CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1923, Page 2

CABLE NEWS .

FRANCE & REPARATIONS!

tUSTRAI.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RHINELANJ) COMING UNDER FRENCH RULE. LONDON. Jan lib According to the Essen correspondent of liie “Daily Express.” the French have ordered the mining officials and technical exports in Ruhr to remain at their offices. Day and nigh: there are sentries stationed outside Lo ensure the/ order being carried out. When the miners’ leaders heard the order, they said the miners would walkout of the mines, unless the troops were withdrawn and the arrested officials were released. General Degotitte thereupon modified his orders. “Frankfurter Zeitung” states the Frent h authorities at Frankfurt seized the resources of the Reich Bank

and other banks in the town, and the buildings are occupied by soldiers. The safes have been sealed, and the money will not he paid out any longer. Tin. newspaper adds that no wages or salaries can bo paid this week-end. tr* the Arms are without ready money, and the people will not accept cheques. FRENCH CONFIDENT. PARlis, Jan I’D. The press of France states that, despite the Ruhr miners’ threats to strike, u: consequence of the coal requisitionings. tile authorities are eoli.ti<t..]ll oi the final result of the contest against Gorman obstinacy. ‘J.e Petit Parisien” says:—The French have already obtained *>!».< Hill tons of dial, by diverting train loads of it that were going to Germany, j The paper points out that a seizure of tin* customs ofliecs will enable the j French to keep in the Rhineland, and to seize if necessary, the gold which , the Rheinshers have hitherto sent to 1 the Reielis Bank. i RUHR COLLIERIES, i PARIS. Jan 20. Nine slate mines in the Ruhr were j (requisitioned oil Friday, having an ' output of il.dOll.lfl'l tons per year. They will be operated under the direct order- o r the French. Belgian, and Italion engineers. French foresters are already at work in the State forests. The first shipments of timber are ready lor despatch to France and Belgium. 1 REPORTS ON RUHR. I ROME. Jan 19. i I'lui “Giornale Roma” publishes a | semi-official note stating that Italy has | i„ regard to the Ruhr adopted a for- ! inula ol autonomy and elasticity. Italy j desires to follow her own individual »t----i titude. hut an attitude capable ol hndj ing points of contact with one power ! equallv with another. Upon the devei lopmciit of events will depend whatever concrete action Italy may take. The note refers to the frequency with which false news is issued, in order to complicate the situation, partieulai l\ the reports as to a suspension of the Gorman coal exports to Italy, and as ! to Russian movements.

pMl* OF (.ERMAS MARK. LONDON. Jan The present rate of exc hange on In'i lin j- !12,000 marks to t'U

CONTROL OF CUSTOMS. (Received (his day at 9 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 2(1.

France and Belgium have resumed control of the Customs, and have established Customs posts m the occupied area. 1 BERLIN, Jan. 20.

The French have confiscated ah branches of the German hanks credit institutions and tax collecting agencies in the old and new occupied territory.

G I'.l! MAN STB IKK. BFIU.IX. Jan. 20. A general strike is called for -Mon .lav throughout the State mines.

SOY IFT ACTION

(Boccivod this day at 8 a.m ) MOSCOW, .lan. 20

Tlu- War Council has appointed a special triumviarate, headed by Trotsky. to carry out all measures considered necessary ill view of the Polish concentrations and French invasion oi Ruhr. «Ilt H. BRAD 15 CRY RESIGNS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 21. The "Echo de Paris' - states Sir R. Bradbury’s resignation from the' Reparations Commission look efiocl yesterday evening. SEEKING A SOLC'iION. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) PARIS. Jau. 21, T|v "Standard’s” Dusseldorf correspcn.lent iindersi amis M. l’o.'.icaire has invited M. Louclieur to take over the economic problems in Ruhr and sec,, an agreement with Rerun'll magnate--. \X INTERVIEW -1! iced this dav at ; a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 21. Derr ("tino interviewed by the “Ob-.-e-.vei’s- ’ Berlin cone pomleiil. stated the whole world would now see the hollowness of the French pretext that no operations of a military character wre contemplated. Nobody in bis senses could pretend that two army divisions and a division ol cavalry were necessary to protect the commission of engineers against the incense of the Hummed population, but it was signifi.mu ; jolt a pretest should have been put forward. The French Government i.v pulling it forward, had admitted tiiar operations of a military character were a brea'-k ut ihv 1 I rentv oi \cisailles. The French Government, in order to cloak its action with a scinblam,- legality. bad pretended its mea ni’js were purely economic. Ihe German Government noted that fad vvitli satisfaction, for it vindicated its contention that France's and Belgium's military occupation of Ruhr was a violation of the Treaty. 'T ve too high an opinion of M. Poineaire’s intelligence to suppose he can for a moment think the occupation of Ruhr will result in a collection of the Reparations. llis speech in the Chamber of Deputies showed lie lias no such hope. Had he wished to make the payment of reparations for ever impossible lie could hardly have acted otherwise. France’s and Belgium’s invasion of Ruhr has started the German mark on the same headlong downward course as the Austrian Crown. The object of France’s policy is to control Germany’s industrial production. We are defending (lie independence of German territory and liberty and German population against the designs of aggressive Imperialism. Me shall stand firm. T know the who!.- German people are behind US.” MARKS EXCHANGE. (Received this dav at 8 a.m A BERLIN, Jan. 21. Exchange is ninety thousand marks.