GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

, EBERT PRESIDENT. Received Feb. 13, 1.40 a.m. London, Feb. 13. ( Ebert has been appointed German President, and Scheidemann Chancellor. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH POLAND. Copenhagen, Feb. 11. A message from .Berlin says that the Entente has ordered the cessation ot German and Polish hostilities—Aus.N.Z. Cable Agsu. THREATS AND PROTESTS. Weimar, Feb. 10. Officials of the German Government intimate that they will refuse to sigu the treaty of peace if the terms are harsh and will surrender the Government to the Spartacists in order to produce chaotio conditions. The Allies will therefofa be unable to collect the indemnities—Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn. Paris, Feb. 10. Herr Dernberg, formerly German Colonial Secretary, protested against the internationalisation of the colonies Germany would defend her rights ' and decline responsibility for a peace made without her.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Copenhagen, Feb. 10. The German Minister of Finance at Weimar hinted that Germany was threatened with ..national bankruptcy fthd that everybody might possibly be compelled to hand over their Whole income, except the smallest allowances. Martial law has been proclaimed at Kiel, owing to the Spartacus disorders. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE OUTBREAK IN BERLIN. Received Feb. 12, 10.25 p.m. j London, Feb. 11. German wireless: The outbreak at Berlin on the Bth inst. was only partly Spartacist in character. It originated in ian attempt to clear the thoroughfares, where trafficking in army property, mostly stolen, had become a nuisance, it was also intended to raid coining mints. Unexpectedly strong resistance compelled the troops to summon reinforcements, with which order was restored in the evening. A state of siege was proclaimed at Kiel on the 7th inst., in consequence of the continuance of the Spartacists' disorders. Copenhagen, Feb. 11. Government troops entered Bremen without resistance. A mine-sweeping flotilla entered Bremenhaven and arrested 80, including the leader of the Soviet. The Cologne professional classes agreed to strike if the town was threatened by an outbreak of Spartacism.—Aus. N.Z. . Cable Assoc.