THE PEACE TREATY.

Taihape Daily Times, 14 July 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

TREATY RATIFIED. ALLIES RECEIVE OFFICIAL NOTE BLocKAI‘SE TO BE RAISED. PARS, July 11_ The German oflicial Note announcing the ratification of the Peace Treaty has been received. The blocfifde Wll] new be raised. GREAT ACTIVITY IN GERMAN PORTS. AM‘STERDAM_. July 11. ' There is great activity at German ports following upon the announcement that the blockade is to be raised. L BR|TAIN’S RESTRICTIVE MEAI SURES CONTINUE_ ‘ I ’ LONDON, July 11. I ! Despite the raising of the blockade British restrictions on German imports renfain. ‘ l TheVGoVernnlellt will shortly send consuls to Germany to assist in trade lresumption. ‘ b ' THE BLOCKADE LIFTED. BRITAIN RESUMES TRADE WITH, ‘GERMANY. ' ! 1 --——- 1 I LONDON, July 12.: The Allies ha've“liftecl the blockade from Germany_ ‘T i The British Board of Trade has authorised, with certain reservations, resumption of trade with Germany, and German-Austria by means of general licenses. These will not remove restrictions upon‘ the paymentcpf-debts, and the return of property. due to lpersons in the aboveco-untries arising ‘out of pre-War transactions. .. The licLenses alsowill not permit imports of goods included in ‘the. various lists of prohibitions-proclaimed ami not» conlyened by the -general license now issued. -.-Under the -latter export licenses’ must‘ be obtai'n“e‘d in respect of lists A and B; None. ‘will be issued in respeef of list 0 of*pl-ohibitea.ex*p‘orts.“ ' ‘ - U.S_ RESUMES TRADE‘ RELA- _ , .TIONSi WITH GERMANY. , WASHINGTON, July 11. l The State Department ‘announces that trade relations between United ‘States and Germany will be resumed ' , immediately. American steamship 'ilines will be established at Bremen »lana Hamburg immediately‘c?a?r§'o" is ’ I available