REPARATIONS PAYMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20929, 20 January 1930, Page 7

REPARATIONS PAYMENTS

DELAY IN SETTLEMENT. STRONG REMARKS BY MR SNOWDEN. (United Press Association.) tfiy Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) ■ THE HAGUE, January 17. I lie delay" in the settlement of nonGeiman reparations owing to persistent bargaining methods provoked another strong remark from Mr Snowden, who declared that it would cither be necessary to postpone the conference until Judgment Day or lock up the Bulgarian, Austiian, anti Hungarian delegates and then'debtors without food or drink until they reached an agreement. Ho added that it appeared to him that after a fortnight’s discussion there had' been nothing but talk. The delegates thereupon decided to remain closeted together all night if necessary to frame an agreement. It is Imped that the final protocol will be finished ,to-day. \ , BETTER PROGRESS MADE. PROTOCOL TO BE SIGNED TO-DAY. THE HAGUE, January IS. (Received Jan. 19, at 5.30 p.m.) Luring the night the members of the Little Entente refreshed themselves with champagne and oysters. They stated that the protocol will be signed on Monday whether tliev agree or otherwise. The Powers yesterday reached an agreement on the first German mobilisation loan, which will be £60,000,000 before October 1. Of this sum £20,000,000 is to be applied to the needs of German railways and postal services, AGREEMENTS WITH NEW ZEALAND. DEFINITELY CONCLUDED. LONDON, Januarv 17. (Received Jan. 19, at 5.15 p^.) ■U is announced at the Hague that agreements have been definitely concluded between Germany, Australia, and New Zealand regarding the liquidation of property.—Times Cable. SAMOAN PROPERTY. TO BE RETAINED BY NEW ZEALAND. tv HAGUE. Januarv 18. (Received Jan. 19, at 5.45 pirn.) fw^ a r- 8 ° f thc , agrcements si g n ed between Germany, Australia and New Zea- ? rC 10n t 0 the liquidation of bothTnf are d,sclosed except that both return unliquidated property, while New Zealand retains Samoan property of Austrar I - he State " In * he ease