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· RUHR OCCUPATION.

THE FRENCH-ADVANGE.

120,000 troops PARTICPATINO,

AMSTERDAM, January, 10... This morning's newspapers state that nine Fcenci divisions comprising 120,000 men are to participate in an action on the Ruhr as if an enemy position were a wout to be attacked.". The Gorman rail- way authorities have been orfered to hold 73 military trains in readiness. The French not only occupy mines and factories but railways, bridges and viaductą, a precautionary measure against sabotage.

MILITANT COMMUNISTS ARRESTED

PARIS, January 10. Several of the inflitant communist: (not including Marcel Cachin) mentioned yesterday have been arrested on a charge of endangering the safety of the State by anti-French" propaganda, particularly lecturas and articles in Germany.

KROPPS CARRYING ON.

BERLIN, January 10. The Rhenith Westphalian coal syndicate bar decid- ed to transfer its bead office from Essen to Hamburg. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung states that Krupps wil!]. try to continue to work notraily in order to avoid un employment. It is reported that the Minister of Food (Doctor Lather) intends to resume the burgomaster.hip

of Essen.

FRENCH RUINE FLOTIELA READY.;

COLONE, January 10. The French Rhiar dotilla, a considerable fistt com prising converted Rhine steamers and armed motor Jannebes of Britlah pattern, is able to navigate the network of the Ruhr canala.

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COLOGNE, January 10, ; The French Rhine flotills stationed at Mayence is proceding to Duesseldorf, Rahtotes and Daisburg to-night.

SCHOOLWORK SUSPENDED.

COLOONE January 10. Schoolwork is partly suspended at Duesseldorf where numerous schools and 40 botula have beati requisitioned by the French. The Germans have already eupplied 43 of 73 trains demanded by the French whore advance guard is moving by road and the remainder by rail Eren and Muelheim are the fint objectives Bod thereafter Bochum and Celeon kirohen..

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ACTIVE RESISTANCE FAVOURED."- The attitude of the Germans in the British area is venomously anti-French. A large and irresponsible aration of the population favours active resistance.. The wildest rumours are afloat and fears are expressed lest the British and American troops be withdrawn.

AMERICAN TROOPS RECALLED.

WASHINGTON, January 10, President Harding has recalled the America troops from the Rhine...

New York, January 10. The transport "St Mihiel" sails to day or to morrow to repatriate the American troops on the Rhine. FRENCH NOTE TO GERMANY,

Paris Jaquary, 10, 1

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/2 13/16. To-day's opening rate 2/2 15/18.f

RUAR OCCUPATION.

NEW ITALIAN PLAN

Ros, January 10 According to th. newspapers the Foreign Offisa is Felaborating à des plan designed to solve the reparations problems. The detaila ol-it are to be worked out bet with that Britain in nat mentioned. ween Franco, Italy, Belgium and Germany. It is note

GERMANY'S WORLDWIDE PROTEST.

BERLIN, January 10,

against the Franco-Belgian-measures through its The Government is making a world wide protest diplomatic representatives who are instructed to submit a comprehensive statement to the powers tó which the7. are accredited complaining of a breach of the Peace Treaty and international law.

DIBT FUNDING DISCUSSIONA.

AMERICAN OFFICIALS IMPRESSED.

MODERATE TERMS URGED.

WASHINGTON, January 10. Preliminary negotiations as regards the funding of the British debt have convinced American official circles that modification of the rate of interest for the duration

of the debt fixed by the present American law is neces sary to effect a settlement and a tentative plan in that regard must be framed for submission to Congress.

Both Houses debated the funding negotiations and Mr. Burton, one of the American debt commissionere, speaking in the Representatives, urged that America. should give as moderate terms as possible for Britain stood with her book to the wall for payment,

PRAISE FOR MR. BALDWIN. -

NEW YORK, January 10. The papers unstintedly praise Mr. Baldwin's straightforward and masterly exposition of the "debt situation and urge Congress to make an agreement on the easiest terms possible.

