GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1924, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

1007 KALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A GBR ALIN DEAIONSTRATION. LONDON, October 22. The “Daily Mail's’’ Cologne correspondent says when French troops evacuated Mannheim Castle, a horde of Germans entered and hoisted Baden colours and sang “Deutschland Uher Allies. ’’ GERMAN ELECTIONS. [Becoived this day at 8.50 a.in.) ; LONDON, October 22. The “Daily News’’ Berlin correspondent says the election promises to exhibit unprecedented bitterness, owing to the clash between irreconcilable Republicans and Monarchists. The Nationalists election manifesto declares the party remains Monarchist. Our determination is to create a Germany, free from over lordship of Frenchmen, Jews, Parliamentary coteries nnd capitalist control, wherein we and our children will he able to stand erect proudly and do our duty. 'Jho Junker press is exceeding its customary violence of language, and talks about abolishing the Republic. Meanwhile the Republicans consisting of ■ Socialist Democrat and Centre parties are eager to accept the Junker challenge. They organised a national Banner (League consisting of three million men pledged to make the Republic a living reality and protect Democratic meetings from Junker rowdies.

RUHR EVACUATION. "Jr » BERLIN, Oct. 22. Diplomatic circles in London have been informed from Coblenz that the German and Allied experts have agreed to the withdrawal of certain pledges, including the abolition of the b Customs between occupied and unoccupied Germany, taxes on coal and coal products, exports and import ta.'os, nnd the restoraion of control of me State Forests to Germany. This ((institutes part of the gradual evacuation of the Ruhr promised at the London Conference.