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SILVER EASIER.

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1820.

London, April 1. Mosary Montagu's report dated 141. April states that the markos ia fairly robust though the edge of the demand seama to have rather saken off. There would be considerable enquiry if rates were somewhat lower. With regard to the outlook it should be remembered that China is really bearing the onu "of supporting the market, which comprises increasing pro- daction and large amounts of demonetized silver which had been hoarded in war-time and are now being fire

EIGHT HOUR DAY.

New York, April 1. The Association of Marrers, Mates and Pilots, numbering twenty eight, thousand, has toled to strike for the purpose of enforcing an eight-hour day This will entirely tie up harbor traffe.

AMERICAN COAL DISPUTE.

New York, March 31.

The new bituminous miners' agreement allows the miners a twenty-seven per cent. increase of wages operating from 1st April for two years.

BRITISH DIRIGIBLE FOR AMERICA..

New York, April 1. ** It is announced that a crew of three officers and eighteen men sails for England immediately to take over dirigible N33, which has been purchased from England

-AMERICAN SOCIALISTS EXPELLED.

Albany, New York, April 1.

The State Assembly has expelled the five Socialist mem bers who were provisionally suspended for disloyally.

BRITISH MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

London, April L

Mr. Hamar Greenwood surveeda. Mr Macpherson, whe goes to the Ministry, of Pensions Mr. Worthington Evan replace Mr. Bartes as Minister without portfolio.

DANGING IN SUNDAY:

SCHOOLS

A BURNING QUESTION AT HOME

Should whist-playing, dancing. and smaking be permitted in Sunday Schools? That is + question which is agitating the minds of many religions bodies in the North of England, where the reaction from the war has

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the war there was a marked divergence of practice: fa some Sunday Schools in the Cheshire towns of Stalybridge and Dukinfield, Yor instance, whist and dancing were permitted, while in others they were saverely discouraged. Since the process of demobilisation began the young men and young women attending these latter schools have attempt- ed to introduce the forbidden things, and in many cases, have failed, with the result that thes have sought their recreation in the clube and public balls.

In the case or one Noncon- formist school in Stalybridge, it is stated that dancing is against the conditions in the trust deeds, but the officials have had to siald to the popular clamour, and now pormit it an a special favour": in another case, where the vicar

ša, stoully against the introductiom of ther dance the younger element have at times actually amputach a cīnbe for the purpose just opposite the vicarage. The introduction of dancing into another school threatened to cause a split be- tween the seniors and juniors, but in the end the older falks gavo way. The more moderate of the Sunday School authorities hold that if the craze for whist and dancing must be satisfied it is batter that such functions should be held in the Sunday Schools) than elsewhere,

In Dukinfield one of the Non- conformist schools'haa bad a very successful Young Men's Institute for many years but since the war friction has arisen on the smoking question. The young men demanded the right to smoke in the institute, which is part of the school premises. and the officials eventually yielded to -the extent of per- Įpending againat him for moneymitting smoking by youths over ●

dus. A Republican court of law the age of eighteen. Those under will assemble for the case. I eighteen promptly seceded, and may couple with these facis anatarted club of their own. Sa A REPUBLICAN COURT." experience of my own during a far they have been singularly

recent visit to Limerick:

unlucky, for a pavilion in course The Daily News Dublin co- The people were in a state of of erection by the as a club-

writes:-1 53F responden:

nervousness alter the shooting room w swept away by the prominent member of the Sing which occurred there a fortnight recent storm Fein organisation to-day and ago. Between eight and mine asked him his opinion of Mr.Jo'clock an armoured car dashed Button's letter in the Dely New along the main street and back-

SINN FEIN RULE.

this morning. He replied that red several times. Mistaking TO KIDNAP PRINCE OF WALES.

Mr. Baxton seemed to be much the sharp reports for a fresh out- better informed na to the situation break of airing, Kroups of people

ment

in Ireland than a gried many confusedly scattered, some run-| REPORTED SINN FEIN PLOT. other peuple, and gave me coctaining down the tg-streets and, facts within his knowledge ampls luthers seeking shelter in duus; Before the Prince of Wales. (cenärming what Mr. Buxton says.ways and loobies, The pobre set foot in the United States, that there is in Ireland a Chivern were conspicuou-Ip alsent, and sags In American paper. within a Governin etwas only when a patrol off there were mysterions whisper- capable of ruling the country. emilians, ad of them members Dilings that "something would In certain districts in Ireland, the Irish Volunteers told the surely happen.". theference said my informant, the cons- people what had happened and¦hing that certain hereditary tabulary were withdrawn be were advised them to go humor, that enemies of Great Britain were

dead letter. The jars was that the panic was allayed.

plotting against the surcess of they refused to carry on in the In view of the threat of Dublio | his visit from various viewpoints. fare of a bustle population. As Castle 10 re-arrest Alderman Nothing did happen, however, ex- a result in these districts the Kelly, the Lord Mayor-elert, fļcept a tremendous outpouring of Sina Fain organisations and be sets foot on Irish soul, it is popular affection for the heir- that, of course, means the whole suggested that the whole corpor-apparent to the British Throne. | people-organised çommittees, of acion and its officials should go Bat now come stories of foiled

onder.

to Landon and hold the installat-plote that are interesting. to say În certain cases publiculs who ion ceremony there.

the least. On December 8 the had kept open until all hours At the Dublin Session to-day London correspondent of the New because of the absence of the the proprietors of the Irish Inde-York Sun cabled :- police were called before the local pendent were awarded £15,000] "I am able upon high authority co nmittees, fined, instructed as compensation for the damage to give a heretofore unpublished to the hours of which they would done to their plans in the raid account of a Sinn Fein plot! be permitted to keep open.

last December Mr. Ruddock.batched in the United Kingdom This instance should be who had-installed thomasbinars, with egen:5-spezzling_kie13221 sufficient answer to any charge estimated the damage at £21,500. to kidnap the Prince of Wales of a lack of order or a desire for but three experts of the corporat-] when he was in America and disorder among the Irish people, ion valued it at £15,000, and this hold him for high ransom, namely. my informant added. One of the sum was eventually accepted. the recognition of the Irish chief reasons why Sir John The proprietors of the Irish In Republic. My informant said. Taylor and General Shaw dependent were, at Dublin Ses A high-powered motor car "retired General Byrne was sions to-day. awarded £15,000 was to be brought to one of the because Byrne had not been able compensation for the damage stations at which the Prince was to upset this order. If that done during the raid on the news-due to alight in America. He means anything at all it means paper in December last,

was to base been seized and that General Byrne was retired Mr. T. M. Healy, K. C., said carried to the waiting car, io not in the interests of law and the raiders damaged 18 linotype which be was to have been con- order, but in order that the only machines, practically every partseyed to a secret hiding place. possible forras, of law and order, of which was smashed, three Do not ask me whether it was forms, máris to say, based on printing presses, the stereotyping to have been at the Canadian the consent of the people, might foundry (which was reduced to border, Philadelphia.or Washing- be more actively opposed and ruins,) and the installation of tempujem suppressed by a police force long-distsoce telegraphy.

Assoon as London officials whose chief function in Ireland

Mr. Rudnock, who had origin-received information of the plot the to-day it seems to me to be to ally Installed the machinery, they communicated with create disorder.

was brought over to make a British authorities in America, "The fact is," concluded my valuation, and he had placed the and precautions as to an extra informant, "that there are persons amount of damage at £21,500. guard for the Prince were taken, in this country who have become Evidence was given by three which in themselves destroyed actively agents of disorder, experts of the Dublin Corporation, all possibility "of the execution whereas there already exists in who estimated the damage at of the proposed scheme. It is not the country a desire for law and £15,000, and as the proprietors advisable for me to say more on order in terms of the nation's intimated that they were prepar- the matter, except to emphasise constituted anibority."

led to accept a sum which did not that it was all Irish in conception, This morning. "too, I met represent the full amount of their and so far as we know at the a person who had just received a damaga the Recorder made an moment, no American entered Republican writ in an action award of £15,000.

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