YESTERDAY’S NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18029, 18 January 1923, Page 7

YESTERDAY’S NEWS.

GERMAN FLOUNDERING

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. PARIS, January 16. The Ruhr industrial leaders, confronted with the French requisitioning notices, have undertaken to resume' deliveries upon withdrawal of the requisitions. “Le Petit Parisien’s” Berlin correspondent states that the Socialist Party considered the new situation.

A number of deputies condemned Herr Cuno’s policy, and demanded the immediate resumption of Franco-German negotiations.

The further occupation of the Ruhr produced something like absolute dismay, to which an abrupt fall in the mark contributed.

There is a new profession of the German readiness to enter into negotiations with the Entente as a whole. There is a clamorous demand for Herr Ouno to declare his full policy. Meanwhile the public) are floundering aimlessly about, talking vaguely of the prohibition of French plays, and boycotting French and Belgian articles of luxury. They are growing more and more Francophobe, more and more depressed. Advices from Essen state that firm arrangements have been made' under the . auspices of the military authorities for the requisition of coal undes martial law, including the repression of agitation, and the stoppage of work. Measures have been taken to frustrate the alleged attempts to remove rolling stock from the Ruhr. Laden trucks consigned elsewhere, are being diverted to France and Belgium.

The Control Committee announces the discovery that the coal tax has not been collected for the past three months, resulting in many getting coal 40 per cent, below normal rates.

At Munich serious stroet fight* ing followed a demonstration in connection with the day of mourning.