TIE SURRENDERED MERCHANTMEN

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 148, 18 March 1919, Page 5

TIE SURRENDERED MERCHANTMEN

REPORT BY ADMIRAL WEMYSS THE FEEDING OP GERMANY By Tclcsraph-Prcsa Association-Copyright London, March 16. Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss has reported that tile demand for the surrender of the ships was acquiesced in without discussion. The proceedings were most concise and frigid in character. The Allies have arranged to send the Germans 370,000 tons of wheat, meat, and condensed milk monthly, and to allow I tho Germans to fish in the Baltic. j The Allies are forwarding 100,000 tons of potatoes immediately. The latter are for the occupied territories.-Aus.-N.Z. Cabla As.sn.

NO CEREMONY Paris, March 15. It is now announced that the German <ierchantmen will be handed over without any ceremony. The vessels in neutral ports will be' taken 'over there, and tlio vessels in German ports will proceed to various ports in Britain. The surrendered vessels will be almost wholly manned by British, French, and American crows. Those which were, used to transport troops will bo entirely manned by British, French, and American seamen. The total tonnage involved, roughly, is threo and a half millions. The vessels will foe distributed among the Allies, but as Italy possesses all the Austrian vessels she will receive only a small portion of German tonnage. France receives big ocean liners to'the extent of soventy-five to a hundred thousand tons; the balance will be divided between Britain and America, to be used mostly for .the transport of troops. As America is not interested in cargo carriers, Britain will .absorb three-fourths of these and France the remainder.; An Allied Economic Commission is being established at Hamburg to deal with freights and cognate subjects, and adjust accounts. For the present, freights will be mainly in accordance with the British Blue Book rates.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ; ' GERMANY RESTIVE UNDER ALLIES' TERMS HINTED RESIGNATION OF EBERT * GOVERNMENT. . (Rec. March 17, 7.20 p.m.) New York, March 15. The "New York. Times" Paris corre- ' spondent states that unofficial reporfa from Berlin and Weimar indicate -that most intense dissatisfaction exists in German Government circles at the severity of the military and naval terms imposed by the Allies. Apparently it is suggested that the Ebert Government, rather than accept the termsj may rd« .sign, and let the Allies follow their own course. This would necessitate the occupation of the whole of Germany by the Allied troops.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn,