ARMISTICE
GERMAN AIRCRAFT. NOT TO BE USED FOR MILITARY rUKPOSES. ' Received, March 14, 5.5 p.m. London, March 13. The aerial terms of the armistice provide that airplanes and dirigibles are no longer to be used for military purposes. German airplanes, however, will be permitted to be used for commercial pur-poses.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii DUTCH TERRITORY NO CESSION TO BELGIUM. Received March 14, 5.5 pm London, March I'2. It is reported that the Peace Conference has decided there shall be no cession oE Dutch territory to Belgium.— AU9.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN MERCHANTMEN. ALLIES' ULTIMATUM. Brussels, March 14. Admiral Wemyss presented the Allies' decision to the German delegates in reference to the turning over of German merchantmen to the Allies in exchange for food.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . BOUNDARIES OF. GERMANY. FURTHER AMERICAN GUESSES. New York, March 11. A cablegram from Paris states that the Allied plenipotentiaries have decided that the Rhine must form Germany's western frontier, while the old western boundary of Poland, which exit,ted feefore Poland was partitioned in 1772, will be Germany's eastern frontier. Ger. many will also lose the Danish-speaking population of .Sp.hleswig and the Polishspeaking population of Upper Silesia. France will be given Lorraine and the Saar coalfields. German Austria will probably be allowed to join Germany, and a Rhenish Republic will lie created on the left bank of the Rhine.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANY AND CHINA Paris, March 14 The Supreme Council has decided to compel Germany to relinquish the lease cf Tsingtau and other concessions in China. It is expected that the financial embargo. refusing loans to Germany, will shortly be lifted.
FRENCH MINISTER® STATEMENT.
Paris, March ?$. M. Tardieu, addressing Allied journalist!?,, said the signature of the preliminary terms of peace would largely W crease Germany's freedom to trade, although some reservations would be imposed. He thought in fixing the preliminary terms the military authority and not the Governments would come in touch with the Germans. It seemed probable that all the German frontiers would he settled before the end of next week. It was unlikely that Germany would be allowed to own or make any aeroplanes for a considerable time. There would be four separate peaw treaties—with Germany, Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria. An endeavor would he made to have them signed concurrently.
M.' Tardieu stated that it was impossible for the Pence Treaty to he signed as soon as March 20. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable >\?sn ADMIRAL WMYSR GOES TO BRUSSELS. Received Marnh 14, p.m. Paris, March 12. Admiral Wemyss. entrusted with full powers, has gone 1o Fruswls to meet the German armistice mission.—Reiiter.
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