GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

lUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. GERMAN POLICE ARRESTS. (Received this day at 1 i. 45 a.m.) LONDON, July lf>. The ‘‘Daily Telegraph’s” Dussehiorf correspondent says the German police in Essen arrested live Germans, who were caught cutting French military telephone lines. This is the first instance of the German authorities arresting culprits in the occupied territory, and the fact that they handed the men to a I reiicli courtinartial is taken to indicate a better understanding between the municipal Government and OecuputioMury icrces. r l he leader of the squad was sentenced to death. At Aix la Chapelle. Count Yonkelicr, a former engineer officer of the Russian army, was sentenced to he shot lor Owing to wreck a train.

A CORRESPONDENT'S VIEW

[“The Times” Service.]

(Received this day at 12.25 p.ni.j LONDON. July 16.

The -‘Times” Paris correspondent, commenting on M. Poincare’s speech, which is a direct reply to Mr Baldwin ,suvh the speech does not improve the present small prospects of an agreement. There was some bitterness in the complaints against Britain, though M. Poincare declared himself not only a partisan hut an artisan on the Entente. Nevertheless his declaration that the Etente was a. friendship which would not interefere with the independence of France nor imply any subordination of policy, undoubtedly meant that France luid taken her course and was not likely to he diverted therefrom. The speech holds out no less hope than might be expected Iroin the first reception of Mr Baldwin’s statement. Though there is a suggestion that it should he taken as a diplomatic move, intended to relute allegations and establish the French case before admitting a compromise on the specific points if Britain can induce Germany to withdraw her passive resistance ordinances. prance* would probably laable to countersign the British reply.

ERX HAH TIT’S ESCAPE. (■Received this day at 12.15 p.m.) BFIIUX. J lily Bilim hard t’s escape caused great eonsternntional in Germany. Some newspapers express the belief that the escape means the signal to get ready for a Monarchist outbreak. The “Vossiche Zoitung" declares that all enemies i f the' Bepuhlic will he encouraged by the escape which counts against the State as modi a> n battle lost.