GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1919, Page 5

GERMANY

VAIN GERMAN HOPES. OF RECEIVING BACK -HER COLON US-j New York, Feb. 3. j Dr. Solf, interviewed, in Berlin, saidi | "I am not as hojxlehi as most people j I in Germany reganiiug the apparent Oe-1 termination of th« Allies to depuve ua of all our colouies. As a delegate tu 1 the Peace Conference 1 hope to be ablo to convince the Allies of the necessity of restoring some coloniea to Germaay. President Wilson has expressed an hon?st desire to consider Germany's colour ial needa, but he has found opposition in Britain and France. The Allies fear that Germany might use her colonies and islands as U-boat ' bases in future c.tnflicts- This is absurd, we have accepted President: WtlboWm ?fdea of & Lsajpic of Nstiens j .ajßA disaifliaraent. ! The charges that Gerffitamy Jfr&oatof •{■lie natives in Africa, are ; Germany will puhVreh a \Snlte Swk dia--proving the aHegKttons.—Aua.3KZ.'Cabl?.' Assr^. Baris, Beb. i The Echo de Paris states that did!-' cuJties have arisen at Spa in connection wth. the reititotto.' of property stoleis in t&e "mvadod fenrvtunies. TJie Germain, i-'ia tanaiMve, proroised full inforaiAtioii, but '>>a\?e t-jiHF far givats noTto to the inter-Allied Cora-mission- Tt w*? d'aeided fa>-f>?nd i def/ntatW to Germany to maa£» inquiries, but Hetr RanCzot* Foreiga Minister, replied by a refossil to countersign pas-sports for tho dewatation wbife the French sequestrated the property of German; domiciled in Alsnce and Lorza&w.—Aus;-*N'.Z. Cable As^oc. Ainsferfam, Feb. 1. !sJiere is an ontay in Germany agai-nst the armisfiee ehu»e demanding agricultural machinery for Belgium and northern iFrance instead of the undeilrcered railway roTlrn<r stock. [ The Frankfurt Gazette states that- the 'demand will completely prevent Germany's recovery. GERMAN ADVANCE Etf POLAND. SOME TOWNS CAPTURED. Amsterdam, Feb. 2. The German authorities in Brombcrg sent an ultimatum to the Polish Workers' Council to surrender all arms The council refused and the Germana bombarded the town, destroyed many buildings and wounded many Poles. German troops now occupy Bromberg. —Ans-N.Z. Cable Assoc. Berne, Feb. 1. The Germans attacked the T'oles on liip e.tntern frontier, capturing Gruntha! Wunshoin and Crossamokli.—Aua.-' N.Z. Cable Assoc. BREMAN POSITION CRITICAL. WORKERS AOAINOT GOVERNMENT Copenha«en, Feb. 5!. The situation at Bremen is crltie.vl. The workers have decided to defend tho citv against the Government troops who are advancing from Berlin demanding the city's surrender. Hard fighting is expected. Amsterdam, Feb. * TTerr Noske states that the Rremen prpr-dition has beea sent in order to facilitate the departure of ships defined for the Allies, also to secure .focO supplies when the vessels return.—Aus--N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE FIRST GERMAN PRESIDENT. London. Feb. 1. It is reported that von Gwinner has retired from Detitp=che Bark and will be the first German President—Reuter.