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Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1923, Page 3

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4 ÜBTUALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. .MARKS GOING OUT. LONDON, Oil. 23. Tiic “Daily Telegraph's” Berlin correspondent. says: Although Ihe Rrmteiimark will not he issued until the middle of November, the people expect a Hood of new currencies "ill sweep away the paper marks, so those who have more than they need lor daily wants are converting the rest into something of lasting value, at unv cost. ll.•nee there is an extraordinary boom on the stock market, and a rise in the price of food and other commodities. It is almost impossible to pel bread in Berlin. On Monday bakers refused to supply anyone, unless > they put down their names in the morning and paid in advance. Ihe bakers asked live milliards tor a loaf. ATTACK ON I’OLICK. (Received this day at ll.in a.m.) RERUN. Oct. 21). Communists carried out a concerted attack on all police stations in Hamburg. They stormed and occupied all except three, which are still holding out. The municipality is (ceding the starving workers. SEBAItAT IST SKT BACK. BERLIN, O.t. 23. Ft is reported the police expelled the Separatists and regained full control of ' Aix La C'liapelle and Munchcugladhadi, after some fighting. A reaction against the Separatists is reported to be spreading. BANK GRANTS CREDIT. (Received this day at 10.2 a a.m.) HER UN. October 2d. Tt is reported that Schroeder’s Jiank in London is granting credit to the extent of several millions sterling at five percent to German industrialists for the purchase of coal during the next . six months, on a guarantee from the Dresden bank Cleiehroeder. to buy and also certain indnstaial groups. OCCUPIED BY SK BAR AT [STS. (Received this day at 10.2 d a.m.) BERLIN. October 2d. Advices fiam Dusseldorl state that flic town is. up to the pie-cut. occupied by Separatists, who include (.refold, Sndoms and .Miiiiclk iighidbach. The burgoinusler cf Durren decided to remain in office in order to ensure the operation of the public- services, declaring that lie was tiding on instructions (from Berlin not to reiDguise the legality of the Separatist movement, fffding that Berlin would probably not send more money to the occupied territory in conse(|uenct> of the resolution and that tip. municipalities should therefore cease to pay their portion of the expenses of file Allied armies of occupation since they would likely he reimbursed by the Reich. Tile executive of the Free Rhineland party assumed general control of the movement which begun at Aix 'La Ch-'i-pell and it installed headquarters at, Burton. A note was sent to the interAllied High Commissioner in the Rhineland announcing the constitution of the new Government and which will immediately enter into negotiations with the occupation authorities. Tin re “renglli of the Beichswe'ir in Saxony is estimated at fifty thousand THE FRENCHMAN'S VISION. 1 Received this dav at 0.15 am.) LONDON. Od. 2::. The •Times” Baris correspondent says the man in the street is decidedly sceptical regarding the benefit h ranee is likely to derive lrom tin* break-up ol Germany, lie suspects an ulterior motive on the part of Rhinelanders to escape paying the reparation.-;. 1 lie movement might result in the sheltering of the richest regions of Germany from tlm French hailill. Besides Lins he asks that if the most, productive portion of Germany is amputated wlnft is the prospect of the remainder of Germany making an effort to discharge her obligations. In the second place the Rhinelanders are already hinting that the “Watch on the Rhine” if entrusted to them, would need a small army, and not need the Allied tn.ops any longer performing the painful duty of occupying German soil. Eventually the Rhineland, Bavaria, and Saxony would fill he requesting permission to maintain small armies in sell-delenee against Prussia. The average Fronehmnu conjures up a vision ol these small armies combining against France.

RRIXCK RUl’i’R KCHT. LONDON, Oct. 23. The “Times” M'unidi correspondent states that nt 11 iliuner attended by Von Kahr. nil members of the Cabinet, municipal chiefs, and most of the representatives of the governing class in Bavaria, rose as one man as I’riuee m- ltuppreeht was leaving the hall, i hekc<l their heels and cried:—“Hail, lour Majesty.” OKU MAX LOYALTY. faKIU.IN. On. “it. Several State Oovernnients have proclaimed loyalty to the Keich, and the Oovernment of Thuringia. and announces special measures are being taken to protect the frontier against. Bavaria.