GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1925, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

[Australia & X.Z. Cable Association.] SCENES IN REICHSTAG. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) BEK,MX, August 2. There wore turbulent stones in the Reichstag in consequence of the VierI’resident’s decision to apply the order curtailing the length of speeches. 'I he Vice-President suspended the sitting when the Communist Jadaseh disobeyed the order to leave the House, but" Jadaseh was still there on the House reassembling. He declined to submit to his twenty days’ exclusion and tumult ensued. The Vice-President subsequently summoned the police, who, after clearing the public galleries, escorted from the building Jadaseh and another Communist, Hoellin, who was similarly exelm led.

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The church Dolls in the Ruhr rang joyous peals immediately the last French troops evacuated the Ruhr at midnight. Buildings displayed the. German national flag, while rifles, levolvcrs, ammunition and wireless apparatus, sales of which were previously forbidden, appeared in the shop win--dows this morning. The inhabitants warmly welcomed the incoming German police, symbolising a renew in < German sovereignty. BRITAIN AND WaK. NEW YORK. August 3. Addressing the Institute of Polities at Wiliiauistown Pennsylvania. M. Maurice said that since the I 1 iciieh revolution Britain had never outeied a war with the object of acquiring teiritnrv. During the discussion a speaker said the Suez Canal was “important but not vital to the Empire.” War taught us that the Mediterranean could become very dangerous, lieeausc of the Islands which sheltered submarines. As a consequence we were Forced. on occasions to use the ( ape route and that showed the Suez has (eased to Do vital.”