GERMAN. ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1923, Page 2

GERMAN. ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. REPARATION PAYMENTS. LONDON, July 25 Mr Joynson Hicks, Secretary to the Treasury, in reply to a question, sain the amount received to June 30th under the German Reparations Recovery Act was 013,204,000. COMMUNCISTS V. GOVERNMENT. LONDON, July 20. The “Morning Post’s’’ Berlin correspondent states:—A further sign of the brewing storm in Germany is the proclamation issued by the Minister of the Interior, prohibiting outdoor meetings, particularly a Communist demonstration, planned to be held at Potsdam on July ‘29. A trial of strength between the Government and the Communists, which appears imminent, is fraught with special danger at the present critical juncture.

POINCARE’S REPLY TO BRITAIN

LONDON, July 23

A report from Paris states M. Poincare has framed the draft of a reply to the British proposals, which was communicated to Brussels. Afterwards it was announced that it had been decided that each Government should reply separately, but in the same sense.

Tho “Daily Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent states : —The opinion persists that Belgium is absolutely with Franco regaiding tho Ruhr, hut would gladly see a rapprochement between tile French and British standpoints concerning the reparations settlement and the commit too of experts. BELGIUM’S WISHES. PARTS. July 23. The •‘Journal ties Debats” says: “It must not be forgotten that Belgium does not want to he placed in the position of choosing between British and French friendship. In March, the Belgian Cabined expressed a des'Mo that a Franoo-Belginn plan should bo elaborated, which would have allowed them to become reconciled to Britain \Ye have never understood why France made no effort to give satisfaction to this desire. As a result of that negligence, we are now forced to rush the discussions in order to reach accord.”

LI.OYD GEORGE AND M. PQINCAR

LONDON. July 23.

Mr l.loyd George, in receiving the Freedom of Bristol City, said the outlook in Europe was enough to induce despondency in the stoutest heart, lie accused M. I’oincare of unscrewing the cylinders of carefully distilled hatred and illvvill. which had produced suspicion and anger among nations. He characterised M. Poincare’s statement that lie (IJoyd George) professed to be aloof and indifferent to the efforts of Frame to repair the devastation as being an unusually wicked distortion. arrests made. BERLIN. July 23. Seventeen arrests have been made in connection with the murder cf Dr. Haas in Frankfurt. MARK’S FALL IN U.S.A. NEW YORK, July 23. The mark is now quoted at 006.666 t,, the dollar, setting up a now low retUi'd.

GERMAN DISCONTENT CROWINt

LONDON. July 25

The “ Daily Telegraph’s ” <orrespondenL in Berlin says the collapse ol the mark bus given a tremendous impulse to all the forces of discontent, disorder, and despair. Tho country is drifting rapidly to anarchy. There is a general shortage of ioodstutls. which arc either hidden by tradesmen or bought bv anxious housewives who fear they may cost more next day. There are queues in every street, hut the largest is outside the Roichbank, where an additional thousand milliards worth of paper marks is pouring out daily. Even this does not suffice tor the country's needs, and there is an acute shortage of money. Stupendous nominal sums are needed when as happened on the Bourse to-day, ball a dozen stocks jumped between I.OtU.tKX) to a,f;;;,|cK) per cent on their face value.