GERMANY’S FINANCES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 904, 28 December 1923, Page 5

GERMANY’S FINANCES.

INVESTIGATION COMMITTEES.

meetings next Month

By Electric TeUarapL—Copyright. PARIS, Dec. 2(T The Reparations Commission to-day officially nominated 15, delegates who will represent the Allies and the United States upon -the two committees to ihvestigato Germany's finances. Committee No. 1 will deal with the stabilisation of German currency and the balancing of the Budget. It will meet on January 5. The No. 2 committee will deal with the disappearance of capital ■ from Germany and will meet on January 20 at Paris. The latter committee’s meeting date was delayed .because a Mr Henry Robbrtson, president of the Los Angelos First National Ranh, was unable to arrive in Paris aboner. Mr Montague Norman’s inability to serve on Committee- No. 1 because the Rank of England cannot spare his services at the preset time has led Sir John BFadbinywo ask Sir . Robert Kjndersley to serve in Mr Norman’s plac'e.. It is understood that the committees, later, will find it convenient to work at Berlin, although they will be at liberty to sit where they wish.—A. and N.Z. cable. *

RUMOURS IN BERLIN

HERR STRESEMANN’S INTENTIONS. Received December 28, 8 a.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 26. The New York Times’s Berlin correspondent) savs; “It is insistently rumoured in political circles that Herr Strescmann may resume the post of Foreign Minister in order to accept the position of German Ambassador at -Paris. The Reich Government has virtually decided to appoint a Federal Commissioner to assume the direction of the Thuringia Government Until the new elections early next year. The activities of the Reds in Thuringia are endangering the lives of citizens and the safety of property.”—A. and N.Z. cable. • AN ENGLISH EXPERT. Received December 28, 9.15 a.m, PARIS, Dec. 27. Owing to opposition by the Bank of England authorities, Mr Norman, governor qf tile bank, will not serve on tile British committee of' experts to inquire into Gorman finances, Sir Robert Kindersley replacing him.—A. and N.Z. cable.