GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. LABOUR’S PROTEST. (Received this dnv at 8 a.m.) PARIS, May 2G Fifteen thousand poopio demonstrated at Boekmn demanding one hundred I>or cent increase in wages. They In- ~ vaded tlio market place, where they chased off butter merchants who refused to lower their prices. Firemen turned liases on tFie crowd. BERLIN, May 2l> Casualties at Bochum were two killed and thirty-three wounded. Mine strikers and police came into collision at. lloorde and Dortmund. One was killed and many injured. NEW GERMAN TRICK. YOUTHS IMPRISONED. (Received this dnv at 8.30 a.in.) LONDON, May 27. The "Daily Mail’s" Berlin correspondent reports that a new German trick has been exposed. Some time ago the Belgian authorities received complaints of the lawlessness of Belgian soldiers around Aix La Chapcllc. It was alleged that the officers and soldiers were visiting Manor houses at night time and forcing the residents to surrender money and valuables, and when resistance was offered the soldiers used firearms, wounding

several people. Tho police discovered that a band of . German youths had purloined Belgian uniforms and committed these outrages. The band was arrested and imprisoned. ___ SOCfA I. rST R ESOT,UTTON S. tßceoived this dnv at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 27 At Hamburg, the Tntrenalional Socialist Congress adopted resolutions protesting against tho Allies driving the German people into the arms of the Nationalists and Monarchists; and appoaling to the German workers to re, sist to their utmost the sabotage of the German capitalist's who refuse to make tho sacrifices necessary to enable Germany to meet her obligations ; and protesting against the occupation of the Ruhr. The British delegates abstained from voting on tho resolution protesting against an attempt, by the Imperialistic powers to intervene in tro internal affairs of Russia.