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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1921 NEWS TOPICSJF WEEK Important Events Which Have Occurred During the Week. The Brtsy World's Happenings Caie-mpiled and Put Into fully C Handy e the Rea< Solid Ho rs of Our Paper -- A V Enjoyment. WEDNESDAY. , Germany asks Bank of England to extend credit for £25,000,000. j Dublin gives credit to King George I for happy turn in Irish situation. s the dis^ French doctor a jvery .nd sheds In less than one minute 316 divorce decrees were granted in London, England. Meighen Government defeated at the polls. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King returned Prime Minister of Canada. Sir Edgar Speyer was deprived of his English nationality for giving "aid and comfort to the King's enemies" during the war. The Canadian Government steamship Canadian Rover is aground at Duncan Bay, B.C. She was on her way to Ocean Falls, B.C. Mrs. Mary Ainscow, Toronto, had her left leg so badly mangled when run over by a train at the C. P. R. crossing that the limb had to be amputated below the knee. The dodge of bringing liquor from Hull to Ottawa in the original package has gone. Attorney-General Raney has sent a squad of detectives to arrest all who attempt to bring liquor into Ontario. A writ against the executors and beneficiaries of the estate of the late Senator Peter McLaren, Perth millionaire, was issued at Osgoode Hall by the widow of the deceased, Mrs. Sophia McLaren. The plaintiff seeks i to set aside a deed under which she elected to take her share of the pro-| perty under the Devolution of Estate i Act, in lieu of all her claims for ! dower in her husband's real estate. THURSDAY. John Sword, farmer, drowned at Bracebridge. Nine men were shot in stockyard riot at Chicago. Planing mill and lumber yards burn at Toronto. Premier-elect King dined with the Governor-General. ", Lloyd George abandons Vrip to United States Confer Fire destroys aird: at Armour Heights, near Toronto. Gas referee decides on increase in rates for Aylmer, Ont,, and vicinity. Woman was fatally shot by her husband at Toronto; stabs himself. The National Trotting Associate has imposed several heavy penalti , The New. York Giants paid, a cord price for a Western baseball Sir Hugh J. Macdonald sentences a robber to five years and twenty The University of Toronto Inter-faculty junior assault-at-arms commences. "Eddie" Onslow will manage the Toronto baseball team during the 1922 season. Thieves take 14 boxes of cheese, looking like liquor cases, from In-gersoll warehouse. The pen with which the Irish treaty was signed has been presented by Lloyd George to Lady Greenwood. The Japanese Diplomatic Council formally approved the proposed four-power treaty for settlement of Pacific differences. Sixteen sailors perish in terrific winter storm along the Newfoundland coast. Fear is felt that the list will be largely increased. FRIDAY. Division in ranks of the Sinn Fein Discussion in committee on China's rights. Ulster makes new demands on taxation. U. S. submarine sinks by stern; crew rescued. Two election day baby boys named after Premier-elect. Government calls for tenders for extension of T. & N. O. Delegates at Armament Conference await action by Japan. University of Toronto juniors defeated Aura Lee 6 to 5. De Valera refuses to recommend the new treaty to the Dail. Two young men drowned while skating near Tamworth. Two hunters found dead in woods along G. T. P. in Alberta. Hamilton City Council authorizes five-cent fare on street cars. Official count elects R. B. Bennett in West Calgary by 5 votes. Sir Sam Hughes left an estate of $800,000, mostly Victory bon3s. G. A. U. V. decides to extend organization for political activities. Minister of Agriculture says that British elections are not far off. Mrs. McDoul of Janetville, near Lindsay, 107 years old, cast a vote on Tuesday. Frank Barrieau, Toronto, outpointed Eddie Beattie, Hamilton, at Toronto. Returned men renew protest against bringing body of "unknown soldier" to Ottawa. The estate of Mrs. Fred Monti-zambert, Ottawa, is probated. She leaves an estate of $288,486. A gin-laden auto upsets cycle cop at Sandwich; car is ditched, however, and most of cargo is smashed. Attorney-General's department is' jplanning to abolish "spotters" in preparing cases under the O. T. A. I Lieui.-Col. F. O. Burgess, Oxford j Rifles, has been appointed Collector i of Customs for the port of Woodstock. Joseph Ayotte, Sault Ste. Marie, shot himself in the head and died immediately af.er. Domestic troubles played on his mind. Fearing retaliation by the United States, the Jamaican Legislative <' -I:;,-'.; r :.