CABLE NEWS. FRANCE & GERMANY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1923, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. FRANCE & GERMANY

[dy telegraph—PEß PRESS associationj no GERMAN" OFFICIALS WANTED PARIS, Feb 14. The “Point. Parisien’s” Strassburg correspondent says Ebert lias announced his intention of visiting Offenbnrg and Appenwir; but be "as infonned that the military would not tolerate his visit, and he would be immediately conducted from the occupied area. Ebert thereupon changed his mind and has summoned the Reich officials to meet him in linden.

BRITISH OCCUPIED AREA. PARIS. Fob FI. ■‘T,e Alatin” reports that the negotiations with Great Britain regarding the arrangements for the passage of coal trains from Ruhr through the British occupied area are being pursued cotdially. Tito (|uestion does not concern the use of the Cologne Station, but the granting of the riglit-rf-way through Dusseldorf. Luchren and Treves. ’litc Foreign Ofii ;, c states lhiit>two residents ot CeF-otkiirclien hate been arrested. The furnaces at llaspern. in uiuceupied Germany. have been closed tor lack of coal.

Ill'll R PROBLEMLONDON, Feb. FL The “Daily Telegraph’’ says: The French, foreseeing that in the near future ii would he necessary to finance produet ion in the occupied aren, arc trying to accumulate a reserve of paper marks. The Berlin finanvers quickly grasped the significance of the French orders to buy marks in New Vot'k and London and have commenced to “hull” the mark, ft now remains to be seen if the Roichsbank and its agents are strong enough to carry their scheme through. The French, as an alternative, arc ready to issue a special mark currency, guaranteed bv a franc credit in Paris. This will be all the more easy, because tho Ruin’s production of coal and met'd will be used as a guarantee for a special local currency. FRENCH RAILWAY SEIZURES. PARIS, February FI. General Payot is going to London to confer with Air Bonar law with reference to the utilisation of the railways in the British zone in Germany. U.S.A. IDEAS. WASHINGTON. February 11. In the House of Representatives, Mr Voiglit introduced a resolution asking Congress to protest against the Ruhr invasion, and to demand the payment of the French debt to the United States and Lo nuthouse the President to call art internal .hum! e<'i nomic conference. IRON RULE. HARIS. February FI. During a month's occupation. 287 officials have been expelled and 80 newspapers suspended. Thirty-two arrests wore effected in Gelsenkirchen (luting the last two days, including the Burgomaster of Essen and two German police, caught trying to set fire to a French camp. FRENCH PRESS OPINION. PARTS. February 15. The press continues to sharply criticise Hon. Ronar Law’s speech, especially the hint of British intervention if an opportunity occurs, which the writers declare will encourage Germany in her resistance to Fiance’s legitimate claims. The ‘‘Petit Parisien” thinks:—‘’The British Premier would be well advised to declare unmistakably that Germany must never look to England to save her from the danger of destroying herself through her own obstinacy.” Af. Degouttec. with the approval cf the Allied Lligli Commissioners. has forbidden the t l aiismisMon of goods, except food, into unoccupied Germany. Special permits will be granted in exceptional c:tse< at a cost of ten per cent ad valorem. A DENIAL. PARIS. February 1-5. The Quai D’Ot'say denies the German report regarding the blockade of Hamburg and Bremen, and that I' ranee had declared war rn Germany.