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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-08-12, Page 7VER s N1 TROOPS ,VMA PRISONER, BY r ` REBELS Detachment. Surprised and Captured Near Keiraneigh -- Several Persons Killed in Clash Between Military and Irish.Followers in County of Limerick. A despatch from London says: -The 24-hour lull in hostilities in Ireland was broken when Sinn Fein forces surprised and captured a convoy of Government troops near Keimaneit h, The lorries in which the troops were /being convoyed were burned and the entire detachment of men marched off ante' the mountains. The convoy was proceeding from Millatreet toward Ballingeary when taken. In daylight fighting between the military forces and Irish Volunteers in Brures, County Limerick, on Thurs- day, one soldier and five citizens were ki'iled, Volunteers held up the soldier guard of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin at 11 o'clock Thursday night. Shots were fired. Two of the soldiers were wound- ed. The others were disarmed, Tho Westmeath police barracks were burned Thursday night. In south and west Ireland where the police were driven out weeks ago and are centred now only in larger towns, new disturbers accused of be- ing in league with the police, called "anti Sinn Fein gangs" are begin- ning' to appear, In Bantry, County Cork, they have burned a large establishment belong- ing to a Protestant Unionist, but staffed by Sinn Fillers. In the village of Newport they have burned two creameries. In Ballylander they burn- ed a store. The total night's damage is estimated at $200,000. They are a new terror to the country in parts which lately • wero comparatively tranquil The resignations of Irish Police are increasing, and exceed an average, of five daily. Presumably with a view to encouraging the break-up of the police force Sinn Fein headquarters has is- sued 'alt urgent recommendation that police resignations would be wel- comed. It has added to the fund which is being provided to assist cases of spe- cial hardship, The clubs are directed to encourage the men to resign. Re- cruitment for the police greatly ex- ceeds the resignations, however, but the recruits are coming from every class of Irishmen, being obtained by advertisement from England. SYRIAN MONARCH LOSES CROWN General Gouraud, Victor at Damascus, Issues Procla- mation. A despatch from Paris says; -Emir Feisul is no longer King of Syria. The French Foreign Office announced en Thursday that he was not. General Gouraud, who has captured Damascus, Feisul's Capital, has issued a proclamation Beating that the Emir from now on is a private citizen. arid, furthermore, that Emir has been in- vited to leave the country with all his family. Se ria has' no new King yet, but it has a brand new I>•I;nistry, hand-picked by Gouraud, which has ac- cepted all the French conditions, in- cludirg a fine of 10,000,000 francs upon Damascus and the vicinity. The French now appear in a posi- tion to administer their mandate over Syria, which they hold under the League of Nations, just as the .English have the League Mandate to Mesopo- tamia, although ough the • minutes of the League Council's meeting will pro- bably be found utterly barren of any rccc.rd of either affair. I?eisrl has not been heard from sine Couraud's troops entered Dam- ase.us. He owes the French 80,000,000 Trance they paid him "to feed the hmt ry Syrians." However, a con- siderable port:c•n of this money has been reeeived in munitions seized at Dal, n. cus tirh: 'e Feisul stored much of hie "food or hungry Syrians." Canadian Wheat Sough by /Egypt and Greece A despatch from Ottawa says: - Greece and Egypt are in tho market for wheat and !lour. The former wants 18,000 tons, and Egypt a maxi- mum of 300,000 tons. Greece seeks a Canadian credit to finance her pur- chase. Egypt has also asked quota- tions from Australia, and has been ad- vised that one w311 be given only in a couple of months. As there is no longer wheat control, the