world.

separate strike action, if the Welsh obje tloos are not sustained.

DELICATE TASK BEFORE

Sovie; Government announces that there The Ianuaria, the official organ of the

were 808 sxecutions in Russia in the month of Tule lashagincluding for crimes of loot- ing 951, for drunkenness, 15, for stealing ele, 10, and for desertion $17.

* POLAND'S WARS. “

MORE POLISH SUCCESSES.

WARSAW, September 20th. A Polish communigud of September 8th *- In the direction of Pinsk, wo have captured the staffs of two enemy divisions. Ease of Zbrecs, the Poles and the Ukrainian took 2,800 prisoners and a large quantity of war material:

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LITHUANIA'S STIRRING APPEAL

LoxDow, September 28th, The Poles are continuing advance to

DISASTROUS FACTORY FIRE the east of Grodno and are approaching Vilna The Bolsheviks are in full retreat, DOVER-TWO MILLION DOLLARS but it is believed has large Ried forces

DAMAGE.

have been re-grouping behind Minsk.

Meanwhile, the Lithuanian Government, while still hoping for a peaceful selle ment has isned a stirring appeal to the

scythes and pitchforks, il rifles are not people to resist the invader with choppers,

AMBOYS (NEW JERSEY);

September 28th.

Barber Asphalte Paving Company's works A fire has destroyed the plant of the

The damage is cstimated at $2,500,000.

M. ANATOLE FRANCE,

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARHAGE.

Pania, September 17th,

LEAGUE OF NATIONS APPOINTS COMMISSION.

LONDON, September 28th. Tiresome Folah andLithuanian recrimina

CONFERENCE

Contrary to

LONDON September 28th, to hope and expectations, joint conference of mine owners and did not arrive at a "settlement ruga

the datum line today, despite long a tiegs. An official statement of the p ceedings states that discussion by way exploring various aspects of the proble of output in relation to wages continue and the conference was adjourned und to-morrow.

Much therefore, depends on one crow deliberations, as the miners' delegate mee ing assembles on Thursday to consider provisionally be reached, situation, and any settlement which me

The delicacy of the position bag boen #i from relieved by the reativeness in som coal districts, especially in South Wale Their attitude in demanding the 2. a shit advaner inmediately, irrespective of th basis of output, is tending to harden som of the leaders' feelings in the same regard The leaders are now stating unequivocally that they are not going to ask Thursday

unless a formal is discovered yieldin conference to withdraw the strike notices

this result. Some at any rate of the wining Intercets are not strongly avera to the miners obtaining the advance sought, provided that the eatput is rell afeguarded. It may be added that the conference discussio

continue friendly spirit, and optimiam prevails regarding to-morrow's meeting,

M. Anatole France, who has completely trons and charges of bad faith continue, As regards the high level of ocean praseny recovered from his recent illucas, is marry-but- Polas now suggest another ger rates, Sir Thoaks Fisher, General ing Mädla Emma Le Prevolta in the Peace meeting as Suwalki on Sep Manager of the Canadian Pacific Ocean inlädle of October.

tember 29th. Meanwhile, a Paris corres Bervices, gave as an,mistance the case of UNION

pondant states that an InternationalCommis sion of Control, which has been appointed THE BANDMAN COMEDY CO by the League of Nations to inves. gate

HOOD NIGHT, NURSE

ANGLISE

VELOCIPEDIQUE.

2 passenger mail liner which recently sailed from London for Bombay with a full com

WINS GRAND PRIX & feature of the Irish situation at pre plement of passengers, and returned to sent is the reprisals by the so-called London showing an actual loss on the round

the situation in Lithuania on the spot is PARIS, September 27th, 1 The race for the Grand Prix of the "Black-and-Tan" Police, namely, the voyage of £10,000, without taking into Union Velocipedique was won by an Eng Royal Irish Constabulary recruits and the account depreciation, interest on the capital, lishman, Bailey. suxiliary division of the Constabulary. etc. Another exampla concerned & passe-

recruited for the purpose of instructing the Irish Constabulary in the defence of barracks. The latter wetion consists of ex-officers, together numbering 500 The

ger" liner on" a round trip to Australia and back, which showed a loss of £36,000 The deficits were due to the grout rise in work ing corta.

