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GENERAL NEWS

WOMEN FARMERS, Women farmers wore present for the first time at the last meet- ; Ing of Tiverton branch of the Devon Farmer's Union.

KENSINGTON MEMORIAL PLAYING FIELDS, Land at Kensington is to be bought for war memorial playing fields.

EARL BEATTY'S SHIP TO, BE BROKEN OP

At one time commanded by Earl Beatty, the cruiser June is to be broken up.

NEW ENGLAND PAMPHLETS.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1920.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

CORK ABLAZE.

London, Dec. 10

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The counties in which martial law has been proclaimed are Cork, Tipperary, Kerry and Limerick.

Londan, Dee, 12., Following an ambush of some cadėta a great part of Cork City was burned down.

Later, The Ere at Cork is still raging and spreading. The ares, of devastation is very extensive.

The outbreak began in shopa in Patrick Street at ten in the svening, curfew hour. Shortly afterwards the City Hall and Munlcipal buildings, a quarter of a mile distant, were found to be afire. The dames spread to the Carnegie Free Library and s) thres splendid At Messrs. Sotheby's a amall building were destroyed. The barned buildings include the great folio volume, the property of drapery and ontatting houses of the Munster Arcade and scores of Lady Lucas, containing five other establishments. The greater part of the southern side of Patrick pamphlets of the late 17th and Street is ruined. The scenes during the night ware terrifying, the early 18th centuries, dealing explosions of bombs, dring of shots and crash of falling burning "chiefy with Now England and buildings striking consternation into the citizens. It is reported that Pennsylvania, was bought by several of the military who were ambushed prior to the are were Messrs. Quariteb for £220..

killed.

Later. It is a Belally believed that at Cork bombs were thrown from the surrounding houses into the lorries. One wounded cadet has died.

Lister.

DEARTH OF PIPERS. There is a scarcity of pipers in the Highlands. The Duke of Argyll confessed the other day that he could not get enough mea

The damage at Cork is roughly estimated at $2,500,000. It is for his own pipa band and be reported that two were killed and fourteen wounded in the firing intends doing what is already during the night. The whole city is now controlled by the military. being done in the Island of Mull, who are remaining on duty indefinitely to prevent further damage. starting a school for young pipers. Fifty man ambushed a military lorry at Scarteed, County

The shortage was apparent at

the Highland gatherings this Limerick, which is under martial law, on Friday night. A fight sommer, when the number of ensued. Seven of the assailants were captured. One soldier was pipers entered for the variousounded.

competitions fell to a surprisingly

low figure.

APPEAL TO ANTI-BOLSHEVIK

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Prince Leoff, former Premier of

Russia, and M. Maklakoff former Russian Ambassador, are issuing

THE INDIAN REFORMERS.

London, Dec. 12.

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CHRISTMAS PRESENT

from Paris an appeal to all The non-co-operation movement in India has assumed the form Russians not to allow themselves of intimidation a: Lahore, where there were wild scenes at the to be discouraged by the defeat of elections to the reformed Councils. The members of Gandhi's Son General Wrangel. “The struggle] Co-operation Party assembled at the polling stations, roughly handled | against the Bolsheviks will be the voters and assaulted several candidates. Numbers were continued", they say. “Already consequently afraid to vote. The crowd stored an lndian honorary the peasants are everywhere rais magistrate, whose son fired three shots from the house, wounding | ing the standard of revolt against three boys. The crowd tried to rush the house, but the police dis- the tyranny of the Soviets; their persed them. The Seditions Meetings Act is being re-enforced in devation must be encouraged, and Delhi for six months in order to prevent violent inflammatory speeches, i will deliver Russia from the and the Indian volunteer bands which have been interfering with the yake of its oppressors."

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INHUMANITY" TO DEPORT

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FRANCO-CHINESE CO-OPERATION.

Paris, Dec. 9.

At the Central Criminal Court, London, during a case heard before the Common Serjeant,Į. counsel for the prosecution ap-1 plied to deport a prisoner to Russia. The Common Serjeant refused. Do you think." he

Relating before the Parliamentary Committee for Commerce be said, "I am going to send a man back to Russia at the present recent mission to China, ex-Premier Painleve laid stress on the hearty time? Certainly not. It would welcome he and other members of the mission met with everywhere in be an act of gross inhumanity to China. M. Painleve then dwelt on the specialcharacterof China's present send him there at the present disturbances and the leading part of public opinion in the young time." Mr. Justice Darling the Republic's evolution. 3L Painleve pointed out affinities between the French and Chinese civilisations and expressed a wish that a scientific other day declined to send a woman back to Germany.

institution may soon be established in China under the auspices ofį Paris University for the training of Chinese students in French |methods and technical processes. M. Painleve wound up by advocat-| ing French and Chinese co-poeration in the industrial and commercial

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AMERICA' EXPORT TRADE.

