GERMAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1923, Page 2

GERMAN NEWS.

lUBTRALIAX AND N.Z. CAUL.E ASSOCIATION RFIIR AIACNATMS. LONDON. Nov. 20. The .Morning Post’s Paris correspondent says:—The move of Hugo Ktinnes ,■< ul certain of his iellow magnates in ordering the closing of several ol their concerns at the end of ibis mouth, to force the Mrem-h authorities to permit them to extend the working day to one of ten hours, lias received a prompt replay from General Degouelte, who has issued a decree forbidding any wholesale dismissals under the penalty of five years' imprisonment. ' This applies to all undertakings in the Ruhr employing more than five hundred workers. S.tiuue'x threat meant that nearly a million would he thrown out of work. Tile Kioneh claim that the Utilities collieries are showing a profit ol over one hundred nor cent, out oi which the industrial magnate can well a fiord to pay forty per cent for the repa ra I ions.

AN AGHMMAIMNT. LONDON. Nov. 20. The news of the Ambassadors’ Conference agreement was received in London with great relief. The dumtioii has been recognised as the nr -t critical that has yet developed. The Kutente was seriously imperilled. '1 he crisis parlicuhirlv • n or-hado.yn,| the election during the week-end. The difficulty will not I," settled until today. Tin Ambassadors ye-tenlav. telephoned their Government.- and await inst met ion.-. The “Daily Chronicle's" Paris mrrespomlcut -avs: There was -oine very plain speaking at the (Vnien.-nee. It i< understood I-'rauce was tohl that any attempt to impose additional sanctions or occunv fresh territory, would meet with Britain's strong disapprobation. Tito representatives of Japan and Italy strongly supported this view. AY ILL AGHMMAIMNT OPERATE. PARIS, November IP. The French Cabinet have unanimously approved of AM Poincare's attitude during the negotiations. The Conference of Ambassadors' final decision now depends on the views of the Allied Governments on the agreement in principle readied by the Conference,