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| Memorial Hall, Orange Hall ' eral hotels and houses, all in the centre | guns and trench mortars and arrang- ed for transport and ambulance work, At 3.30 the Government sent Rory O'Connor a demand to surrender Four Courts. He refused, either by ignor- ing the message or making direct answer--which course he took is not yet known publicly--and at four|the British Government's demand that o'clock the attack was opened by the|the Provisional authorities should take regulars with trench mortars, machine | steps to enforce law and order. Col- guns, bombs and rifles directed against] onial Secretary Churchill in the House |" the principal insurgent strongholds.| of Commons testified that the action Light guns mounted on armored cars| of the Irish Provisional Government] elso came into action. was spontaneous and had nothing to The roar and rattle of a piteched|do with communications from the battle immediately brought the popu-| British Government. lation to the streets, thousands rush-| A later despatch from Dublin ing 'to the scene 'of action from all|says:--The Free State forces stormed directions. The crowds were held back | the Four Courts at 2 o'clock Friday by condons of Free State troops. About| morning and captured the two main 800 'regulars were 'concentrated | parts of it, with thirty-three prison- agrinst Four Courts, where O'Connor's | ers; including Commandant Thomas forces are believed to number 400. The | Barry. fire was immediately returned from Four Courts where the insurgents, an- -- ticipating 'attack, had perfected de- ferices with sand bags and barbed wire. It was difficult to follow the|manded. results of the early exchange of fire.| The Four Courts was entered by the There were spasmodic fusilades Free Staters through a breach which from Free State occupying | was made after the building had been houses in the vicinity of 'the Courts| bombarded continuously for eight and and answering volleys from the 'win-| a half hours, Liam Mellowes, and the remainder of the garrison were driven to a smaller building, where their surrender is de- Rowy O'Connor, the rebel leader: : Elevenr-More After Redistribution. It marked & nw spoc in Cumde's tmibarizng the Josba : «| musical 'history: that assembly medium of 4 There wil be 244 roembete th ihe| Toronto public school children at Mas-| orchesirs, teacher's House of Commons after the next re HEN ON-8 1 ; distribution, according to. the revise population figures for Canada, Ww! by the Dominion ply a means employed to j school children with the cream of dows of the besieged building, with|- A despatch from London saystie| indications that O'Connor ordered his| The Dublin correspondent of the mén to nurse their fire carefully, al-| Times says that, although it would be though: he is credited with possessing ] sufficient ammunition to withstand | fighting between the 'Provisional Gov- long siege. ernment and the irregulars will be There - was a crash of bullets] confined to Dublin, there are encour- against walls' and windows and the | eging indications that the country dis- Souder boom of bombs and trench mor-| tricts may escape 'with 'comparatively tars, shells from which exploded] light disturbances, "sd 1 . . oF ge FORCE RUSSIATO A New University Building. -- EXPENDITURE " ~ SHOW It will be welcome news to the alumni of University College to learn that the Government of Ontario has provided money for the erection of an Administration Building for the Uni- versity of Toronto and that the plans have already been drawn. For many years graduates of University College and students in atbendance there have felt very strongly that the historic old college was not receiving "a square deal." Its classrooms have been al- sig. Litvinoff Finally Yields to De- mand for Full Information. A despatch from The Hague says: -- Cancellation of Russia's war debts on the basis of the Genoa moratorium for pre-war debts and interest was de- cided on in effect at the meeting of the Russians 'with the non-Russian sub-commiitee. The Russians agreed s " to lay bere their Budget showing ex-| together too few and 'too. small in traond and ordinary receipts and} Proportion to the number and the size ° itures. The decisions followed a | Of the classes taking instruction there. spirited get-t0 between the French and the Soviet delegates, the former at- tempting to reopen the Genoa agree- ments, but Soklonikoff, the Russian . s ; Commissar of Finance, asserted that|Cchavacteristic of the other three 'arts he entered the meeting determined to| colleges, Victoria, Thinity, and St. z college has been submerged 'in wipe out Russia's war debs. Michael's. Even the name Univresity the provincial university and has not had any opportunity for the develop- ment of that corporate. life which is M, Alphand of France outlined the] College, has fallen somewhat into dis- work of the sub-committee under five | 5® because its building has been divisions: First, Russian Government] 00Wn 8s the Main Building of the Joans; second, Provincial, railroad and university. The new building, which publi¢ utility loans guaranteed by the is now under way, is to be erected at "Russian Government; third, similar the rear of Convocation Hall. It will loans not guaranteed; fourth, treasury bills; fifth, other public utilities. M. Alphand demanded that the Rus- sians submit details of the showing financial circulation, which Litvinoff attempted to place beyond the province of the sub-committee. M. Alphand explained. the details necessary before a moraborium eould be declared or other facilities for pay- Sens made possible: Litvinoff contend- a moratorium was gramted at Genoa, but Alphand insisted that the|>Y the sixth census, is 8,788,483. Genoa decisions were not binding on population of Ontario stands at 2,933, The Hague 'Conference; ' The British 662, of whom 1,226,292: live In rural expert, Hilton Young, then intervened, districts. . Sk Registrar, the Bursar, the Superin- tendent of Buildings, and the Director of University Extension.. The removal of these offices from University Col- lege will set free several rooms for classroom instruction and will restore to University , College the distinct identity which has been dormant for ee irr ei Canada's total population, as fxd explaining that the delégates here are amateur. IT'S A GREAT LIFE IF YOU the Gove ments settled at Genoa. .. ° © ™ . Litvinoff. finally agreed to produce the information "asked for, but: de- manded time to obtain the fAgures. Tt 43 estimated thit the claims of for eigners against total one hu dred billion dollars." = git Bune premature to state that the real] 5 "Thi province which - gets 'the provide offices for the President, the | tragedy. navn sin alemeies 1 : membershi are, as were expected, in the Prairie Provinces, which will send eleven more members to Parliament after redis- tribution than they do mow. The de- creases are in Nova Scotia and On- largest increases is 'Saskatchewan, with five; while Alberta is a close seé- ond, with four. (German). 7h March Slav; Techaikowsky (Rus-| real sian). : ped (8) Meditation from Thais; Massenet was a population of 27,219 in the ter- © (French): ; ritory, but at present it is only 4,167. - Wagner ( Geran), : : gro m y a ; n MT. EVEREST AGAIN | et ott an dent ts oom BAFFLES EXPLORERS "The delightful influence Y The. Tesider will perhaps- now. ask,!| term in Useless Tragedy. | sciool children to know such difficult; appreciation became a part of A despatch from London says: Dumbers? The answer is easy. Forj.guired school work, & condition Mount Everest Has again baffled the| 0 OF three months previous th po did not 'exist. prior to. the best efforts 'of man pils of the various schools have been 3 pt i tr ee -- The' Calcutta correspondent of the: Daily Telegraph confirms previous res( alayas" as saying that Bruce's "glor-| Canadian Cars Largely ports that - Brigadier-General C. Gu| ious failure" las proved conclusively) = Used in Bruce, head of the present expedition that the summit is 'almost unattain- Lal has been forced to the conclusion that} able.' The authoritative view in India| 'pos-| | feet) SAYS: Jast lap could | per ce almost Fopekien Batted condition in which the two last . ge ing parties returned; the advice of} We! < his medical officers and the certainty| faced the certainty that they of worse weather conditions daily, never return, forced him to a decision, says the writer. ; 2, Major 'H." T. Morshead was «the worst sufferer from frost bites. 0. Li Mallory The ment of the Music Memory idea." - $26. RL acon (Es ay