THE REPARATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1921, Page 2

THE REPARATIONS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. disarmament problems. j LONDON, April 25 The committee of the League of Nations, reporting on disarmament problems, says what is needed is the acceptance of the one power standard by Britain and America jointly, and an agreement between the two regarding the . number, size and armament of battle- ! s hips that each should maintain. j DEMAND ON GERMANY. PARTS, April 25. The Reparations Commission sent a note to the German Government that in view, of the refusal to transfer the j Reiehsbank gold to the occupied area, I the Commission was compelled to use | tin* powers conferred !>y the Treaty and demand the delivery by the 30th at the latest, of a thousand million of gold marks, to be deposited in the Bank of France. GERMAN OVERTURES TO F.X.,\. WASHINGTON, April 25 Four German-Aniericans are reported from Berlin to have influenced the German Government to make an appeal to President Harding to mediate regarding the reparations They have been attempting to influence the l iuted States Senate on behalf of Germany, and Senator New received various cables and letters from Berlin stating contracts for large quantities of American predicts, especially _ cotton await the miteome of the Allied ultimatum'on the Bi of May, and asking the Senate to help Germany, the situation Icing critical. GERMAN NOTE ARRIVES. (Received This Day at 8.30 n.m.) * WASHINGTON, April 26. The State Department has announced 1 the receipt of the German reparations : note. Mr Harding called Cabinet to--1 gether immediately. GERMANY’S NEW OFFER. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.in.) BERLIN, April 26

It is officially stated that Germany’s new reparations offer is two hundred billion gold marks in annuities.