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difficult to conceive what argument can be adduced in support of it 'Sank ships' cargoes may not ebook the eye like ruined villages, but they represent equally heavy losses of national wealth."

Britain's War Losses Emphasised.

The British reply refuses to consent to a revision of the Spa per-

OUTSPOKEN VIEWS ON RUHR OCCUPATION, centages. It state that it is impossible to ignore the position of

Cancellation

of Debts Favoured.

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RIOTS THROUGHOUT GERMANY,

Large Numbers Killed

and Wounded.

FOOD SHOPS LOOTED,

(Reuters Service:)

"RECONDITIONED CARS

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Berlin, August 12, Following the proclamation of a general strike, a section of the Municipal workers have come out, consequently the gas and electricity supply is cut off from parts of Berlin.

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MOTOR TRIALS

His Excellency's Car Entered:

The public will be interested to hear thaHis Excellency the Gor- ernor's Crossley motorcar has bsen entered for the forthcoming trials, to be held on August 25th. we understand, be driven by a and September 2nd. The our will, well-known local motorist.

Latending competitors are ra-

Britain. Apart from war damages, Britain has spent four hundred millions sterling to relieve unemployment after the Armistice, alone among the Allies paying interest on her war debts. She alone has been deprived in the Allied interest of foreign securities, estimated at seven to eight hundred millions sterling. After recalling Britain's January offer, the Note declares it is inequitable and impossible to ask the British taxpayer for further sacrifices. The Note adheres to the opinion that Germany's capacity should be investigated by im-

Riots and strikes are reported from many parts of the country, partial experts, who, if the French and Belgians insist, might act! advisorily only. It declares that the French and Belgian insistence Thirteen persons were killed and many wounded in a colliaton on the special qualification of the Reparations Commission cannot between the police and demonstrators near Breslau. Three were minded that entries for all events be sustained, because the Commission without an American repres- killed and 40 wounded at Hanover, where a crowd plundered the close on Wednesday, the 15th EXCESSIVE REPARATIONS CLAIMS CRITICISED.entative would become in practice an instrument of French and shops. All the mines and factories are idle at Stassfurth, in Saxony, instant. It is hoped that there where a workman was killed in a fight between strikers and Nation-will be a large and representative antry both for cars and cycles.. Belgian policy alone.

German Contention Supported.

aliata. Food shops were looted at Frankhausen. The French and Belgian replies challenge the British contention The movement is spreading to the occupied zone. Communists There are many classes, and at- that it is in the best interest of the Allies to secure the German at Ratthausen, near Gelsenkirchen, erected a gallows, from which tractive prizes will be offered for Government's acceptance of any reparations figure fixed, but His swung dummies representing Dr. Cuno. Herr Stinnes and others. The all events; Majesty's Government is not convinced that a voluntary German police thrice removed the gallows, which were thrice re-erected. Entry forms and conditions can The silence maintained by the British Government as regards engagement to accept the conclusions of experts should be regarded fight ensued, in which five demonstrators and one policeman were

aa valueless. The Note recalls the offer to join in advising Germany killed, and ten persons ware wounded.

POSITION MUST BE RIGHTED QUICKLY.

London, August 12.

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Its policy since the French entered the Ruhr last January, was to withdraw the ordinances promoting passive resistance, but says broken last night, when the Foreign Office issued a reply to the the Government cannot subscribe to the thesis that passive resist French and Belgian Notes, which the Cabinet approved last week,ance must cease unconditionally, because that would be contrary to together with the previous correspondence of the Allied Govern the Treaty of Versailles, adding that the highest legal authorities ments. The Note says that while Britain is ready to join in advising in Britain support the German contention that the occupation of the the German Government to withdraw without delay the ordinances Rubr does not fall within the clause of the treaty to which France and decrees which have organised and promoted passive resistance, and Belgium appeal. His Majesty's Government has never con- it cannot subscribe to the thesis that passive resistance must cease cealed its view that the Franco-Belgian action is not a sanction au unconditionally, because it is contrary to the Treaty of Versailles. thorised by the Treaty, but would be willing that this be referred The Note declares that the French debt to Britain cannot be honour to the International Court of Justice at the Hague or some other ably repudiated and payment of interest should be commenced imenitable arbitration. mediately the sterling-franc exchange becomes reasonably atable. It

JAPANESE EXPANSION, Progressive Programme in Turkey.