^.y opposed the Gov- SATURDAY. The football season closed to-day. The Irish people favor ratification of treaty. Pacific powers form quadrilateral agreement. The Premier of Ulster confers with Lloyd George. Plenary session of Washington Conference opens. Henry Ford is planning an auto e Shape f<*j piant in Germany. Branch rural credit banks to be opened in nine cities. One hundred and sixty teams will play in the O. H. A. Toronto police captures a robbei after an exciting chase. Quebec's honey output more than doubled in seven years. Chinese delegates demand return unconditionally of Shantung. St. Mary's beat St. Helen's in an S. P. A. junior game, 3 to 1. "Bob" Rogers blames "Union" Government for Tory crash. Premier Briand will visit Lloyd George at Chequers next week. Old Boys of Ridley College present address to former principal, Dr. Miller. Prohibition agents in New York emptied $100,000 worth of wine into gutters. Movement for Harbor Commis for five border municipalities at A memorial tablet was unveiled at McMaster to soldiers who fell in the great war. It is said Hon. Dr. H. S. Beland will be next Canadian High Commissioner in London. J. G. Rappel, Merchants' Bank manager, Eatonia, Sask., dies from accidental wounds. Two bank officials were held up near Belfast, Ireland, and relieved of more than £1,000. Lieut.-Col. Hugh Mclntyre Urqu-hart, M.C., D.S.O., Victoria, B.C., appointed aide-de-camp to King. Miss Agnes McPhail, M.P. for Southeast Grey, will sit unbonneted in the House of Commons, following the custom of men members. Sir Arthur Pearson, the blind knight, fell and bumped his head, becoming unconscious, and was drowned while taking his bath. MONDAY. Lambton Mills man found dead in new theatre. Sir James Craig arrives at Belfast from London. Four-power agreement agreed to at Washington. Another plenary session may be held to-morrow. § Anglo-Irish treaty .sure to . be adopted by Dail Eireann. : Powers assent in plenary session to resolutions on China. University of Toronto seniors captured the S. P. A. trophy. Sarnia C. I. won the Interscholas-iic football championship. Miss Gladys Robinson, champion skater, will defend her title. The Toronto police are raiding hotels in search of liquor. Socialists form body to strive for Canadian Workers' Republic. Senator T. W, Crothers dies suddenly at his home in Ottawa. Reorganization of Drury Cabinet is Subject of persistent rumors. Survivors of Lusitania asked to forward damage claims to Ottawa. St. Aidan's, Toronto, beat Queen's University juniors in the C.F.U. final. Wm. Pory of Bishop's Crossing, Que., missing since he went hunting, Dec. 1. John McClary, pioneer stove manufacturer, dies at London, Ont., aged 92 years. J. E. Rourke, Ottawa, Comptroller of Currency, ends life in fit of depression. More charges of professionalism in amateur hockey were made in Montreal. T. R. Atkinson, ex-M.P.P. for North Norfolk, found dead at his home, Simcoe. Miss Molly Kingston, practicing rifle shooting, fatally shoots herself at Newcastle, N.B. Fred Farrant dies after falling 50 feet while painting a church spire at Summerside, P. E. I. President J. H. Riddell of Wesley College, Winnipeg, predicts union of three churches by 1925. Laurent St. Jean, aged 32, was drowned at Hull while fishing' through a hole in the ice. The official count for West York gives Sir Henry Drayton a majority of 835 over Major Streight. TUESDAY. British troops are preparing to leave Ireland. Powers agree to abolish foreign post offices in China. Whitby Council cannot submit radial by-law to voters. United States and Japan arrange treaty to settle Yap issue. Canadian navy off to Bermuda and West Indies for the winter. St. Thomas Kiwanis Club "absorbs" juvenile robber band. Three groups comprise the United States Hockey Association. Ulster Premier charges bad faith against the British Government. Sterling closed at Toronto at $4.56%; at New York $4.20%. Prohibition agents are trying to make New York dry at Christmas. . The International Baseball League will remain intact for next season. T. &. N. O. Railway Commission to investigate electrification of road. An agitation starts in Eastern Canada to replace Rugby with football. The Minister of Education defends his Department's choice of text- St. Marys' and Argonauts played to a 5 to 5 tie in an S. P. A. junior Hearing of the Bell Telephone Co. application for rate increase is resumed. Bar of gold worth $15,000 reported stolen from Mclntyre-Porcupine refinery. Report says E. B. Ryckman, East Toronto, may offer seat to lion. Mr. Meighen. Steve Donaldson, mine captain, killed in blasting accident at Kirk-land Lake. Two men were hit by street 'car's-' at Toronto; one is killed, and the other slightly feurt XMAS GIFTS! FOR For Men and Boys Now on Display A Large Range of Gifts All Practical which will please Dad, Brother, and the Boys Goods of Highest Quality At Prices To Suit Every Pocket SLIPPERS Always appreciated by the one who receives them. 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