SPA CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 15 July 1920, Page 5

SPA CONFERENCE.

ALLIES DRIVEN TO._MILLTARY

MEASURES.

' LONDON, July 13. The Daily Chronicle ‘'s Spa, correspondent- says it is hardly possible to hope that the deadlock will be solved by agreement. The German delegates are listless, like a, bankrupt. whose case

Ecannot be made‘ worse. Unless" some unexpected interposition. occurs the Al- - will rxertainly be compelled to I‘ take the coercive 'nleasur_e§ repeatedly fioreshzxilowed. SPA, Jgb;,.l3. Marshal Foch and bir H. W. Wilson were summoned as a matter of ex-" lrexne urgency. The German..ofi'er to coal _delive;ries is -considered i.nsuffieient, um] pourparlers have been dis- ! continued. ‘ { ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. “R-5? LONDON, July M. i It is understood Britain and Japan have agreed on one year’s unofiieial extension of the Treaty, -but there will be no fol‘ln'Ell renewal until 1921. Meantime the Treaty has been referredto the League of Nations, which has [been invited to expresg an opinion ‘whether it confiicts with any proviIsions of the League covenant. The whole position will be reviewed. in the light of the League’s .representut.ions and overseas opinion. A MIDNIGHT AITRAY. LONDON, July 13. . A series of minor incidents between I Belgians and Grerrnnns at Spa c.ulnlin,ute«l in 2.: midnight uifiuy in a c.zLfe_ [ The band played the Brifish National i Anthem and the Germans «sang u stud-,(-uts’ song set to [the s)uule music. i Lnfer :1 giant: Belgian cavalryrnan inI ‘lerl'uplle(l it merry Gel'lnull group, 9 Ihr:lr~'hing :1 Gel'nlun journalist, Stok. ']o.-.<a, with :1 riding whip. Stoklossa ’ is new in bed sllH:'ering from injuries I 11) his‘,llea.rl. An inquiry has been I dmunmlod.

’I,T.()‘YD G‘~hlol‘{Gl<] A’.l."l‘lT’UD'E A I>l>r. I\.UD'IBD. ‘

Jiccoiverl 11.5.

PARIS, July 14

Nm\=.<p:Lper.< applaud Lloyd George ’s :Itl'ifudo. The Mzttin states he .<u;;gcstpd that. Foch and Wilson he summon—ed to Spa.