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RUHE OCCUPATION.
NOISY GERMAN PROTESTS.
DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST FREN
Ksaan, January 15. There was a half hour stoppage of work this morn ing as a protest against the French action. The crowd carried out an anti-French demonstration outside the French headquarters. Speeches were delivered and patriatio songs sung but thisic,was no disturbance of the peace.
BERLIN, January 15.
A noisy demonstration occurred near the offices of the inter-Allied military mission at the Bellevue Hotel but the police prevented the demonstrators from enfer ing the building and doing any damage and finally. dispered them. No arrests were made. The crowd was gratified at the hoisting of the German monarchical colour on the building opposite the hotel
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A message from Stettin says that the police pre vented an attempted demonstration against the entente. Commissioners.
MUSSOLINT'S
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ya opening rate: 2/3 9/16-
EBANCE.
Röser, January 15%
In speech to the Cabinet biguda Mussolini declared That be advised France to it is far a possible the military character of the action in the Rahr-aled not.
that the door upon the possibility of the agreement which Italy believed was possible and for which, aha. as working. He stated that no entente formed for the purpose of securing the pesor of Europe could:■uocea.l without the participation of Britain, He opined: that, France would probably yet viow favourably the Italian--- plan regarding reparations premated in Landankep
AN AMERICAN PLAN.”
NEW YORK, January 15. The Associated Press in Paris learns that “Mr Boydon, the American observer on the Reparations Commission, submitted to the Commission a plan which had Mr. Hagher' approval for the settlement of the reparations problem,
WASHINGTON, January 15.
The State Department denies that it authorised Mr. Boyden to present a reparation plan.
FIRM ACTION TAKEN.
FRENCH OCCUPY BOCHUM.
ESSEN, January 15.
PARIS, January 15. The French occupied Bochum at nooIL..
THE EXCHANGE MARKET.
"A message from Eason says that following the Gers LONDON, Jaousry 15.
man refusal to deliver coal firm arrangements have bera Germany's suspension of payment of reparations made under the amplors of the military authorities to and the continuous inflation of paper currency in reflect requisition coal under martist law including the repres ed in London by the depreciation of German marke to sion of agitation and stoppage of work. Mansuran have. 55,000. French francs are relatively steady at 67/50 been taken to frustrate alleged attempts to remove, and this is attributed to the commendable kotion of the rollingstock from the Buhr, laden tracks orasigand French Fiesste Minister in no longer relying on German reparations and proposing an increase taxation. Belgiau frames are at 74 and sterling is steady at 4/67).
LATER.
“Marko at the clɔsë fril to 65,600, French francs relapsed.to 89/10, Belgian to 75/55 and sterlingda 4 681. FÜRTHER ADVANCE ORDERED.
elsewhere being diverted,
The Franco Belgium control committee announces thecovery that the coal tax has not been collected fot
past three months resulting in manufacturers teng coal st forty per cent below normal rater,
HUNGARY AND: KOUMANIE
ANOTHER STORM BREWING.
PARIS, January-15,5- Following the German government's prohibition of coal deliveries a conference at Essen between, the French authorities and. representatives of the Mineowners"
LONDON, January 15. Association broke down after Fritz Thyssen on behalt
Telegramas from Bukharest and Budapest show that of the German representatives had declared that the treable is brewing between Hungary and Rumania on French order to resume coal deliveries could not be
account of frontier skitmata Representatives of the obeyed. General Degoutte imediately ordered: Little Entente meet at Bakharest or Belgrade, shortly to advance to Dortmund and announced that troops would be established in the evening one line-Werden. Hattingen, Werne, Heinrincheuburg, Reakling-Hansen
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́ ́FRENCH TAXATION INCREASES.
PARIS, January 15, The proposed increase in taxation has Dot been enthusiastically received by the public. Feara are ex- prossed that it is inevitable. A further rise in the cost of living and production would be unbearable at present as French exporters are competing in lor/ign markets, Hopes are expressel that a prolonged debate in the Chamber, will modify the Bill which the Government has not included in the Finance Bill because emnential -budget legislation is long overdue.
GERMAN ATTITUDE STIFFENS,
BERLIN, Jazuary 15,
discuss measures as regards the alleged secret arming of Hungary despite the latter's emphatic denial. Feara are expressed in London Jeet the Little Entente, mitating French action on the Rahr, should decide upon forcible action, as the best way of settling the Hungarian Irredentist renace.
AMERICAN "ÖOAL MINERY.
STRIKE MAY BE AVERTED.
New YORK, Janiry 15.
As regard the posiibility of a general coal strike after April 4, the New York Times learns from: Washington that the preliminary report of the United The Coal Commissioner bas prohibited the Ruhr States Coal Commission has been issued stating that coalowners from supplying France and Belgium, even there is reason to believa an agreement will soon be against payment. This stiffening. of the attitude of the German Government is expected to precipitate dramatic reached averting any widespread cessation of mining French action.
operations in Unión fields on Apil·1,
MINERS REFUSE, TO DO OVERTIME!!
Berlin, Jaudary 15,-- The Voruperis lamins from Easen that the miners In the occupied aron have refused to work overtime.
PAYING FOR THE COAL.
PARIS, January 15
The difficulties of the French on the Buhare
LITHUANIAN IRRUPTION.
ARMED BAND ENTERS MEMEL,
BERLIN, January 15.
A. message from Memel states that a Lithuanian kaainly due to the attitude of the Gaiman Government. band armed with rifles and machine guns entered the
BERLIN, January 15.
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PINTERMARITZBURG, January 15,
The refutal to pay the nines for coal delivered on town and occupied the inner town, also the French the reparations account is the reason why the French prefecture but part of the town is still in French hands. are to-day occupying the second zone including Bochum, Recklinghausen and Hattingen, The French have decided to pay for the soal from the coal fax, the com collection of which by the French begins on Wednesday, but the tax on the coal produced in the zone already occupied insofficient. Hence the necessity for ve cupying the second zone which produces-double the In cloudy weather bologna small attendanos on an amount of coal produced in the first zone, and easy wiekut, the M. C. C. made. 242 for 6 and declared. The meeting of the Reparations Commission has Bussell scored 88. Natal made 130. Gilligan, took 4 bern postponed to January 10. It has not yet been for 38 and Bender 6 for 36. The M, 0, 0 wod by 238 settled when to deal with the German refusal to can raos. tinue the reparations payments,
REQUISITIONING THREATENED.
PARIS, January, 16:20 Poincara has instructed M. Berthon to Fring
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the German refusal to make further deliveries in kind. before the-Reparation Commission to morrow with ' ́s view to securing a declaration of a fresh dulanit, M. has returned from Geneva. Painosrs conferred with the Maltters of Finance and Publlog Works and also M. Barshen -mgarding the "rupture of negotiations at Essen pad decided that unless the mine owners change their attitude the Franco Belgiand will resort to requisition in whic Germans will be obliged to operate the
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