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Hokitika Guardian, 17 December 1923, Page 3

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4UBTr.AI.IAN AND N.Z. CAULK, ASSOCIATION. I’OIN'C.A RE'S VOLTE FADE. IS UK AFRAID. (Received this day at 0.10 a in.) ILQNDONj December 10. 1 lie “Daily Chronicle's’’ Paris eori espondeiit miu Dial .\f. Poineaire'.s lonic period ol passive resistance has ended. lor nearly always lie stubbornly turned a deaf ear to reiiresenlatlons. liotli 1 roil. Britain and (lermany. Dm now he is noine to hear Germany's case. Ihe "Quai d' Orsny" says that the volt I lace is due to the passive resistam.'e in the Ruhr ending. Others contend tliit it D dtie to a lear as to what will happen in the Kntente in the event ol a Labour Ooverninent coming into power in Jhitiiin. FI! A NCI*: 111 R EAT EX ED. ißecaived this day at 9.d0 a.in.) LONDON. December 10. The "T inies'’ Cologne correspondent Nays that diilclent indications point to the iirst of January as the date on v hii li the question of the Ithineland will come to a head. The German Government has already announced its intention of stopping the payments which it is til present malting for the maintenance of the armies of occupation. It will then remain to lie seen whether Frame, will exert pressure to extort further payments or agree to reduce the garrisons and meet the cost herself. A MOTH HR’S KATE. (Reoeived this day at 10 n.m.) BERLIN. Dee. lli. The mother ef Franz .Alum, aged “1, a Imudsome Bavarian peasant, implored him to im [iriive the family's fortunes hy marrying a rich widow. Pauline fjrendt. aged lid. owner of a large farm, and who was infatuated with Franz. The latter reluctantly yielded and went, to the church. On the wedding day when lie saw the ugly widow hobbling up the aisle he was overcome hy revulsion, and lie went mad. drew a dagger and out oil his mother’s nose. The hride lied. ,VI! A X a )-BKIA.iI A X SI 'ATK.M KXT. i.OXDD.X, Dee. Hi According to advices from Kshcii the French and Belgian military commanders informed the German lied Cross that a large number of political prisoners would shortly he released as the passive resistance may be regarded as ended. • RERRE-SEXTATiONS TO ROJNCAKK. If: (Received this day at 11.2-1 a.m.) LONDON, Deeemlier Hi. Tlie Geiinmi Charge d' Alla ires, Vim i i resell and lfoediger, waited respec11rely on Al. Poincare and Al. Jasper in Paris and Brussels and made similar remarks with lefercliei- to the reparations, the B.uhr and the l!hineland. i Aon ilocscli pro; used the eonstitution I of a Commission with a view to restur- i ing the adminislititive machinery in those districts. Al. Poincare said that it was impossible to discuss it until the powers had conferjed on it. The Depurations C< m-

missioii hv treaty, made it: impossible l t. for Franco to deprive her agents in the occupied territory of their proper authority, A lane could he no question * of modifying tln* conditions therein as the lii tor—All i;•<! Bhineland Commission administered the territory in order to avoid all possibility oi a inixiinderstandiug-

AI. I'u in care requested Aon 1 liigseh to prepare a written statement explaining what his Government wanted. Aon Jioeseh un del took to furnish a statement at the earliest.

A!. Jasper took cognisance of I’eedigcr's declaration and stated that he would ecninmnicate with the French Government with a view toil reply. SOCIAJ.SSTS .RESIGN. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) BERLIN. December Id. The Socialist Govennnent of Saxony has resigned as tin 1 Democratic Party withdrew their support ns owing to the Socialists’ refusal to join on a vote of no-eonlidonoe in Herr l.iehmeinn the .Minister of the Interior. AX ACT OK REVEXGK. BERLIN, Dee. If. Thirteen persons were burned to death when a ham near Leipzig, which -•* • sheltered 2d men and women tramps and unemployed—caught fire. It is believed that a young wastrel, who preferred the association of tramps although he had a home, set fire to » ■ tfie burn in revenge because the real tramps ejected him from their shelter.