The Times points out, however, thus lower

BORDEAUX BLAZE,

HEAVY DAMAGE, AT WHARVES.

BORDEAUX, September 27th. It is estimated that four million francs worth of damage has been done by 's' hugo

foodstuffs was destroyed. o

POLISH STATEMENT.

alious to, leave for Suwalki. Captainer sparkling comedy founded upon Voranaki will represent Japan.

domestic complications was presented, Inak night, at the Theatro Royal by the Band maa Comedy Company. It deserved a full WARSAW, September 28.1.

house, Good Night Nurte" The Bolsheviks are retreating on the

Terma with

entire Northern front.

The Poles have Weams, the husband who gous about an

farcical situations. ~ Mr. Carl

Mr. Carl Lawson, as captured further 1,300 prisoners, and original way in getting divorce from bin guns,

The Lithuanian Government has do him to perfection, Miss. Beryl Barraclough wife, Constance, had a part which suited

nature of the reprisals, which swiftly follow passage rates are, hely to be emontial for fire at the wharvel. A large quantity of mahded the immediate withdrawal of the part of Constance and contributed:

Bins Fein tacka en troops and the the encouragement of travel

Felice, la exemplified by the happenings in the town of Trim, where the burning of the police barracks and the shooting of a head constable by Big Feiners Was revenged by the Black-and-Tans practic ally wrecking the town

OLDHAM STRIKE.

KING CHRISTIAN'S BIRTHDAY.

· LOYAL DEMONSTRATIONS OUT-

CARBIDE PALICE.

MEN TO RETURN TO WORK:

September 28th nee In connection with the strike ss Okham of cotton-spinners, a joint meeting off the

Two boys were shot and wounded The employers and the operatives. Umba damage is estimated at 250,000.

officials has agreed to re-open the mills on October 8th, pending agreement

The Liberal Press in strongly protdating against reprisals There is much criticisa of a statement attributed to Sir Nevil Macroady by an American interviewer

apparently, condoning reprisals. Bir The Government intends to proceed with Neril Hacready is reported to have said Home Rule proposals, hoping that they will that the machinery of law having broken provide's rallying centre for the moderates, down, the onstabulary feel that there is no but it not intend

de certain means of redress and punishment, cuch adopting sperate new policy, such as is proposed,

and it only human that they should retiring to the cost of Ireland retaining act on their only the ports, T

It is t

this connection that the Cabinet

does

tolerats reprisals,

DARING SINN FEIN RAID."

LONDON

September 29th,

A mosage from Cork reports the biggest

COPENELIGEN, September 27th. The fiftieth anniversary of King Chris- tax-birthday was celebrated

with anthusiasm to-day. At least 60,000 persons. demonstrated outside the palace. Reply

Polish troops behind the line fixed in December 1818. The Polish Foreign Mininer has replied proposing fresh. negotiations at Bewalki THE AMERICAN

MERCHANT

MARINE BIL CONGRESSMAN'S CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT WILSON,

LONDON, September 28th,

A message from New York says that Mr. Edmonds Congressman, is loudly

Miss Nigus Lewis made a charming nurse. materially towards the success of the proce

Mr. Leonard Stephens ably filled the role of Heginald Jay, the man whose evidence as to free Weems from the matrimonial traces. Mr. Norman Thompson as Dr... Widner, and Mr. Forbes Buskril as Dr. Flexner were the quack medicos, whilo Mr. David Keir took the part of the specialist, Dr. Macklyn

Tonight, the company appears Car Wife, play which had

to the loyal address, the King urged The operative leaders recommend the all to cooperate to maintain the glory of members to return to work. - It is expected | Denmark' that the strikers will accept the arrange SWEDISH HOUSING PROBLEM. Wilson as a result of the latter's refusal to enforce some of the provision of the Merchant Shipping and is calling a meeting of the Marine and Fisheries Committee of the Congress for the pur

demanding an impeacement of President great mocess at the Royalty in London.

ment, if they are offered striks pay. GORDON BENNETT AIR CUP. FRANCE RETAINS POSSESSION-

SOCIAL BOARD TO GO IN FOE RATIONING.

SENATOR HARDING.

STOCKHOLM, Beptember 27th. 313, Beptember 28th.

