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'conference of allies. SHFOKCING THE TREATY. Am.x-comWit. Received July 4, 5.6 p.m. London, July 2. 'A Bnttseli communique states the Conference has beld its first meeting. Unitary slid naral experts, including Marshal Foci, Sir Henry Wilson, ami Admiral Charlton, reported on the German fulfilment of the military and naval tlauses of the Treaty, and were instructed to draw up a Note for presentation to Germany at the Spa Conference with regard ttf the destruction of war material, fceropbHtes, etc. TheConferenoeeoneidered the question of reparation, pertfaßlarly the question of ta»l to be delivered by Germany under QflWge, M. Mlllerand, and Hie IJefciati delegates later held an essession to discuss repara-tloiU.-*Ata.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . almplake ACTIVITY. . OfiftMANY'S SECRET STORES. "fooeived July 4, 5.5 p.m. " London, July 3. The military experts at Brussels notified the AlrWd Conference of the diecflv-1 ery of fifty-sit aeroplanes and a thousand aero engines which Germany attempted to conceal. The newspaper Echo de Paris says British officers accept the German word of hdfcor,.and are thus deceived, whereas French, officers have found forty tons of aluminium and a portion of the frame of a Zeppelin. Germany is. preparing for commercial aviation on « large rfcaJe, btrt the Echo d« iarta declares the machines are eonWrtlWe into bombers.—Aus.-NZ. Cable Ana. London, July 2. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that Germany had hitherto surrendered nineteen seaplanes, wbile 8846 aeroplane* were destroyed unite? Allied supervision.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable A«ft. JtWIDING THE INDEMNITY. a new basis proposed. Received July 4. 11.5 p.m. London, July 3. A fdrther pwlimiwry conference was WBI at Brussels in reference to the dn>}*i«i &t the indemnity 1 , but no agreem\.it hax yet been reached. There are eoitttiettag reports, but the latest is that flie' conference tentatively decided to , ■ adopt,the fpllowing basis:—France 52 r< cent., Britain 23, Italy 10, Belgium Serbia; the remainder among Rou- .. «*ni*, Portugal, Japan, and other IMfowers. It is reported that if France *fc» a portion of her percentage she *» obttUi compensation in regard to - «cj|L. .-•/■- Ifr. tlota George and M. MUlerand Wete Opflmtstic about reaching an •greement to-night. The former states tbe delegates will not go to Spa unless they are in. accord. Another report states that it wjjs decided that Germany must pay £600,OOQ£OQ, but fte Gorman proposals will ftfst be heard, and, if unsatisfactory, Germany will be asked to pay £150,' 000,000 yearly for a number of years, and then ■£260,«Q0,000.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable MORE GERMAN BLpFF. Received July 3, 3.5 p.m. Berlin, July 2. •The Lrikal Anzeiger states that the defegates to Spa, if unable to negotiate on ail equal footing with the Entente, - wfU Wturn to Berlin Immediately. Herr Fehrenbaeh (Premier) states he ha* no attention of utilising the postman feV tie reception of-Entente NotesTime* Service.
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