Britain and the Ruhr

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 78, 16 March 1923, Page 5

Britain and the Ruhr

HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE. A FRENCH COMMENT. THE ENTENTE'IN 1 FAVOUR. 'By Cable— Preu Association.— Copyright.) (Received 16, 9.45 a.m.) Paris, March 15. “Le Temps,” commenting on the Ruhr debate in the House of Commons, is of opinion that the majority of the British people desire continuance of the Entente. The League’s intervention would not guarantee France or lead to a real solution of the ( reparations problem, it would only give Germany further delay. —(A. and N.Z.) FRENCH INTENTIONS. ADVANCE INTo”bAVARIA IMPRACTICABLE. THE REPARATIONS QUESTION. Paris, March 14. It is declared in official quarters that there is no intention to extend the advance on the right bank of the Rhine into Bavaria, which would make too serious a call on the French army. With the addition of 5000 Belgians /and 15,000 French, 100,000 Allied troops are now in the Ruhr. ‘‘Pertinax, ’ ’ writing in the ‘ ‘ Echo do Paris,” says there have been attempts to revive the demand for new reparations negotiations, excluding Britain. “Le Matin” rejoins with interviews with leading Belgian statesmen, wKb declare that a new scheme must be elaborated soon and that it is imperative Franco and Belgium reach an agreement with Britain and Italy, who must participate in the settlement.—• (A. and N.Z.) EXECUTIONS AT BUER. TWO POLICE SERGEANTS SHOT. London, March 15. The 11 Daily Chronicle’s” Dusseldorf correspondent states that two German police sergeants who returned to Buer within the permitted time limit to collect their belongings were arrested by the French. It is not known if they ‘were tried, but they were shot in the courtyard of a girls’ school. Another account states that they were executed: by two soldiers in the presence of their officers. According to a Dusseldorf message the funeral of the French officers was conducted with such, pomp tha,t it might have been a great general or the President of- the Republic. The two coffins were lying at the Guildhall each covered with French flags, and the steps of the buHding were covered with a magnificent wreath. Generals Payot, Dcgoutte and Bourmans were present when the coffins were 'placed on trains bound for —(A. and N.Z.) _______