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out by the German Red Cross. This brings the total number of dead since vne demonstrations began yesterday up to five. The Town Hall, witk 300 police within, is besieged by the unemployed, who are armed with rifles, obtained dur- ing the day by looting arms and muni- tions stores in the city. All stores are closed and the owners have barricaded the doors and wirdows. The police ef- fectives are much reduced and there are no French soldiers in Muelheim. The uremployed are using paving blocks from the streets and bricks from buildings in the course of erection as barricade ma- terial. A delegation of these men was received by tke burgomaster, who de- clared thit he wae unable to grant them increased doles unless instructed by the Reich The delegation decided that the unemployed would await Berlin’s deci- sion behind their barricades. All traffie is at a standstill and all activities are controlled by the rioters, who are led by memters of the Communist Party, who are confiscating foodstuffs. It is expect- ed that the police will have to surrender unless they receive assistance irom the outside. Berlin, April 19th.—The Government has cancelled the entire issue of 20,000 mark bills es the series ‘‘MX’’. Sixty billions marks worth of bills of this series were seized by krench military officials. Notices have been posted in all the retail shops in Berlin and other German cities that the issue has been cancelled and dealers refuse to accept the repudiated issue. The Bank of Bel- gium offered 400,000,000 marks of this series toa branch of the Reichs Bank at Cologne, which not only refused pay- ment, but immediately cancelled the bills by puncturing them. Geneva, April 19th.—A resolution ask- ing the League of Nations to take the inititive in bringing about a settlement of the reparations question on a sound basis was officially prz2sented to Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, by the world alliance for promoting international friendship through the chiarches. The resolution was adopted at a recent special meeting in Zarich of the alliance. Jt advocates the constitution ofa body to which all the parties could submit their case, or- ganization of financial measures for car- rying the decision into effect, and a sys- tem of mutual guarantees of protection in the interests of general peace. Melbourne, April 19th. —(Reuters). The Victorian Govt. is offering liberal con- cessions to 25 Danish dairying families to come and open a Danish colony in Gippsland. London, April 19th. —The spectacular ;siege of a little band of Irish Republicans which had been holding out against the Free State forces in a cave 100 feet from the top of Clashmeelcon Cliff, on the wild shore of the Shannon, in Courty ‘Kerry, has come to a sensations! ending. ST 11X 2YB Two of the men, who had been fighting under a continuous machine gun’fire since Monday night, fell frum the cliff into the Shannon, while trving to escape in the darkness on Wednesday night, and were drowned. Commander Lyons, of the hiliside fortress, dropped 100 feet to the beach while being bauled up the cliff but rose and was shot and killed while trying to escape. The four others of the little party, including Walter Stevens of London, were capturad, according to a despatech to the Central News trom Trales. The mean in the cave, evidently believing their position insecure, were endeavouring to sally forth and reach the protection of an adjoining cave when the casualties oc 'rred. The body of Commander Lyor. vas washed to sea by the rising tide. Lorndon, April 215..- The newspapers display prominently the United States Government’s action against sugar specu- lation, which, it is said here, is mainly responsibie for ithe high and continually increasing retail price to the British pub- liec, which is facirg the prospect of a further increase in the rrice of this com- modity. Crushed sugar rose to one shil- ling per hundredweight in yesterday’s market, an increase to the consumer of one penny per pound, accompanied bv threat of a corresponding rise in the pr. of confectionary and swcetmeats. Friedeberg, Germany, April 20th.— French troops from Offenburg this morn- ing occupied the Baden towns of Orten- berg and Genmenbach, on the Black Forest railway. Ottawa, April 20th. —Samuel Keshev- sky, the 11 year old Jewish chess pro- digy, defeated 26 of the b- . chess play- ers in O'tawa in two hours and thirty- four minutes at last night’s exhibition tournament. Dublin, April 20th. —Conn. Meany, one of the most promir.ent of the remaining leaders of the Republicans, was arrested yesterday by a party of the National Army troops at Curraeduff, east of Killarney. His capture is considered to be one of the most important made in in Cork County. Dublin, April 20th.— The Senate made a surprise derision yesterday when, by a vote of sixteen to one hundred it de- cided that the Government should take po action tu procure the Free State’s ad- mission to the League of Nations without the consent of both Houses of the Free State Parliamant. Brandon, Manitoba, April 20th.—The Assiniboine river continued in flood dur ing the night, arise of one foot being recorded at Brandon and as much as three feet further up the river. Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 20th.— Transportation- facilities are now facing a serious tie up, the water from the rapidly-melting snow having swollen the ditches. creeks and trivers in all parts of the province and bridges, culverts and roadbeds have been swept away by the fast moving water, while the trains in some distriets have been held fast or de- layed. Yesterday both the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian National lines in Eastern Saskatchewan were also affected, according to an official state- ment issued by the Canadian Pacific. The town of Morris, fifty miles south of here, is cut off from outside communica- tion, a bridge on the C. P. R. and C. N. R. lines over the Morris river. north of the town, having gone out yesterday morning when the ice, carried down by torrents of water. jammed against the wooden superstructures and sent them swirling down stream with the flood waters. London, April 20th, —The Central News published a despateh from Rerlin yester- day afternoon stating that a special ses- sion of the Cabinet was held that morn- ing to consider, firstly, the sensationul drop of the mark, secondly, the limita- tion of imports and thirdly, compulsory registration by all thcse in possession of foreign currencies. It was decided that the Reichbank skould continue to support the mark. Coblenz, April 20th.—Accorcing to fig- ures compiled in German quarters ap- proximitely thirty two thousand Ger- mans have thus far left the Rhineland and the Ruhr under deportation orders of the forees of occupation. Moscow, April 20th.—The All Russian Communist Congress has approved the policy of the Central Comgmittee, as out- lined by M. Zinovieff, which includes firm adherence to a dictatorship of the prole- tariat, strict monopoly of foreign trade, party direction in the economic reeon- struction of the country and the export of grain. Paris, April 20th. -The manager of Georges Carpentier has cabled Tex Rick- ard, New York. that he will accept a match with Me Tigue, provided that Car- pentier defeats Miller on May 6th and Bombardier Wells in Jure. It is expee - ed the fight will take place 1n New York on the fourth of July. London, April 21st. —That the King’s announced plan of visiting the Vatican during his forthcoming trip to Rome has the approval of the Government has been confirmed by Mr. Bonar Law, who set forth the Government’s position in Parliamentary papers, following the recent interpellations in the House (f Commons with regard to the meeting in the Royal Albert Hall, at which a re- solution was adopted protesting against the King’s proposed visit. The Premier ctates that the Government is clearly of the opinion that, in consideration of the large number of Roman Catholies in the British Empire, it is obviously the King’s duty, when in Rome, to follo ¥ the exam- ple twice set by King Edward the Sev- enth of paying a visit of couartesy to the Pope.