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DIARY OF EVENTS 191.1 



19. Constituent Assembly opens in Lisbon and sanctions 

 decree exiling Royal Family. Lord Rosebery speaks at 

 lunch given in Westminster Hall to representatives of 

 Dominion parliaments. Meeting of British admirals at 

 Westminster Palace Hotel, London, condemns Declaration 

 of London. United States grants official recognition to 

 new Portuguese Republic. 



20. Coronation Honours List published in London, in- 

 cluding nine peerages, 19 Privy Councillorships, 20 bar- 

 onetcies, 56 knighthoods, and over 120 promotions to 

 orders, including the O.M. for Sir George Trevelyan and 

 Sir E. Elgar. Final meeting of Imperial Conference, Lon- 

 don. Shakespeare Costume Ball at Albert Hall, London. 

 West Ham election petition results in unseating of Mr. 

 Masterman (Liberal). In second ballots of Austrian 

 General Election Christian Socialists lose if seats out of 

 20. Democratic wool-revision bill passed by U. S. House 

 of Representatives, 221 to 100. 



2i._ King George and Queen Mary receive Dominion 

 Premiers and oversea representatives at Buckingham 

 Palace, London. Duez, former liquidator of French reli- 

 gious orders, sentenced in Paris to 12 years, penal servitude 

 for embezzling public funds. White Star liner "Olympic" 

 completes maiden voyage to New York in 5 days, 16 hours, 

 42 min. German Emperor visits American battleships at 

 Kiel. U. S. Senate's amendment of bill for direct election 

 of U. S. senators rejected by House of Rep. U. S. Circuit 

 Court at Wilmington, Del., orders dissolution of the E. I. 

 Du Pont de Nemours Powder Co. McAneny-Willcox 

 subway report accepted by New York City Eoard of 

 Estimate and Apportionment. 



it. Coronation of King George and Queen Mary in 

 Westminster Abbey, London. 



23. King George and Queen Mary drive in state through 

 London. French Govt. defeated and ministry resign. 

 Turkish force surprised and routed by rebel Arabs in 

 Yemen; 1,000 killed, 500 wounded. Federal grand jury 

 in Chicago indicts fourteen officials of " Lumber Trust " for 

 violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. 



24. King George reviews British fleet at Spithead. 

 Germany and Japan sign new commercial treaty. Aus- 

 trian battleship "Viribus Unitis" launched at Trieste. 

 Seamen's strike at Southampton settled. U. S. Circuit 

 Court at St. Louis, Mo., decides that the Union Pacific 

 Railroad's ownership of Southern Pacific Railroad stock 

 is not illegal. 



25. Monument to John Stuart Mill inaugurated at 

 Avignon. Race for the Grand Prix de Paris won by 

 Marquis de Ganay's "As d'Atout." 



26. King George and Queen Mary attend State Opera 

 performance at Covent" Garden Theatre, London. 

 Brighton by-election results in return of Mr. John Gordon 

 (Unionist) unopposed. Coast Erosion Commission issues 

 final report in London. Resignation of Baron Bienerth, 

 Austrian Premier; he is succeeded by Baron Gautsch. 



27. Mr. Balfour moves resolution of protest against 

 Declaration of London at meeting in City. Seamen's 

 strike spreads at British ports; trade of Hull, Yorks"., 

 blocked. Strike of dockers and carmen at Liverpool and 

 Manchester aggravates difficulties of settling seamen's 

 strike. New French Ministry formed under M. Caillaux. 

 King George and Queen Mary attend gala performance 

 at His Majesty's Theatre, London. Mr. Lloyd George 

 receives deputations from County Councils Associations 

 and Municipal Corporations with reference to National 

 Insurance Bill. 



28. King George and Queen Mary visit Royal Agricul- 

 tural Show at Norwich. Shipowners' Association of United 

 Kingdom pass resolutions in favour of increased rate of 

 seamen's wages, but refuse to recognise men's associations. 



29. King George and Queen Mary attend Service at 

 St. Paul's Cathedral and are entertained to lunch at 

 Guildhall. Mr. Lloyd George meets representatives of 

 Friendly Societies with regard to National Insurance Bill. 

 Four aeroplanes presented to british Govt. by Mr. H. 

 Barber. Puccini's opera "Girl of the Golden West" 

 performed for first time in England at Covent Garden 

 Theatre. London. Federal grand jury in New York City 

 indicts 83 officers of 36 companies manufacturing steel 

 wire, charged with conspiracy. 



30. King George and Queen Mary entertain 100,000 

 school children at Crystal Palace, London. M. Caillaux, 

 French Premier, declares policy in Chamber. Thackeray 

 Centenary celebrated in London; Lord Rosebery speaks. 

 Mr. H. Bottomley. M.P.. condemned in 50.000 damages 

 in Ixmdon trial of case of Master p. Bottomley for alleged 

 fraudulent misrepresentation. Nicolay A. Grevstad (b. 

 1851) of 111. appointed U. S. minister to Paraguay and 

 Uruguay. At Baltimore, Md., Cardinal Gibbons celebrates 



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fiftieth anniversary of his ordination and twenty-fifth of 



his cardinalate. 