Constantinople, August 12, The Japanese Charge "D'Affaires in a statement to the Press of expsasloo, and declares that Japan is pursuing a policy European States are doing. He adds that so soon as peace be ratified, intends to co-operate in the reconstruction of Turkey, just as the Japan will commence to carry out her programme, consisting of oatablishing permanent commercial and political relations with Turkey.

It is reported that the creation of Japanese Consulates at 8ymrna and Brussa is contemplated.

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French Charge Repudiated, concludes by hoping the French and Belgian Governments will The Note repudiates the French obarge of inconsistency in re- accept the reasonable British position, expressing reluctance to fusing to acknowledge the legality of the occupation of the Rubr contemplate the possibility that separate action may be required to when twice previously Britain joined in the presentation of ultimats hasten a setdemont, which cannot much longer be delayed without threatening an occupation, and actually participated in the occups. very grave consequences to the recovery of trade and the peace of tion of Duesseldorf. Buisburg and Rubrort, and says that such

GERMAN CABINET RESIGNS. the world.

action was not in pursuance of the reparations clauses but on Loudon, August 12.

Account of Germany's failure to perform Treaty obligations. If.His

Herr Stresemann to Form Ministry. The British Note to France and Belgium of August 11 states Majesty's Government hitherto has abstained formally from contest Britain is very disappointed with the French and Belgian Notes, which

Berlin, August 12. Hive the painful impression that Britain's co-operation is unwelcome ing the legality of the occupation of the Rubr, it has been solely due to a desire to avoid needlessly embarrassing the Allies. This should

The resignation of the Cabinet has been accepted. except on the ground of complete adhesion to the Franco-Belgian not be made a reproach now, His Majesty's Government would even

Berlin, August 12. views. It maintains that the occupation of the Ruhr is not authorised now not have taken up the question of legality if they had not been

Herr Stresemann, leader of the People's Party, which is sup by the Treaty of Versailles, but is willing to submit this point to challenged by the French Government, who now declare that their arbitration. It considers the continuance of the present position is object in entering the Ruhr was not reparations but the breaking of ported by Herr Hugo Stianes and other industrialists, bas been

But the charged to form a Cabinet. fraught with very grave economic and political risks. It is very Germany's resistance, and the creation of a will to pay. urgent they should fix Germany's liability at a reasonable figure will to pay would be useless without the power, and the power to Whan this be done the Government will be ready to deal generously pay is likely to be extinguished altogether by a continuation of the with the Allies' debts to Britain. The note saye Britain is ready to

Germany Has Paid Heavily. limit her demands for payment by the Allies and Germany to a sum stranglehold on the most important centre of German industries. approximating to fourteen decimal two milliards of gold marks, which

Though His Majesty's Government is in nowise satisfied with represents the value of the funded British debt to the United States.

AUSTRALIA IN DAVIS CUP FINAL.

Chicago, August 12.

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SCHOOL POISONING" AFFAIR.

Student and Cooks Sentenced to Death.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Aug. 13. The Hangobow District Court has imposed death sentences on Yuer Heng, former student leader at the Chekiang First Normal School, and on the cooks, Chien Ab-li and Pi Ho-rong followingthe poisoning of the whole student. body with arsenic in February, when twenty-four died.