inquiries ;have been referred to the grain Ileal- ers. There is no longer provision for financial credits, which expired auto- matically last December. CLerman Mine Menaces Shipping on Atlantic .A despatch from Philadelphia says: --•Somewhere on the surface of 1 the Atlantic between the Delaware and Chesapeake Capes a dangerous urine is drifting, a menace to coast- wise and foreign shipping, The mine was planted in the coast waters by German marines on the occasion of their surprise visit in 1918. Double watches are beim` maintain- ed day and night on all ships by men t using powerful glasses endeavoring to hatch a glimpse of the death -dealing Contrivance. North British Columbia Catch Expected to be Big. A despatch from. Vancouvee says: - Reports reeeived here from the Fish- eries Inspectorate indicate that the catch of fish in the North will be large this year. The run on sockeye in Smith';s Inlet is good; and elsewhere sockeye each is working otit well. On bele Skeena River the run this year 1s reported better than any time in the last five years, and the average pack of sockeye per cannery is quite a> bita ahead of lest year to date. LINK CANADA AND THE WEST INDIES Aerial Service Planned by New Syndicate. A despatch from London says: -The linking up of Canada with the West Indies by an aerial service is reported to be the ultimate object of a syndi- cate which has been formed by a group of British firms for the pro- motion of civil flying in the Bermudas. According to the reported plans of the syndicate the route will be from a point in Nova Scotia to the Ber- mudas, and thence to all the West Indian Islands, to British Honduras :ind to Demerara. The company is said to be planning for a series of flying stations at suit- able points in the West Indies. Ar- rangements are almost completed for making a start at Trinidad, the most important British island in the south of the group, and one within easy fly- frig range (360 miles) of Georgetown, the capital of Demerara. 'Similar plans are being pushed forward with regard to the Bahamas in the north of the great circle. It is likely that if. the st Lente is developed according to the present plans, the syndicate will op- erate. a regular passenger and mail service, Oscar E. Fleming President of the Deep Waterways and Power Association of Canada, who de- clared at the Tidewater Congress in Detroit that the projected deep water route from the Lakes to the .Atlantic would cement more firmly the friend- ship between United St:ties and Cana- da. Wheat Crop Excellent in Australia A despatch from Melbourne, Aus- tralia, says: -Because of the benefi- cial rains in the Commonwealth dur- ing tho pa-st six weeks erop prospects in all the rural districts are considered excellent. It is expected Auetrali,a will have an exportable wheat surplus this year. French Chamber .ejects Spa Agreement A despatch from Paris says: -Pre- mier Milierand suffered the most seri- ous set -back of his premiership 1111 Thursday, when the finance committee of the Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of fourteen to twelve, rejected the Spa agreement, which provides that France should pay Germany 200,000,- 000,000 francs for coal. THE PRINCE IN AUSTRALitA The oldest son of King Georgo is here shown shaking hands with Maori women at Rotorua, Australia. The Prince said the reception given him by the Maori Chiefs was the finest he had ever witnessed. The bare-footed Maori maiden seems particularly pleased with herself after shaking hands with the Prince, but Isis Royal Highness is evidently perturbed at meeting these strangely -garbed maidens. Weekly. Market Rert Wholesale Grain Toronto, Aug, 3. -Manitoba wliea:t -No. 1 Northern, $3,15; No. 2 North- ern, $3.12; No. 3 Northern, $3.08, in store Fort William. Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, $1:093; No, 3 CW, $1.06%; extra No. 1 feed, $1.06%; No. `1 feed, $1.04%; No. 2 feed, $1.01% in store Fort William. Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, 41.43; No. 4 QW, $1.33; rejected, $1,10; feed, $1.10, in store Fort William. American corn -No. 3 yellow, $3.30; nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship- ment. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, nominal. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2 do, $1.93 to $2.01; No. 3 do, $1.92 to $1-93, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. Ontario wheat -Ne: 1. Spring, per car lot, $2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 do, $1.08 to $2.01; No. 3 do, $1,95 to $2.01, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, nominal. Barley -$1.84 to $1.86, according to freights outside. Buckwheat -No. 2, nominal. Rye -No. 3, $2.20 to $2.25, accord- ing to freights outside. Manitoba flour =Government stand- ard, $14.44, Toronto. Ontario four. -Government stand-; ard,.$13.90, nominal. Millfeed-Gar lots, delivered, 14fotit- real freights, bag included: Bran, per - ton, $52; shorts, per ton, '$61; good feed flour, $3.75 to $4. Hay -No. 1, per ton, $31; mixed, per ton, $27, track, Straw -Car lots, per ton, $15. to $16, track, Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale. Eggs, selects, 62 to 63e; No. 1, 59 to 60e, Butter, creamery prints, 62 to 03; choice dairy prints, 49 to 51e; ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 47e; bak- ers', 3o to 40c; oleomargarine, best grade, 34 to 3Sc. Cheese, new, large, 801/4 to 31?e; twins, 31.1/2, to 3214e; old, large, 88 to 34c; twins, 34 to 35e; Stilton, old, 35311 to 80¼e. • Maple syrup, 1 gal. ton, $3.0; 5 gal. tin, per gal., $3.25, maple. su far, lb., 27 to 30e. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Rolls, 33 to 36a; hams, med., 18 to 51c; heavy, 41 to 43e; cooked hams, (35 to 68c; backs, plain, 54 to 57c; backs, boneless, 00 to GSc; breakfast bacon, 49 to 59c; cottage rolls, 39 to 43c. Green meats -Out of pickle, 1c less than smoked. - Dry salted meats -Long clears, in tons, 26 to 250; in cases, 261/2 to 281/c; clear bellies, 291/2 to 301/2c; fat backs, 24 to 20e. Lard -Tierces, 27 to 271/2c; tubs, 28 to• 29c; pails, 281/2 to 291/4c; prints, 291/2 to 30c. Compound lard, tierces, 25 to 251/2c, Montreal Markets, Montreal, Aug. 3 -Oats, No. 2 CW, $1.29; No. 3 CW, $1.27. Flour, Man,, new standard grades, $14.80 to $15.50. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $5.80 to $5.85. Bran, $54.25. Shorts, $61.25.• Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $29 to $3e). Cheese, finest easterns, 25 to 251/2e, • Butter, choicest creamery, 58'-.4 to 58%e. Eggs, selected, 04c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $3.50 to $3.70. • Live Stock 1'iIarkets, Toronto, Aug. 3 -Choice heavy steers, $15 to $15.50; good heavy steers, $14.50 to $14.75; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $14.25 to $14.50; do, good, $13.50 to $14; do, med., $12 to $12.50; do, cam, $7,50 to $9; bulls, choice, '511.751 to $12.25;" do,- goad,' $10;75 to 811.25; do, rough, $6 to $8; butchers' cows, choice, $11.75 to $12.25,- do good, $11 to $11.25; do, come, $6.50 to $7.50; 'stockers, • $0 to $11; feeders, $11 to $12.50; canners and cutters, 5 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $100 to :$165; do, cam. and med„ $u5 to $75; •lambs, yearlings, $12 to $13; do, spring, $16.50 to $18.50; calves good to choice, $17 to $19.50; sheep, c;.50 to $9.50; hogs, fed and watered, 821.50; -do, weighed off cars, 21.75; do, f.o,h., $20.50; do, do, . e .,entry points, $20.255,• Montreal, Aug. 3. -hitcher heifers, rned„ $8.50 to 810; cer., $6 to $8.50; butcher cows, med.. 36 to 80; canners, $8 to $4; cutters, 44 to 5.50; butcher bulls, cont., $5 to $7. Good t e il, $13.50 to $15; med., $10 to $12; grass, $7. Ewes, $5 to $8.50; lambs, goof $13.50 to $14; corn., $10 to $18. Hogs, off car weights, selects. $21.50 to $21.75; sows, $16.50 to $16.75. Airplanes Carry Food to Troops in Ireland . A despatch from London says:-- Provisions were taken by airplane on Thursday to the English troops sta- tioned in Dunloe, County