EXTRA EDITION GERMANY

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 9 May 1921, Page 7

EXTRA EDITION GERMANY

DR MAYER REFUSES TO FORM A CABINET.

OCCUPATION OF RUHR

DIFFICULTY OF BELGIAN

SOCIALISTS

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-tOPYBIGHI (Reuter Service.) Received May 9, 12.25 p.m. , BERLIN, May 8. According to the Vossiehe Zeitung, Dr. Mayer, German Ambassador to France, refused an invitation to form .a Cabinet-composed of members of the Majority Democrats and the German People's parties, who favour non•compliarice with the Allied ultimatum. The opinions of members of ihe Central Party are evenly divided. The Russo-German trade agreement has been signed. It is terminable in -three months, and the atitliorifeies exchange commercial delegations enjoying ■diplomatic prerogatives, merchant ship's to. h^ve the customary privileges. There is to be a speedy resumption of the inter-postal and telegraph services and the exchange of prisoners. Polittical Dropaganda is banned. By CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT ' Received May 9, 12.15 p.m. BRUSSELS, May 8. The Socialist members of the Cabinet < '.find themselves in a difficulty through -the threatened occupation of Ruhr. Mi "Vanderveldt intends to resign if Ruhr is occupied. BERLIN, May 8. The political parties have not reached .-tiny decision regard-no- the ultimatum. The Bavarian Premier (has arriyed ;and declares that Bavara is unwilling to comply with the disarmament demands." The Lokal Anfce;ger sa^gthat the Allies must put.up a Communist Government to sign their ultimatum as certainly no bourgeois German Government will sign