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TELEGEK
« M».
ST. OROIX STATION.
London,
July
Bth. —Eamon
DeVaiera
Irish
Republican
Leader.
has
written,
the
Prime
Minisier,
Mr.
Lloyd
George
ieceepiing
the
latter’s
invitation
to par-
ticipate
1n
a
conference
in
London.
The
lettar of Mr. De
Vaiera
reads
'‘Sir, the
desire
you expressed
on
the part
of the
Britlsh
Govt.
to
end
the
centuries
of
conflict
bhetween
® the
people
of
these
two
islands
and
to
establish
relations
of neizhbourly
harmony
is
the genuine
desire
of the people
of
Irele
¥
I have
consulted
with
my
colleagues
and
se-
cured
the
view
of
representatives
of
the
minority
of
our
natio
in regard
to
the
invitation
you have sent.
In reply,
I
desire
to
say
I am
ready
to meet
and
discuss
with
you
on
what
basis
sucha
conference
as
that proposed
c¢an
reasona-
bly
hope
to
acheive
-he
object
desir-
ed.
I
am
Sir,
faithfully yours Eamon
De Valera.””
Ina letter
to Earl Midletun
one
of
rhe
Southern
Unionists
who at-
tended
trlay’s conferznce
with Irish Re-
pub'iea
:.
Mr.
Llovd George
said.
The
Govt.
fully realizes
it would be impossi-
ble
tv eon luct nagotiations
with any
hope
of acheiving
satisfactory
resuits
if there
is bloodshed
and
violence
in Ireland.
It
would disturb
the
atmosphere
and make
the
attainment
of
peace
difficult.
As
soon
as
we here Mr. De Valera is prepar-
ed
to
enter
into
a
conference
with the
British
Govt.
and
to
give
instructions
to
those
under
his
control
to
cease
Yrom
all
%ects
of
violence,
we should
give instructions
to ‘he
troops and police
to
suspend
active
operations
against
those
who are
engaged
in
this unfortu-
nate confliet
”’
London, July Bth —l.ondons
great
new
extension
to
the
Royal
Albert
Dock,
which will permit
the docking
of 30,000
tons
liners
within
seven
miles
of
St.
Pauls
Cathedral,
was
opened
this
morn
ing by the King.
Accompanied
by
the
Queen,-
Princess
Mary
and the Duke of
York,
the King
embarked
at Westmin-
ster
Bridge
and
proceeded
down
the
river
in
state.
The
picturesque
Royal
pageant
was
witnessed
by
thousands
of
persons
lining the banks
of
the Thames.
The
new
docks
has
an
area
of sixty
four
acres
and
a
water
surface
of two
miles.
It
is
a
part
of
a
ten
million
pounds
scheme
to
improve
the London
Dock.
The
King,
in
the
course
of his
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Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran
IN THE 5 REEL UNIVERSAL COMEDY
“Once A Plumber”
Story by EDGAR FRANKLIN
Scenario
by
C.
B. HOADLEY
Directed
by LYONS and
MORAN.
,
The Story:
Joe Blynn and
Wiltiam Wilson, in “Oncg a Plumber’’,
are
two owners
of
a plumb-
ing
business
in
the village
of Olmtord.
William
is
a
young
man of optimistic
ten-
dencies
and quite
unl.appy
cver the
unassuming
characier
of their
business
and
its
modest
finaneial
returns.
Josept
a
pessimist,
desires
to
play safe
and
wants
to
stick
to his
trade.
:
On 2 day
a hurry-up
call
comes
from
the
mansion
of a millionaire
named
H»ban,
and
the plumbers
are
suminoned
to fix a
leak in
the
bathroom.
Williams is
overjoy®d
by
this
visit to one
of the homes
of
the elect and
while they
are
working in the
bath-
room
tells Joe
they
should
be in high
societv.
‘Hoban,
the millionaire
owner
of
the
place,
overhears
William’s plaintive remarks,
and
when
the leak
has
been
fixed he
sur-
prises
tle young
men by invifing them
to go in withhim and
his
friends.
Fenelon
and
Paiker,
on
a business
ieal.
Wlii,ia.n
ils
eager
and
Joe
sk=-tical,
but
it
is
not lone
be-
fore
they accept
the invitation.
They
are
.rrayed in
fine clothing and clean
linen,
fur-
nished
by Hob
n, and
soon
find themselves
elected
Preside
-
and
Secretary
of the
Scan-
dia Coppzr Company.
wo
attractive
girls also
make
them forget
their
own sweethearts
very quickly
;
.
:
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All
goes
well untii
a sudden
ral(_i
by the United States
secret
service
men
disclose
the faer..
come
and
see
for yourself.
Show
concludes
with
@
1 Reel
Screen
Magazine.
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your tickets in time.
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20
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10c.
speech
at
the
opening
ceremony,
said
the
dock would
receive
far greater
ves.
sels
than
ever
before
had
entered
the
port of London.
It is
equipped with the
finest
anl
most
mo‘ern
buildings
and
machinery,
so
that cargo
can
be
unload-
ed
and
despatched
with
greater
speed
to all parts
of the
United
Kingdom
and
foreign
countries.
New York,
July Bth.—A special
to the
Tribune from Washington
says there was
tremendous
surprise
in
the
United
States
Capital
yesterday
when
the Press
cables
arrived
announcing
that
Mr.
Lioyd George
had
said
he
was
await.
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