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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17913, 19 April 1920, Page 5

GERMANY.

PRECAUTIONS IN BERLIN. jew Aeßocistov—By Talegrspb-tOopyriglit. . BERLIN, April 16. The Government is strengthening the jnilitery guards at tie Government buildings in the Wilhelmstrasse and Onter den Linden- l'ifteen tanks and 20 armoured cars have arrived in Berlin. Tho Minister of Finance states that the funded debt of Germany is now ninety-two thousand million marks, and the floating debt one hundred and five thousand million matkav—A. and N.Z. Cable. AMERICAN CITIZEN'S DEATH. PROTEST FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, April 15. Following upon the receipt of official advices that the Germans had killed Paul Demotte, an American citizen, at Weisel, Mr Bambridge Colby, Secretary of State, has sent a vigorous Note to the Ebert Government demanding the punishment of those guilty in the affair.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BELGIANS AT FRANKFORT. PARIS, April 15. Seven hundred Belgian tiobps have arrived at Frankfort. There was great enthusiasm among the French garrison. Germans lined the streets, but showed no hostility*—A. and N.Z. Cable. NEWS FROM POMERANIA. MORE TROUBLE FEARED. BERLIN, April 15. In the National Assembly the Defence Minister announced that he had ordered the arrest of Major Ebhardt, commander of tie Baltic naval force—a portion of which -was being disbanded and disarmed —forcibly, if necessary. The Minister added that the news from Pomerania was most serious. He warned the Conservatives that the Government would not permit fresh disturbances. The Government troops could not leave the Ruhr Basin until all arms had been surrendered. —Renter. - GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS. REPARATION COMMISSION FIRM. BERLIN, April 15. Germany failed to convince the Reparation Commission that the handing over of her mercantile vessels under the Versailles Treaty will paralyse her economically. The <>mnnißsk>n insists on an immediate compliance with, the treaty. The Government, however, is making a further effort to fioften the Allies. —A. and N.Z-, Cable. M. MTLLERAND'S SPEECH. BERLIN, April 15. The German newspapers, commenting on M. Millerand's speech, stated that tho French allegations regarding German militaristic tendencies cannot be accepted from a Minister like Millerand, whose Government are merely the tools of Foch. It is necessary to know whether the San Rcmo conference -will convince Franco that she mnst be permanently under the political and moral control of her allies. — A. and N.Z. Cable. BALTIC PROVINCES. LTVONIAN PEACE CONDITIONS. . ' . LONDON, April 15. The Livonian peace conditions comprise strategic guarantees, war indemnity of two milliard roubles in gold, and return of all railway material and bank securities carried off by the Bolshevists; also demand portion of Russian gold reserves as a set-off against taking over portion of the Russian public debt prior to the Bolshevist regime.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BAVARIAN GUARDS ACTIVE; BERLIN, April 15. The Imperial Guards occupied Plauen quietly. The Bavarian Guards ousted the Reds at Klingenthal, intercepting motor cars containing 600,000 marks, ■which Hoelz had exacted from terrorised capitalists. Hoelz, before bis departure, blew up a section of the Klingentbal-Zvendenthal railway.—A. and N.Z. Cable. NEW JUNKER PLOT. POMERANIANS FOMENTING TROUBLE. BERLIN, April 16. The majority of the newspapers print warnings of a new junker plot at headquarters in Pomerania. The attitude of the Reichswehr is very doubtful; moreover, there are large supplies of arms and aeroplanes in Pomeranian estates, where the owners threaten to cut off food supplies from German towns as a means of assisting the revolution.—A* and N.Z. Cable.' MONARCHIST PLOT. TO MARCBJ AGAINST FRANCE. ANXIETY CREATED. BERLIN, April 16. The Vossische Zeitung says there is no longer any doubt as to tho existence of another Monarchist plot in Germany. Conspirators are in constant touch with the fkmimunist leaders. The plan is to overthrow the Berlin Government and March against France, together with Soviet. Russia. The paper says the situation is causing anxiety.—A. and N.Z. Cable. M. MILLERAND APPREHENSIVE. PARIS, April 16. M. Millerand, on being interviewed, confirms the seriousness of the news from Berlin. Hβ says he had a visit from Lord Derby in the morning, who told him that he feared a'fresh reactionary coup d'etat. M. Millerand said the workers' move- ( meni in the Ruhr district was not the least Bolshevist, but was directed against the revoltrtionary troops. Thus far no Reichswehr troops" had been -withdrawn from the Ruhr district, consequently there was no question of evacuating Frankfort.—A. and N.Z Cable.