RUHR OCCUPATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16986, 9 March 1923, Page 5

RUHR OCCUPATION.

PREMIERS TO CONFER, 1 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BRUSSELS March 7. ?vf. Poincare is coming here to discuss the Ruhr position with M. TheuSPiES AND SABOTEURS. LONDON. March 7. The “ Morning Post’s’’ Dusseldorf correspondent states that lOCH) of the German railway, workers who are serving under French control are unskilled and unreliable. Many are undoubtedly spies, who entered the French service in order to betray their fellow-country-men. Others are daring saboteurs. One was actually caught to-day cutting the telephone wires. FRENCH AT FRANKFURT. LONDON. March 7. The “ Daily Chronicle” says that the French have arrived in the suburbs of Frankfurt-, and have stopped all traffic towards the city. Herr Jar res, the chief burgomaster of Aix la. Chappelle, appealed against the month’s imprisonment imposed upon him. The appeal was dismissed, and the sentence wa-s doubled. THE BRITISH ZONE. LONDON. March 8. The ‘‘ Daily Express ” says that the j agreement between General Sir Alex- j ander Godley and General Payot pro- I vides that the number of troop trains ; passing through the Cologne area shall ’ be the same as before the occupation of tlie Ruhr. PROSPECTS OF WAR. LONDON, March 8. The “ Westminster Gazette's ” Cologne- correspondent says : — li Mv im- , pression is that the cauldron of the Ruhr might boil over at any time, with fearful results in bloodshed. France. T am told, w-ould not hesitate to declare war and bomb the cities, including Berlin, if her forces were attacked. The German authorities, therefore, are doing their utmost to check the risng passions of their people. The best-informed people are of opinion that unless an agreement is soon I reached, it will only be a matter of ! time before another war breaks out. j The French declare that a crisis will i occur in six weeks’ time, when it is j expected that the German resistance will collapse.” A CONFIDENCE VOTE. BERLIN. March 8. j The Reichstag unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the Government. !