CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1923, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

FRANCE & REPARATIONS

AUSTRALIAN ANO N.Z. CAtll.E ASSOCIATION’

FRANCE AND COAL. LONDON, Jan 30. The •‘Times” Paris correspondent reports a high official denied the rumours that Franco is protesting to Britain against the sale oi coal to Germany. He declared she has not. the slightest intention of protesting a gains private transactions. If Franco closed Ruhr frontiers in order to reduce the German Government to submission she would view with certain anxiety any arrangements enabling Germany to gfc out, but the only case in which tliei e could be Government interference woud tie to purchases of coal hy the German Government itself. A FRENCH RIFT. PARIS, Jan 31. Official.—France has informed Britain, Italy, and Angora that she does not consider the draft treaty represents th? final terms, and intimates that she is prepared indefinitely to negotiate the. disputed points with Angora. RHINE RAILWAYS STILL IN CONFUSION, LONDON, Jan. 30. A general strike of raihvaymen has commenced in the old occupied territory on the left bank of the Rhine. General Degouette lias substituted Trench railway men at certain selected stations considered essential to the re-establish-ment of communications with trance. It is hoped that the subordinate German personnel will collaborate with the French, thus avoiding the introduction of further Frenchmen. ••The Time’s” Hague correspondent reports that as the entire railway uallic to Holland from occupied Germany has been discontinued, an air service between Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Cologne is being organised. The “Daily Chronicle’s" correspondent says: Iron works in Ruhr arc closing for lack of coke. Thee train service is ill confusion. SIEGE IN UP HR. BERLIN, Jan. 30. An Essen telegram says that the French Commander there summoned the employers, Labour leaders, and postal ami police officials, and announced that a stringent state ol siege would lie proclaimed. The trade union leaders expressed a determination to hold meetings. Lt remains to be seen whether the French dare provoke the workers. The French Commander also summoned the German journalists, and accused them of circulating > leh ; ‘ German spokesman replied that they were watching German, not French interests. . FRENCH YTEW. LONDON, Jan 31.

The ‘‘Morning Post’s” Pans correspondent states:—A French Note declares that tlu- draft Treaty does not constitute a. final project whose terms cannot be further discussed but is morelv a document setting out the pusent stage of the negotiations. 1-ranee ••totes she had already made more concessions than were consistent with French interests. She will not reU.se oilier reasonable concessions, if sut icicntlv supported, and she ;- prcpaied to continue the negotiations when and where it is doomed .suitable to do so The French view is that, apait from Hie Ruhr, Europe is again a powder magazine, which a spark m- > touch, unless the elements on t e sn - facc at Lausanne are deluauly I't Instated bv another correspondent that the Italian delegation at Lausanne agrees with the krone NoU. GERMANS BUYING bCUICH COAL. LONDON, Jan 30. Tl)or c is an extraordinary demand tor coal at Glasgow for shipment to Gclhnv H is heliaved to have been eiSrf hy *1 price of coal has risen from -*> to - per ton f.o.b. at Scotiali pui ts. H >■ believed tlui price wall go up t< ' ' ' . ner ton Ten thousand tons of coal £ Slid from the - ba nrdisposal in London.

GENERAL DEGOUETIF’S WARNING. •

(Received this day at S ’’’"'’L LONDON. Jannai t 39. \ wording to a Cologne telegram General Degouetto has issued a st.it - to foreign journalists that when he drived in Ruhr it was not intendlurb tin.’ peoples’ normal life as little possible, but the German Government bad tried every means to provoke a general rebellion, which »ul> the wisdom of the German workers prevented. The French army was not like the Prussian. We are not murp,.,ers anxious to put everyone to the sword, or treat tile people as Bismarck ,i:jl Mi.rWrtion. however, i- "«t weakness. They a’e mistaken who think our patience is without limit. We tried to carry out our mission peaceably and the German political lenders are entirely responsible for the present misfortunes of Ruhr. The ,\Hied Governments will continue in the way tlu v have taken. Thcv mean to impose their will and break their adversaries. We do not want to enslave German workers, wo only want to coerce Ihe Gorman magnates, who received indemnities from the Government, but have not paid their taxes. We intend To stay bore as long as necessary and will impose further sanctions until wo have achieved the task, front which nothing will divert us. Germany’s future lies in our bands. GERMAN RAILWAY STRIKE. (Received this day at Q a.m I BERLIN .Tanuady 30. Railwayman in Rhineland and Palatinate have declared a general strike.