July. 



i. German Govt. announces despatch of gunboat to 

 Agadir to protect German interests in S. Morocco. 

 British cruiser "New Zealand" launched on Clyde. David 

 Davies, "Dartmoor Shepherd," released from prison by 

 order of Home Secretary (see Jan. 6), re-committed at 

 Shrewsbury Assizes for house-breaking. Gordon-Bennett 

 cup for speed in aviation won back for America, by Mr. C. T. 

 Weyman. Compulsory service for military and naval 

 forces inaugurated in Australia. U. S. Consulate-general 

 at. Bogota, Colombia, permanently closed. rU. S. Inter- 

 state Commerce Commission orders investigation of 

 express companies. Earthquake shocks in central Califor- 

 nia felt as far north as Redding and south to Los Angeles. 



3. Seamen's strike settled at Liverpool, Hull and other 

 ports. British House of Commons rejects Mr. Butcher's 

 amendment to Naval Prize Bill, referring Declaration of 

 London to an expert Commission, by 301 votes to 231. 

 Bill passes second reading. Severe heat wave in United 

 States and Ontario; many deaths. Two competitors in 

 European Aviation Circuit race arrive at Hendon, Middle- 

 sex, Vedrines leading. 



4. Pres. Fallieres pays a visit to Amsterdam and is met 

 by Queen Wilhelmina. German Govt. send cruiser 

 "Berlin" to_ Agadir to replace gunboat. Rioting in 

 Manchester in connection with carters' strike. King 

 George reviews 20,000 Boy Scouts in Windsor Great Park. 



5. Lord Lansdowne's amendment to Parliament Bill 

 accepted by 253 votes to 46 in House of Lords. Hull 

 by-election results in return of Mr. MarkSykes (Unionist), 

 majority 278. Sir John Edge and Syed Ameer Ali made 

 members of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. 

 Oxford wins cricket match at Lords against Cambridge by 

 74 runs. Death of Maria Pia, Queen Dowager of Por- 

 tugal. United States, Great Britain and Italy submit 

 Note to Haiti demanding settlement of their cl?'ms. 

 King George makes award on Alsop case, Chile being or- 

 dered to pay $935,000 to United States. Martial law 

 proclaimed in Paraguay. Resolution providing for direct 

 election of U. S. senators referred by House of Rep. to a 

 conference committee of senators and representatives. 



6. Treaty signed for arbitration of claims between U. S. 

 and Great Britain; ratified by Senate July 19. Lewis 

 Einstein (b. 1877) of New York appointed U. S. minister 

 to Costa Rica as successor of William L. Merry, resigned 

 June 28, 1911. Evan E. Young (b. 1878) of South Dakota 

 appointed U. S. minister, to Ecuador, as successor of 

 Williams C. Fox, resigned July i. Charles Dunning 

 White (b. 1868) of New Jersey appointed U. S. nvnister 

 to Honduras as successor of Fenton R. McCreery, resigned 

 July i William W. Russell (b. 1859), of D. C, 

 appointed U. S. minister to Dominican Republic. H. 

 Percival Dodge (b. 1870) of Massachusetts appointed U. S. 

 minister to Panama, as successor of Thomas C. Dawspn. 

 U. S. Attorney-General begins suit against Lehigh Valley 

 Railroad under commodities clause of Hepburn Act to 

 separate coal-mining from railroading. International 

 Christian Endeavor convention begins at Atlantic City 

 with attendanceof 10,000 delegates. -Glasgow (Tradeston) 

 by-election results in return of Mr. Dundas White (Liber- 

 al), majority i, 086. Lord Kitchener and Premiers of 

 AustraUa, New Zealand and Newfoundland, visit Glasgow 

 and are presented with freedom of city, Nine competitors 

 in European Aviation Circuit race arrive at Calais, Ve'drines 

 leading. Resignation of Sir Eldon Gorst, British Agent 

 and Consul-General in Egypt. 



7. Convention between Great Britain, United States, 

 Russia and Japan, to suspend pelagic sea ling for fifteen 

 years, signed in Washington. European Aviation Circuit 

 race won by "Beaumont" (Lt. Conneau). French airman. 

 Kent (St. Augustine's) by-election results in return of 

 Mr. Ronald McNeill (Unionist) unopposed. 



8. King George and Queen Mary arrive in Dublin and 

 receive loyal welcome. West Ham by-elecJtkm results in 

 return of Baron de Forest (Liberal), majority 1.031. 

 Manchester dock strike settled. Tercentenary of Charter- 

 house School celebrated *t Godalming, Surrey. Eton 

 beats Harrow at cricket at Lords by 3 wickets. Henley 

 Regatta closes: Eton wins Ladies' Challenge Plate; 

 Magdalen College. Oxford, Grand Challenge Cup; Thames 

 Rowing Club. Stewards' Cup and Silver Goblets; and W. D. 

 Kinnear Diamond Sculls. 



o. King George and Queen Mary attend service in 

 St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and visit Maynooth 

 College. French Ambassador has an interview with 

 German Foreign Secretary in Berlin concerning Agadir 

 incident. 



