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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18063, 9 March 1923, Page 7

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MEN UNDER ARMS. QUOTA OF FRANCE. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Paris, March 7. France will soon hare nearly 1,000,« OQOO men under arms. The Cabinet’s decision regarding the 1921 class means an addition of over 200,000 to the existing army of 736,261. It will be larger than the combined armies of Britain, Germany, Italy and Belgium. Germany has 100,000, Belgium 118,000, Britain 224,000, Italy 210,000. —A. and N.Z. Cable. t HUN AIMS A BIG LOAN. AGAINST THE TREATY. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Paris, March 7. The “Echo de Paris” declares that the £10,000,000 internal loan being raised in Germany contravenes the Treaty, and urges the Reparation Commission to demand the proceeds. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. • / r.y Cable—Press Association —Copyright(Received 8.20 p.m., March 8.) Berlin, March 8. The Reichstag has passed unanimously a vote of confidence in tho Government.—-A. and N.Z. Cable. UNSKILLED MEN . IN FRENCH PAY. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. (Received 9 p.m., March 8.) London, March 8. Tiie “Morning Post’s” Dusseldorf correspondent states that 1000 Germau railway workers serving under French control are unskilled and unreliable. Many are undoubtedly spies who entered the French service in order tu betray their fellow i countrymen. Others are daring saboteurs. One was actually caught to-day cutting telephone wires. The “.Daily Chronicle” says that the French arrived in the suburbs of Frankfurt-a-Main, and stopped all traffic towards the city. Herr Jarres, chief burgomaster of Aix La Cbappeile, appealed against a month’s imprisonment*. The appeal was dismissed, and the sentence doubled.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

FRENCH AND BELGIAN'S. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. (Received G p.m., March 8.) Brussels, March 7. M. Poincare is coming hero to discuss the "Ruhr position with M. Theunis.— A. and N.Z. Gable. MONARCHIST COUP FOUND IN MUNICH. By Cable—Presß Association—Copyright. London, March 7.. A Monarchist revolutionary coup has been discovered in Munich. Many arrests have been made. Tho public prosecutor, alleged to be implicated, committed suicide.—A. and N.Z. Cable.