The Government has instructed i tho Three nations, France, America and Social Board to work out a plan of ration. Great Britain, are contesting for the ting, house-room in view of the house Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup today on

shortage. a 187 mile course, America, and Francs on the cap twice, I France wins today she retains the cup and the pilot gets 10,000 France given by the Aero Club of France..

*be a certain winner. From latest reports be covered the course in 68 mins, 17 sec., 40 average of 170 miles per hour, which record: Two American cont

A Dublin Castle communiqué states thai

IN BAILWAY ACCIDENT.

FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.

·REP-ESENTATION OF BRITISH

EMPIRE

LYONS

WIRELESS - STATION AND THE FAR EAST.

A London paper, recently stated that a reqne had been presented to the authorities

wireless teleg was already used

permission to have the station near Lyons, which 2-Japsner agency and the American Press, utisod for the BRUSSELS, September 28th

the daily quotations of The Financial Conference has appointed silk ket to and from the Far East. The New Your, Beptember 27th.

committee to deal with the question of Bullettin der Soido el die Bosérias mayu publie nuance, incitiding Lord Chalmers Harding's special train at Pittaborg, Notish Empire delegates Herr Bergmann one was hurt. The damage was limited to (representing Germany) and Mr. Boyden shattering the window a

(representing the United States).

maye siocted. A han steps are being taken, to deal with it effo The Frenchmanzi, M. Lecoints appears to A shunting engine callided with Senator representing Great Britain) all the Bri! the information of our contemporary “in

coup of Bina Peiners

dred armed man were conveyed in lorries tively and expeditiously."

and raided Mallow barracks occupied by the 17th Lancers when the troopers were sym cising their hores.

A sergeant, who challenged the entry of the lorries, shot down at point-blank range and died. A trooper, clad in pants sad vest, rode barebacked for his comrades who returned after the Sinn Feiners had

Filling to set fire to the barracks, all the war« materials carried ud,“, izčlüdir Lenrin guns

large number of rifles and a siderable quantity of immunition:

The affair created a consternation in the ring town of Batievant where all was suspended and a large number

BOMB EXPLOSION IN CORK

A big drapery store in Cork was wreck | in the

ed yesterday by the explosion of a bomb petitors have abandoned the race. The which was similar to the bombs used in sole British

"on" troops and polico."

are considered

tary patrol which proceeded to an old-se machine. so spot after the explosion was fired on and returned the firen

BELFAST QUIET.

Lobos, September 28th, Belfast is quish again. It has been spectained that the Polics murders were deliberately. Arranged with a view to provoking further rioting in the dity. Attauka were made at points i mil taneously, indicating pro Errangement. In both instances, Police were poi

unfortunately only too correct,” and adda that the station, which during the war had the honour of being the Best to commúnicam with Shanghai, hag boenchivalrously placed at the disposal of foreign sgencies, A middle-aged suburbanite overtaken on although local traders had vinly knocked his Saturday afternoon stroll by a young at the doors of the Administration for this married friend whom he knew was taking purpose.

BARLIER CABLES, SVO ham's chances ITALY'S LABOUR TROUBLES sa he is flying in

ENDED. FACTORIES TO BE RETURNED TO TH

?OWNERS*

***FRENCHMAN WINS. WETAMPS, September, 28th

M. Lecointe was the sale finisher in the Gordon Bennety Cup and was declared the winner.Mr Raynham, and two other French competitors gave up angle THE AEROPLANE, DISASTER

ARAT HARROW, ANOTHER VICTIM SUCCUMBE

LONDON," Beptember 18th.

Injured ta

сенд

The girl, ho eroplans bed to her

Meth

a memory-training course, inquired to the progress mad

Deng boo!' was the reply Fit Jour pipe, from my pouch and I'll tell you while we perambulate." But the last word hardly uttered when he made a right- about face and returned at the double And his tracks, c

Beptember 28th. of Action of the Italian

In the evening the iddle

red one eşil- eded to return the pouch

miled that owaer. You'd wonder wh I left you ed abruptly. Law of association worked beautify

word perambulate a reminded me of

word

the baby

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IN

ARARAN?

SEVEN HUNDRED CASES RE SPORTED IN HIROSAKI

Influctan has again struck Japan. Se hundred cases have already been reported

Tirveski.

Ukugai Slogyo- quotes the

saying that every pre- 15% now being taken i the diseason that the ne

and motion picture