GERMAN JUBILATION
SECOND ZONE OCCUPATION ENDS. (United Press Association-—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at noon.) COLOGNE, Nov. 30. A twelve yard tricolour which lias been flown at Ehrenbrietstein, near Golden/., since the Americans handed over the district to the French in 1922, was slowly run down at mid-day amid the strains of the Marseillaise, thus heralding the end of the French occupation of the second zone. Within a few minutes every French soldier had departed. There were similar scenes at Aix-la-Chapelle whence the Belgian? departed. Germans have prepared numerous official festivities in celebration of the evacuatioh for which an excursion is being run From all parts of Germany. The demonstrations begin at. midnight, church hells pealing after a thiee minutes’ silence. 'lhere will he torchlight processions in the towns and hanks of the Rhine will also be illuminated. Special thanksgiving services will be held tomorrow. Burgomasters, in view of the economic position have asked the inhabitants not to nartic mate in ostentations expensive cel e bra t ion s.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1929, Page 5
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170GERMAN JUBILATION Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1929, Page 5
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