REPARATIONS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17062, 5 February 1921, Page 9

REPARATIONS.

DEMANDS OF GERMANY. ( R- Cable-Pxesa ABBOc:ation-CoPJ«frlt-) X.Z. Cable Assertion.) PARIS, February 3. '■Le Temps," insisting on firm meariwith Germany, surest* that the , Ks should immediately take posses- : on of the German Customs in their , respective on the left bank of The : Sf and establish Customs cordons ipara'ting the occupied from the unposes to to act. "ECONOMIC STRANGULATION." 4MSTERDAM, February 3. The German Minister of Homo Affairs, «MiraniK the Majority Socialists at r«wS declared that the economic fnSnnnctldemands of the Allia dearie tho economic strangulation of GC ' r u'e n snould not decline them all, in a rwd fit," ho said, "but wo should try. '' to'convince the Allies that we are doing what wo can." TOO LITTLE ASKED. MELBOURNE, February 4. The Prime Minister (Mr W. M. Hughes), referring to tho Allies' demands, says that Germany complained similarly that she was unable to pay when the amount was fixed at £5,000,009,000. Tho only fault was that Germany was asked to pay too little. PAYMENTS TO CANADA. LONDON, February 4. The Ottawa correspondent of "The Times" says that it is understood that Canada will soon receive the first payment of her share of the German reparations. This will not bo drawn from the sums fixed in Paris last week, but will be part of the proceeds of the sale of German ships in England. The British Government pos- ■ scsscs a considerable sum, obtained by this means. ~,,-, , I Tho next payment in which Canada will sharo will he for expenditures in connexion with the maintenance of the army of occupation on the Rhine. It is hinted that tho payments will total 500,000,000 dollars, but it is ex-po-ted that they will certainly reach 100,000,000 dollars. ( NEW ZEALAND'S SHARE. j rtWCtAL TO "Tttß FTtESS.") WELLINGTON, February 4. Mr Massey stated to-day that he had no information regarding the report that Canada was about to receive some payment from funds derived from the sale of German ships in England, but ho would make enquiries. New Zealand naturally would sbaTe in any distribur tion of German money.