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HAGOLING WHILE EUROPE CRUMBLES.

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(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)

LONDON, August 22.. The annexe to France's reparation note says, that France never suggested she would abandon the Ruhr immediately resistance ceased and before payment was completed. France refuses to accept the threat of an appeal to the League of Nations.

The British view of inter-Allied debts does not accord with French interests because thereunderthe Allied debtors of Britain would make good what Germany failed to pay of Britain's debt to the United States which France, contends is practically identical with Britain's share of the A and B bonds, If the British Cabinet is unable to accord priority

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LONDON, August 22.

The record price of over £100,000 was paid for two Reynolds portraits from Lord Glenconner's collection. It is stated the pictures are going to America..

[Sir Joshua Reynolds was the first President of the Royal Academy and the most eminent English painterof his time. He devoted the greater part of his talent to portrait painting, and his easel furnished Ane examples of contemporary royal and noble people. Sir Joshua Reynolds died in 1792.]' ali

COCAL STRIKE THREAT.

AMERICA PREPARED.

WASHING "ON, August 22. According to a Government survey in connec in respect of reparations, Frances will be forced rigorously to adhere to the treaty figures. France tion with the threatened strike, 'national stocks of arciently desires peace, but the restoration of Europe coal will suffice to supply national requirements for is impossible except by the observance of treaties. over four months. France is conscious of her loyalty to her engage ments to her Allies and is resolved never to disown them.

RUHR INVASION LEGAL.

LATER.

A general statement says that the legality of the occupation of the Rahris justified by the Treaty, by the Spa Protocol of July 1920, the London Declaration of March 1921 and the ultimatum of the Supreme Council of May 1921. Nevertheless the German Government affects to regard the occupation as an act of hostility organised not pissive but by activé and violent resistance. Therefore the cessation of resistance is a necessary antecedent to further conversation with Germany.

The resistance is not merely contrary to the Treaty but is contrary to the interests of Gerutny, for whom it is growing more costly the free com- pliance with her obligations. The occupation of the Ruhr would be modified when the resistance ceases, but would continue under very different conditions. subject to progressive evacuation proportionately to the payments.

GRAB DENIED.

The statement reiterates that France has no political annexationist aims and does not desire to remain in the Ruhr longer than is necessary. The time when the payment is made depends on Ger- many's own will. The statement instances the rapidity of Austria's recovery when Austria decided to make an effort. To ask Frince to act differently was tantamount in Mr. Lloyd George's words in March 1921 of the vanquished reaping the fruits of victory,

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The statement denies French claims are of the nature to crush Germany. France advanced huge sums to Germany's account and cannot suspend the work of reconstruction, nor continue indefinitely at her own expense. France never repudiated her war debts to America, or England. She is herself a creditor of the other Allies to the extent of five or six milliards of gold marks.

REWARDING FRAUD.

The statement insists that the framers of the treaty considered that damages relating to persons and property should be given priority over war debts. To estimate Germany's future capacity to'payi at the very time she has succeeded in momentarily bankrupting herself would be equivalent to reward- ing fraud and enable her to make a fresh start soon' to flaunt her triumphant prosperity in the face of ber needy creditors.

The statement points out that France attd Belgium hold sixty per cent. of the Allies' claims on Germany. Therefore if the question is to be regarded merely as a business matter, what would be said of a company in which the holders of sixty per cent. of the shares might be put in a minority" bythe holders of twenty per cent.

The statement concludes that Britain should be the first to realise that to pay her debts, France must recover her taxable capacity to be in a position to meat German competition. "It is doubtless in England's interest that Germany should recover but certainly it cannot be in England's interest that France should be debased."

MOROCCAN TROUBLE.

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THE SPANISH CASUALTIES.

MADRID, August 23. The Spanish losses at Tifarauin were: one officer killed and three wounded, 46 Spanish soldiers killed and 36 native groops killed.

Metilla [An earlier cable reported from (Morocco) that a force of native levies landed at Afran and occupied positions near Tifarauin]

TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

BRITISH BUSINESS MISSION.

Moscow, August 23. The party of British traders visiting Russia, has left en route for Petrograd, Helsingfors and London. It is understood they are satisfied with the possibilities of a regular business increase on the basis of future contracts. They left behind an office and staff.

LOSING MONEY.

BERLIN TRAMS STOP RUNNING.

BERLIN, August 22,

The municipality has decided in consequence of the enormous losses on the tramways to suspend the services and dismiss the employees whilst mak ing utmost efforts to resume as early as possible.

SIGNIFIGANT?

RIGA, August 22.

A message from Moscow states that the French Senator Demonzie, who is touring Russia, has con- ferred with Mr. Chicherin, Foreign Affairs Cont- missar, several times during the past few days!

WILLS AND FIRPO.

NEW YORK, August 22. The manager of Wills declares that Wills will not fight Firpo unless the latter defeats Dempsey.

[An earlier cable stated that Firpo had signed a contract to fight Wills at Buenos Aires in April, re- rdless of the outcome of the Firno-Dempsey fight on September 14]

REPORT DENIED,

BERLIN, August 22. It is officially denied that Herr Havenstein has resigned.

[An earlier cable stated that the resignation of Herr Hivenstein. President of the Reichsbank, who was accused of responsibility for the mark slump, was expected consequent on the ultimatum from the Socialists.)

PAIRS, August 2 There is a solid feeling of satisfaction In political circles in the matter and form of President Poincare's note.

The development of events is 'awaited with confidence, the feeling bolag that

the absence of recrimination will facilitate a con- 20 tinuance of negotiations. The evening papers fro describe the noto a friendly, moderate and clear. The journal Disdebats says while nothing in the note.randerd the entente difficult to main, noth-

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

MADRID, August 32

The Spanish reinforcements have reached

ing therein facilitates it. The Temps hopes that Tifaurauin, inflicting severe punishment on the Britain will now explain how she wishes to be paid, rebels.

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