Kerry, The move was made necessary when it was found impossible to get food to the soldiers in any other way, • due to the holding up of supplies on the rail- roads by the Sinn Fein. Racial Antagonism Acute in India A despatch from Bombay, India, says: -The Indian situation is becom- ing graver, and there is daily danger of a. general outbreak, The debate in the House of Lords on the Amritsar decision has accentuated racial an- tagonism, and seditious utterances are widesproad throughout India. Discovers Part of Historic Mayflower A despatch from London says: = The Daily News announces that Dr. Ren - del Harris, noted Quaker, has discover- ed part of the original timbers from ,which the Mayflower was built, in 0 barn at Old Jordans, Buckingham- shtire. The owner of the barn at the time of the departure of the May- flower; is said to have owned a quar- ter share in the vessel. Explosion in German Mulraition Flare Kills 21 A despatch from Berlin says: - Twenty -one workman were killed and 76 severely and six slightly injured in thee explosion of a munition factory on Thursday at Nurschen, slaty miles santhwcst of Prague. Naw\ 1K110w *MP WON .raft:: WM\ CONVI NCEC31- 1 REDS HOPE FOR ARMVMENlAN »OW NFA L Turkish Insurgent Chief Con- thanes on-t ares Fight With (sreeks. A despatch from Constantinople says: -The .Bolshevik army operating from Baku through Armenia took Coueha, 264 miles southwest of Baku, virtually unopposed, as well as Ger- ousy, 24 miles southwest of Concha, the next important town on the wagon route to the Tabriz railway, In Baku the Bolsheviki are training a large Armenian Communist army to assist in the overthrow of the Ar- menian Republic. British war hips have seized a Rus- sian ship from Nikolalev at Trebizond carrying Bolshevik arms and ammuni- tion for the Nationalists. Many ru- mors are in circulation in Constan- tinople with regard to a possible Greek movement through Samsun to- ward Angora for the purpose of cut- ting Nationalist communications with the Bolsheviki, All is quiet in Thrace, save for artillery and counter battery work. Djafar, the Turkish insurgent leader, claims to have s.Ieneed many guns of the Greeks. However, Greek rein- forcements continue to land on the Sea of Marmora eeaat and march over- land to Luleburgas. Djafar has been vainly appealed to to surrender and avoid useless bloodshed. CANADA TO HAVE NEW COAT OF ARMS Examined by College of Her. alds, Approved by His Majesty. A despatch from Ottawa says: -The design for the new Canadian coat -of - arms has gone to the College of Her- alds. The procedure is somewhat in- volved. After approval by the Can- adian Government, the design goes to the College ef Heralds, where it is pos- sible some minor technical changes may be suggested. Subsequently formal approval is given by the King - in -Council on instructions issued to the Earl Marshall, who is head of the College cf Heralds. The new coat -of -arms bears the de- vice, "A marl usque ad mare" (from sea to sea). It is taken from the singularly appropriate Tine in the 72nd Psalm: "He shall have dolma:on from sea to sea" Approval .af the coat -of -arms was the Tact'iet of the -Borden Govern- ment. Hon. G. H. Murray Whose Liberal Government wes again returnea to power in 'ova the t'r'eat elee'ti, 1s. lis, ells 1. .n Premier of his Province sin..e l...u, when IIon, 't V. 5. Fielding w..' c:,lkcd to Ottawa to enter the first Laurier Administration. Iia has be,c:a i11 politi- cal life for over thirty years. In the general elections of 1916 the Liberals gained 30 seats and the Conservatives 13. Recruitingin Britain For Canadian Pdice A despatch from London says: - Commissioner Perry, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is in Lon- don and is .reeking 500 recruits for the prci'osed enlargement of the fa- mous force. It is understood an ar- rangement may he made whereby English Public sehoolboys wlil be available its recruits. the attraction of getting a foothold in the new land being a strong one. It is also