GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1923, Page 2

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AX’D N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GERMAN ADDRESS. HER [JN, Juno 29. Herr Cuno addressing Rhinelanders, said Germany was deeply grateful for..* the Pope’s appeal for a peaceful settle- T’' incut. If France abandons her schemes against the freedom of the Rhineland, recognises our right 10 live our own life, and decides to discuss a reasonable solution of the reparations, there is nothing to stand in the way so far as Germany is concerned, but tho adhesion of tlm Rhineland people to tho Reich must remain untouched.

RUHR SABOTAGE

TRAIN BLOWN UP

PARIS, J uni? 30. As the result of a bomb explosion ‘JJf under a train coming to Duisburg, nine Belgian soldiers were killed and 23 injured. A sentry was also killed by a Hying fragment. The soldiers wore proceeding home on leave. One carriage was completc-F !y splintered. \ Seven persons have lieen sentenced to death at Mayence for sabotage at Bogenheim.

THE FRENCH POLICY

PARIS, June 30. T Senator Betengcr, in the Senate, stated that the credits asked lor the occupation of tlie Ruhr were 307,000,000 francs: the receipts had been 07.000,U)() from duties, and export licenses, and 290,000.000 from seizures of coal, dyes, and so forth. The receipts thus exceeded the expenditure, which should be reimbursed by Ger-

I’remier Poincare said that he wished to stale again, for the benefit of I'.ovmr.ers :iiul of the Holy See, that > the Ruhr measures would ho continued as long as necessary against an unwill- Tmg debtor. Germany had aggravated her financial position, and she did northing to help herself out of the difficulty. Frame would not abandon such a precious pledge as tho Ruhr on the strength of Germany’s last proposal which was not serious. The credits asked for were approved.