GERMANY WITHIN

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1920, Page 3

GERMANY WITHIN

<By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RiEDS INTERNED. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 8. The number of Reds entering tb o British zone where they are interned is steadily increasing. Twenty thouthese and. refugees have now

arrived and are adding to the food difficulties, particularly in “view of the disorganised transport. It is underJBod offiical assurances have been rethat the Japanese have no designs on Siberia where they still have three divisions on a peace footing. The Japanese are prepared to evacuate at the earliest possible date, and have already retired from the whole Amur railway, leaving, detachments to guard certain strategic points. A complete evacuation hampered by depredations of roving Bolshevik bands who are damaging property, and stores, cutting railways ajnd iseriously interfering with Japanese , movements in order to secure their base. Japanese occupied Vladivostock and are now making efforts to come to terms with provisional Bolshevik Government with a view to enlisting support in suppressing marauders possess great supplies of . arms and are secretly engaged in annJjig Coreans and encouraging formation of anti-Japanese organisation there. THE FRENCIH ADVANCE'. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) AMSTERDAM', April 8. Dusse'ldorf messages state the military action by Reichswehr has virtually ended, but the delivery of arms according to the Bielefeld agreement will occupy a few days. FRANKFORT INCIDENT. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, April 8.

Official reports of the Frankfort incident state two were killed and several wounded/ The “Matin” alleges a pan German procession, mostly of students, surrounded a French picket and separated the officer from the men. The latter fearing the officer was endangered, fired several shots.

ESSEN OCCUPIED. ' 1 PARIS, April 8. ~ “Le Temps” states German troops occupied Essen after the Reds fled/ many whom surrendered to the British. The Reichswehr continues to advance into the centre of Rhenish Westphal’an Basin. This is attributed to tile pressure of the military party at Berlin ■upon the German Government. The latter are asking the Allies to allow them to use troops in the neutral zone until 10th July, pointing out that Germany has already been allowed to use troops to maintain ordei: until 10th. April.

FRENCH MEASURES. A' (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PATHS, April 9. Strong patrols of French cavalry preceded bv armoured ears, paraded Frankfort streets all night long. There were 1 no further incidents. . French ' jmJhfcarv authorities assert the AntiFrench demonstration were organised by German militarists. A small body of * Belgian troops has (been ordered to enter Ruhr, indicating that Belgium ranges herself alongside of France.