LAUSANNE CANFERENCE.

EXCHANGE OF POPULATIONS.

IMPORTANT POINT SETTLED,

LAUSANNE, Jabuary 10. Commission in regard to the exchange of populatio us is Au important result rasched. at a meeting of the that the Tarks have abandoned their policy regarding the Greek patriarch who will remain at Constantinople deprived of temporal powers and Greek intubitsats will be permitted to remain at Constantinople.

Turkish inhabitants will be allowed to remain in West Thrace bot the only Greeks allowed to remain in Constantinople are arrivals after Optobar 1918.

Earl Curzon expressed gratification at the change of attitude of the Turks and the consentos of opinion amongst the delegates was that this was the most satisfactory meeting of the conference.

· INDIAN NON-C ›OPERATION ́ATFACE.

172 SENTENCED TO DEATH.

LUCKNOW, January 10.

A nota banded to the German ambasador says that in confequence of the default of coal and Hmbery de liveries recorded by the Reparations Commission the French Gavarurient deems it necessary to send a mistion of engineers to the Rubr to control deliveries. The note does not indicate the placas where the members of the The cases of murder and arson ari-ing out of the mission are to take up their qua ters but mentions that troops will accompany the mission wit's the sole object of assuring its safety and maintaining order at points of

control.

SHREWD GERMAN MOVE ;.

BERLIN, January 10--

non-cooperation attack on a police station in the Chauriobaura district of Gorakhpur in February have been.conoluded. Out of 228 accused 47 were acquitted, 172 santensed to death, two sentenced to two years* imprisonment, six died under trial and one was diecharged.

BRITAIN'S TRADE.

EXPORT) SHOW INCREASE,

An indication of the German methods to deal with the French occupation is given by the announcement that the headquarters of the coal syndicate have Loan removed from seen to Hamburg thus'd priving the Rubr mining companies of their central organisation for the sale of their products. It is pointed out bere that

LONDON, January 30. the French will therefore be obliged to deal with the

The overseas trade figures for last year show that Companies individually or create their own dyndicate. imports totalled £1,004,000,000 compared with 11,085. The latter measure is difficult because the German000,000 in 1921 and exports £120,000,000, compared syndicate has already sent all the documents and books with £703,000,000,

to Hamburg:

The Mittag Zeitung says that all the big manufa> turers on the Ruhr with their managers and engineers will leave the district when the Er ncb enter Eggan.

LONDON EXCHANGE NERVOUSA

LONDON, January 10,754 | Exchanges continued nervous improving towards the alone. Bierling on New York is 4/66), French frages 67/20, Belgian franca !3/60, and lira 03 Marks depre ciated to 40,000, 7

GERMAN AMBASSADORS RECALLED.

BERLIN January, The Government has decided to call the Ambassadors at Paris and Brazele who'kara beɑn in- struoted to leave their offers in charge of diplomatie counsellors.

PRESIDENT HARDING'S DECISION, ... WasinNGTON, Jannary: 10%

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FAMERICA'S..... REPARATIONS REPRESENTATIVE CRITICISED.

WASHINGTON January 10..

In the Senate, Senator Read advocated the recall of Mr. Boyden, American representative on the Repars- tions Commission, declaring that he was an unofficial" meddler capable of much harm as official spokesman.

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TARU (N. Z.) January 10, The M.CC. beat South Canterbury by an Inatugu sad 204 runs AAA

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immediate inference in many quarter was that the with drawal should be interpreted ne'a protest rakher than an attempt to avoid possible trouble as a result of the Franch advance, it is now reported that President "Harding's order Idllowed a notification from Francs to. It is underst od that the forthcoming lacur of an the effect that she intended to proceed with the occupa: East Indies loud forms part of the twe've milliar tion of the Buhr dospitë, definite knowledge that the kulkiers sanctioned in 1921 and has not yet been would cotail the withdrawal of the American drop

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AMSTERDAM, Jennery 10.

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