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KUKE ATMOSPRERE ELFOTHICAL.
BOTH SIDES FERLING THE STRAIN,
ENDANGERING THE INTENTE.
LONDON, February 15 English correspondents on the Ruhr describe the air as electrical. Both sides are fealing the strain. French are nervous and the Germans are very bitter
French patrol with bayonets fixed cleared a crowd at Essen on Sunday night when two shots were fired. German police shielded the crowd walking in front of the French.
After avacuating the guests of the Kaiserhof and Handelshof hotels pesterday the French dispersed a crowd outside, soldiem advancing with fixed bayonets and officers naing riding whips. A machine gun had to be fatched to complate clearance. Small labels are appearing on walls and abop windows everywhere in the Rahr ex horting the population to obey only the German Govern neut. The Germans admit the imporribility of opposing the blockade of steel products.
EMBARGO ON EXPORTS.
COLOGNE, February 13.
All exports from the Balir to unoccupied Germany are forbidden except fata, cereals and mannies. All other marchandise is subject to a ten per cent ad valorem tax. The probibition of experts was enforced just in time to hold up four locomotives consigned to Russia from Krupps. The staffs of the Kaiserhof und Handelshof-hotel-ab-Easen were summarily dismissed for refusing to serve French and Belgians.
GERMAN MINISTERS WARNED OFF,': F
BERLIN, February 13.
A German note to Faris and Brussels replying to the Franco-Belgian prohibition against German ministam entering the Ruhr fatly declares that the Central and State Governments must refuse to accept any directions from foreign governments regarding the way in which their ministers should set.
NETHERLANDS NOT INTERESTED,
THE HAGUE, February 13, Tas Second Chamber of the State General adopted by 56 votes to 26 a motion refusing permission to the Socialist Troelstra to question the Government on the dubject of the Ruhr occupation, the President pointing out that the interests of the Netherlands were not affected.
TOWN FINED HUNDRED MILLION MARKS.
PARE, February 13.
A meuage from Mayende says that an intoxicated German policeman who held up a motorcar at
Gelsenkirchen has died of wonuda."
THE DOLLAR,
To-day's closing rak 2/2 13/16. To-day's openingmaNo2/2_15/16
PARLIAMENT OPENH.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
RUHK AND TEK, TURKA.
LONDON, February 18. The King's speech at the opening of Parliament, ferring to the Ruhr, says that the Goramment, while foding unable to concur or participate in the operation, is acting in such a way so will not add to the difficulties of the Allies.
It greatly regrate that despite the conciliatorineus of the Allies they immense concessions they were pre- pared to make to the Turkish delegation atLausanne were declined when the Treaty was on the verge of signature. It hopes that the Turkish Government, when it had received a full report of the proceedings, may still be dia posed to accept the Treaty and that the opportunity es earnestly and laboriously prepared of rebuilding the pesse of the Fast and the stability of the future Turkish state may tot beszorificed.
It welcomes the prospective settlement of the British war debt to the United States, reflecting the determination of the British to meet their obligations.
Ministers must continuously give attention to the serious unemployment. The recent increase of oversea trade gives ground for confidence and future hopes that the improvement will be continued. It particularly anticipates a greater development of inter-Imperial trade in co-operation with the Government of the Empire...
AMÉRIUKS PETROLLUM INDUSTRY.
BRITISH AND DUTCH COMPETITION,
WASHINGTON, February 13.
The Fedural Trade Commission report on foreign ownership in the petroleum industry in the United Bistos finds that Royal Dutch Shell group awas 240,000: a of oil lands in the United States, produces 31 per dent of the total outpat. of crude petrolènm and is one of the largest companies in the domestic petroleum industry.
The report says that the British and Dutch Govern mente discriminate against American citizena by ex- clusive policies in the oil-fields of India and the Dutch" Indies and mentions the rapid exhaustion of American crude petroleum.
It concludes that Britain having a widely distribut- ed apply of oil storage facilities and, owning means of Sanctions have been taken against the authors of the distribution will have advantages in world trade against attack and a fine of bandred-million marks imposed on the United States whose supply is concentrated.
the town,
ENTENTE DANGER 1
HONAN LAW ON SITUATION,
LONDON, February 18. During the Commons debate on the Address from the throne, Bonse Law said he did not know whether it would be possible for the British troops to remain in Cologne, The French or German Governments could make it impossible. That would be a great misfortune and would mean the end of the entente. He still hoped something would happen to enable Britain to intervene nosially,
PREMIER PESSIMISTIC.
LATKE,
WHERE THE MONEY dors.
2,400,000,000 FRANCS FOR FRENCH NAVY,
PARIS, February 13.
Le Matin states that the Minister of Marine (M Raiberty is completing a haval programme providing for new coustraction for twenty years of seven hundred thousand tons including sixty-thousand tons each of submarines and seaplane carriers. No battleships will be constructed in the first eight yeats, only light craft including six craisers, 35 torpedoers and Si submarines ati sost of 2,400 million francs.
2.0.0. DRAW WITH SPRINGBOKS.
JOHANNESBORO, Fel
The Premier said he was convinced that the fear of insecurity lay behind the French measures. Both “people and statesmen wanted reparations but fell they
would not like to see Germany strong enough to pay. them. Egents had turned out exactly as he feared. namaly, that France had got nothing from the Ruhr and
Over night rain fall but the weather was fina add had spent much therein, while by cutting the jugular, the ware ten thousand prosent when, ons good vein of German industry she had done greater harm to Germany than she was suffering herself.
Now, whatever happens I cannot ses bright prospects in front of us. France, committed to this policy, ir bound to see it through," rek
DANGER COMING LATER. Mr.Bonar law expressed the opinion that danger will come later. He concluded that while the British troop zemain on the Rhine we are in touch with the atuation. It would be a great pity to sea tha entente brought to an end for that was what would happen if the trooper were removed." "Although he hoped, womething, would happen to facilitate British intervention he saw no ground for it...WASE
ME ASQUITE URGES LON. INTERVENTION.
Mr Ramsay Macdonald declared that
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