GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1923, Page 2

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILK ASSOCIATION. HERR KRUPP ARRESTED. LONDON, Alay 1. Tli3 “Daily Chronicle’s’’ Dusseldorf correspondent states the French liavo arrested Ilerr Krupp, the husband of Bertha Krupp, tbe owner of Krupps’s Works. He was on business in Berlin when he received a message that the French judicial authorities wanted to see him in connection with the prosecution of four directors of Krupps’s Works, who had been arrested in connection with the shooting tragedy on Afarcli 31.

Desiring to help his colleagues, Krupp returned, and was immediately taken into custody, and imprisoned at Werdcn, with his colleagues. Ho is charged with plotting to attack the French troops.

GERMAN NOTE TO THE ALLIES. RERUN, Alay 2. It is exported that a note will be communicated by Germany to the Powers to-day on the question of the reparations. RULE OF THE SAAR. LONDON, Afay 1. Sir J. Simon, in the House ot Commons, asked whether the league of Nations Council had in -March adopted a proposal to issue a decree hv the League ns the responsible body under the Versailles'Treaty, for the administration of the Saar, making it an offence punishable by fine or imprisonment, to criticise publicly the Treaty of Versailles, or the action of the League; and also what action the British representatives took. Air Baldwin replied that the statement was substantially correct, with regard to the British representatives’ attitude. The president of the Board of Education will make a statement next sitting.