GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1925, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

BITTER A XT!-BRITISH CAMPAIGN; [“The Times” Service.] (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.l LONDON, January 1. 4he “Times’’ Berlin correspondent says the press is conducting a bitter anti-British campaign over the non-eva-cuation of Cologne, asserting that British influence has dominated the control of the Commission. 'I he “Vossichc Xeitung” declares the British officers of the Commission were alone responsible for the difficulties which mostly occurred in the industrial centres. They acre actuated, not by their interest in the disarmament of Germany, but by the fears of Germany’s commercial competition. These and similar statements are being widely exploited, says the correspondent, and there can be no doubt Germany's object is to place the action of Britain in the worst possible light and make it appear that the British attitude is dictated by interests of the basest kind. The best answer, the correspondent says, would bo the publication of the Commission's reports with as little delay as possible. NON-E VACUA TI ON TIEA SONS. PARTS, Ja unary 1. Early next week the Ambassadors Conference will present to the- respective Allied Governments a unanimously agreed note briefly stating the reasons for the non-evacuation of Cologne, after which the Allies will, collectively, present it to Germany.

ROWDY BERLIN. BERLIN, January 1. known. Traffic was euormotir. ScverBerlin had the wildest. New Year over al were killed in collisions between motor ears and trains, while riots and fights in suburbs resulted in 200 eases of wouiuli ngs, stabbings. Several motor cars were destroyed by fire-works.