PEACE TREATY

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1920, Page 3

PEACE TREATY

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AN IMPORTANT MEETING. BONBON, May 15. Much- interest is being shown in the meeting of M, Millerarjd (French Premier) and Mr Lloyd George, who have arrived at Folkestone. Their convershtions are taking place at Sir Phillip Sasson’s Castle at Lympne. ft is essential to settle the method arid time for Germany to pay the indemnity, especially as the cost of the Allied Amy of Occupation is £150,000,000 a year. Tho evacuation of the neutral zone is

' only a matter of days. Marshal Foeli has commissioned General Degouette to mander. ; - GERMAN CLAIMS FROM THE SPA CONFERENCE. deceived this day, at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, May 16. It is stated that German delegates at the Spa Conference will claim Upper Silesia for Germany, regardless of the result of the plebiscite, for restoration,' portion of the German commercial fleet, the restoration of the colonies, reduction of the cost of the armies of occupation, supplies of raw material from the Allies, with a view to reconstructing industry, permission to establish, an army of two hundred thousand men, permission to immediately join the , League of Nations. The delegates also * aim at the longest possible postponeVwjnent of the first payment of the indemnity, and probably will give an undertaking that Germany will restore the houses and devastated regions of France, using German money and labour. i

GERMAN FEELING. deceived this day at 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, May 16. fffancial 'circles describe ah fantasticM ally exorbitant the five thousand to ten “ thousand millions sterling mentioned _bv Paris newspapers as the mdemm y , Franco will demand.

evacuation. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) , PARIS, May 10. Marshal Each has ordered the French mo evacuation begins on Monday.