The military estimates for the next fiscal year, as prepared by the War Department, total Yen! | 230,000,000, representing

decrease of Yan 10,000,000 os those for the current period. An expansion of the aerial service is provided for, but otherwise there is a general scaling down. The' Jiji states that tbe naval

The Foreign Trade Conference voted to proceed immediately with estirnates will total a little over the reorganisation of the Foreign Trade Corporation, with a capital Yen 500,000,000, or an increase of $100,000,000. The object of the Corporation is to reorganise the of approximately Yen 150,000,000.merican export trade, which has been adversely affected by the This is due to additional estimates for each item of exponditure in ate of exchange with Europe. A committee was appointed to deal FACIENTS TREVIED IN T O Esthe national defence scheme, in with the question of underwriting.

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EX-GERMAN CABLES.

Washington, Dec. 11. The "Daily Telegraph" Washington · correspondent says - a¤ Americo-Japanese deadlock has been reached regarding control of the America is safering from an extraordinary crime waYD. Five murderers were electrocated at Sing Sing prison, New York, in a single cable station on Yap Island, Japan absolutely insisting on retaining who are entitled to that medal, night. A general hunt has begun in Pennsylvania for firebags who the German cables in the Pacific, while the American naval authori-

Įties opposed relinquishment of Yap on strategic grounds. and who have received a certi barat a dozen schools, a score of stores and dwellings and also fired) ficate or certificates to the effect five mines. A crowd at Santa Rosa, California, broke into the gaol at that their names have been midnight, seized three men accused of murdering officials sad hanged published in the London Gazette them to a tree amid the glare of the headlights of numerous motor cats. as having been mentioned in dis- patches for their services during Mr. Tom Webster, the sporting the war. Applications, which cartoonist, siter whom M. should be arcompanied by dia Inman's racehorse was named, is charge certificates or other evi- back in London from his Ameri- dence of identity, should be for- warded to the Acconstant- can tour.

WORLD OF SPORT.

H, V, L. Ross won the ten-General of the "Navy (Medal) miles road walk at Bowes Park Branch), Admiralty. London. ID 79min 56 2- Sseo. The team event went to the Southgate and Wood Green A.C.

J. T. Hearne and J. Murrell, the Middlesex cricketers have sailed for India. They have been engaged for the winter by the Mabarajah of Patiala

R. Haywood, the Northants crickster, and a capable Rugby forward, is retiring from football He played for East Midlands and the Northampton club.

THE RED REIGN.

Copenhagen, Dec. 11.

Relations Committee are co-operating to obtain recognition of the It is announced that the State Department and the Senate Foreign. United States' distribution of the ex-German cables. Senator Lodge, Chairman of the Committee, stated that the Committee had given unqualified approval of the stand of "America at the Internationali [Communications Conference.

The Communications Conference is practically at a deadlock on- the subject of distribution of cables and may adjunta to enable the representatives to return and consult their Governments. America, Britain and Italy supported, while France and Japan, opposed the proposal of joint ownership, of ex-German cables instead of distribu:: The Provisional Revolutionary Committee at Sebastopol has ❘tion between the five Powers. The French and Ispanese also opposed the internationalization of islands like Yap which are the centre of communications. It is stated that the American proposal, for the allocation of the cables from Guam to the United States, from Yap to the Dutch Indies to Holland and from Yap to Shanghai to Japan met opposition from the Jay znese, who claimed Japan's retention of at least a half interest in the Guam to Yap and the Yap to the Dutch Indles cibles

NEW SILVER COINAGE.

London, Dec. 12.-

BEGGARS COLONY IN BOMBAY published the first lists of civilians and soldiers shot by order of the At the request of a committes Extraordinary Commission since 23th Nov. The lists contain nearly of influential Bombay gentle-three thousand names, of whom four hundred are women. men, General Booth has agreed reception of beggars who infest to take over a colony for the

the city in large numbers. The colony consists of a large tract of land on which buildings bare been loaned by the Government. As soon as the arrangements were completed, Commissioner

The new standard silver coinage, half alloy, operates from 13th. French sent a couple of officers December. Not only will the Treasury profit by calling in the old of one of the American trans-Atlantie exbles between England' The death is announced of to scour the streets and bring in coinage, but the coins will be harder and will last longer. David Love, &veteran profession-he lame, the halt, and the al golfer, who for 40 years was blind." Used as they were professionalat Blundellsands. He (to terrible sights, they were ERAPION NG was a usiive of Carnoustie amazed at what they discovered.

It is stated that Baron E. de Many of the poor creatures hadi ERAPION N12

Rothschild will sell all bis horses, been starved to death and were RAPION NO 3 three-year-olds and upwards, lying about unattended; others about the middle of November, died on their way to the colony; model ang polesome of the best whiagnosers had hid 20 food.

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CARUSO'S MISFORTUNE.

New York, Dec 12 dat a blood vessel in his throat while singing...

France determinedly opposed the American proposal to diveit; the Azores cable to Genos, dividing it between the United Madga and Italy. As regards the Halifax to Fenzance cable Britain altedly has acceded to the desire of the United States to restore the · New | Yark-Eziden" connection in consideration of the transfer to Britain

Canada. The Americans, also opposed Britain's alleged permanently control the German cables she is now wurking

· Mr. Davis, Keling "Secretary of Statu, laid the who before the Senate tid Foreign Relations, Commentati According to officials atfending the Crumunaler at Washington in impasse in threatened by the un and Japanere delegates against Brita Italy and the