pro- bable the life will appeal to ex -mem- bers of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Spa Agreement Ratified by Reichtihta& A tit . ,::' .fit front er'lin 4rtyS -•Thej >as;, by an overwholming ma- je,ri t approved the ogreentent maria r,:,�, fly by the Government at Spa /with the representatives of the En - tante. Miss Frances Taylor of London, Ont., who won the Mani- toba Free Press prize for the best poems written on Manitoba's Fiftieth Anniversary. There were one thous- and contestants. Eastern Canada Has Heavy Spruce Seed Crop. The .Commission of Conservation has received reports from a number of points in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick indicating that this is an exceptionally heavy seed year for white spruce in eastern Canada. There promises to be a good yield of white pine seed as well. Last year there was practically no spruce seed in eastern Canada. Heavy seed years for spruce and pine usually occur only every fourth year, therefore those who wish to ,collect the seed should take ad- vantage of the abundant crop this year. White spruce seed ripens in Sep- tember and the cones should be col- lected just before they open. If picked too early, the seeds will be immature, and if left till the cones open, the seeds will have dropped out. The increasing attention being given to reforestation has developed a large home market for tree Leeds. In addition to tn: various govern- mental and commercial nurseries, sev- eral of the pulp companies, Including the Laurentide. Abitibi, Spanish River and Riordcin, have nurseries. There are also good markets in the United States and Great Britain for Canadian tree seeds. Heretofore, the nurseries on this continent have had to t'epend largely on European seed, owing to the limited amount -of native seed col- lected, The European seed has not been entirely satisfactory for our cli- mate and hardy native stock is prefer- red when obtainable. During the .,.t few years the de- mand rand for tree seeds has always ex- ceeded the supply and this sI1.ing $10 per tip. could be secured for ;white ;:pride: set This, l ov.'c. e e_itiep- tio tall, high, com lel eel a ra,onahl , Til_a cent of e.11ect- :n" and perearccr the seed for the m lrl et .ares with the 10 al c te di - tions, but in a good seed year it ,houil of exce-;d $2 per lb. Carnegie on Wealth. 1 wits born in pe erty and ,would no, eseh nl t' its saered memories with the die hos . millionaire's 1:1 who ever breathed, w t, ,h ,saying Of An- drew Carnegie. What it i i. Pt he know about mother of father: Thee are mere iic:tut-, to, him. tliv0 :tir' the life of the bot- whose mother is nurse, seam,-,trcs , wh :.her - w.1i.•_1a)1, COOT, teacher. angel and suint :ail hi o:tc. and. whose father is exe ipL r and friend. No servants to Com: in be- tween. These are. the >:-+:eye who were born to the best fortune. Solna. men think that rover* is a dreadful burden, and that wealth leads to happiness. What do they know about It? They know only one side; they imagine the other. 1 have lived both, and I 'know there is very little in. wealth that eau add to human happiness beyond the sruall c omforte of life. :Millionaires who laugh are very rare. My experionee is that wealth is apt to take the , i.hilt:s away. Provincial Franking a Privileges A!t:.:,lith A despatch :from Oita rise I11 accordance with ami tnnen.l;.nert to the Post Ofiiee Act passed during the recent session of i' l 1_ a. the de- *pnrtment has abolished what 1h ,we hitherto been known as Premineial franking privileges. Postmes,..ers nna lnetrueted not to ate'ept matter frees - ed by the members of x ao•ubie inl Leg- islatures. Clotheslines will net s.reioh if they are boiled before using. Pealnils are salted in the semi! by a new mlroceSkwh ('ii i:'{ysi to of ing then in brine and tine nl pb ao ing ultra in a pressure tank. Barrelled mcats-Bean le I l;, 818; short cat or family back at $50; .for sante back, boneless, nt $ilea to $57; pickled rolls, $60 to $66; mess fork, $47,