FRANCE & GERMANY

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1923, Page 2

FRANCE & GERMANY

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. PREFECT OF POLICE SUSPENDED. CONDON, March 20. Messages from Cobleivs report that in view of the attack on Herr Smoots*—* the Inter Allied Rhineland Commission has decided to suspend the Prefect of Police in Cologne and open an inquiry into the outrage. It is also taking precautionary measures in connection with the traffic between unoccupied and occupied Germany. FRENCH ARRESTS IN ESSEN. LONDON, March 20.. An Essen telegram states that arising out of the shooting of the French -oldier (cabled on the l?th), the French authorities arrested as hostages, the Chief of Police in Essen, 1 resident of the Tribunal. Director of the Retehshank branch, and other banking directors who will ho held until the Germati police hand over the wanted If the latter is not discovered the military reserve the right of fitting the town. A number of the taxi drivers who were in the station when the soldier was shot have been arrested.

OFFER BY GERMANY. LONDON. March 21. Tlie “Westminster Gazette’s” diplomatic correspondent understands that Gennnnv is about to make an offer to nil tlie Allies to settle the reparations, q-he plan includes a German internal loan, followed by an international loan, to he secured l\v the customs, the State railways, and a percentage of industrial profits, 'l iie past would allow the supervision of such factories and railways ns arc usable for war purposes, provided similar control is exercised over France’s potential war powers. “While some regard the rise of the franc, that lias just occurred, as due to artificial causes, it generally is believed to be due to the confidence regarding the possibilities of negotiations in connection with tlie Rulii. GERMAN AIR FLEET TO RE SEIZED PARIS, March 21 \n important meeting decided to vend a deputation to M. Poincare to devise means to seize the Gorman air fleot.