The testimony of the trials die- closed that Tuer Heng, facing exposure of a shortage of two bundred dollars while, Chairman of the Student Council, undertook to murder the whole school, brib- In play in the American fasl of the Davis Cup, Anderson ing the cooks to steal arsenio from this fact, Germany has paid respecting reparations and the cost (Australia) defeated Shimidzu (Japan) 6-0,6 3, 6-3. Australia thus the laboratory and to introduce it of the armies of occupation more than twice the amount exacted wins the final in the American zone, qualifying to meet France in in the rice cooking vessel. The British note, which is eight thousand words long, is signed from France in 1871, also considerable sume in connection with the the world final.

The French Government is mistaken in by Marquees Curzin. It opens by expressing sincere disappointment olearing offices, et cetera.

Text of the Note.

London, August 12.

Disturbing to International Peace.

The Inter-Allied Debts.

A memorandum on Inter-Allied debts is appanded to the Note,

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at the French and Belgian replies of July 30 to the identical Notes of attributing to His Majesty's Government the suggestion that July 20 which accompanied the draft joint Allied answer to the Ger-simultaneously with advice to Germany' to abandon passive resist. man memoranduin of June 7, that represented the earnest effort of ance the Ruhr must be made a return to normal production. The interact of a general settlement, a very large part of the amount for His Majesty's Government to indicate a practical way of arriving suggestion in the British note of July 20 was that proposals should which the British taxpayer bolds the due obligations of the Allied most promptly at a fioal settlement of the reparations question. It be made for the restoration of the Ruhr to conditions enabling it to Governments, and Britain hopes the French and Belgian Govern- acknowledges the courteous Lone of the replies, and trusts the com- become an area of fruitful production, instead of international strife.ments will accept as reasonable the British position. ments thereon will be received in the friendly spirit in which they are His Majesty's Government is surprised and disappointed with the

and explains that Britain's offer means she is content to forego ber offered. A reply seems all the more necessary si .ce, in the desire to Franco Belgian difficulty in agreeing to so reasonable and ad- avoid controversy at a critical phase, the Government refrained from vantageous a proceeding.*

rights to all reparations and treat her share of German payments as Water 4.35 p.m. replying to the French and Belgiane observations a month ago upon!

The Note points out that the French and Belgian announce a reimbursement of the Allied debts to her. The total amount ahe the so-called questionnaire. Sooner than embark upon a controversy His Majesty's Government preferred at that time to submit a demente regarding the evacuation of the Ruhr only in accordance with asks from the Allies and Germany together is less than the amount finita plan of action proposing, an enquiry into Germany's capacity payments, can only be interpreted as an intention to remain in of the Allied debts. The Government greatly fears that persistence to pay to be conducted within the framework of the Treaty of Versailles, occupation for at least thirty-six years, while the time may be ex- in the French policy will make the prospects of a settlement remute. and the German Government to be called upon to withdraw its tended indefinitely, if not in perpetuity. Such a situation, in which The memorandum says if the Allies agree to the maximum recover- the political, quite apart from the economic, consequences could only able from Germany, Britain will be prepared to write down the arders enjoining passive resistance.

be described as disastrous, cannot but be viewed with the greatest Allied debts to the amount representing the difference between the Painful Impression Created.

concern. It would vividly conjure up the danger of international British share of the revised German oblization and the British debt "It is difficult to think now that greater consideration could be

for gentlemens' tailoring-Page". shown the French and Belgian viewpoint. The reception, however, relations being affected in a manner threatening, in the words of the of fourteen milliards to the United States and even consider accept-

12. accorded to these proposals by the French and Belgian Notes of July Covenant of the League of Nations, "to disturb international peace." ing payment in the form of new German obligations on the principles

Rights Not Waived."

"Moonlight Follies" is the title 30 leaves His Majesty's Government under the painful impression The Government cannot believe the French and Belgian Govern enunciated by Mr. Bonar Law in January.

It cannot, however, conceal from France that the latter. sug of the special attraction at the that neither are their suggestions welcomed by their Allies nor is ments will be able to reconcile the opinion of the world to an in-

gestion is less attractive now that Germany's financial prospects World Theatre-Pages 4 and 12. their offered co-operation held to merit consideration, except on the definite maintenance of so perilous a situation.

Britain to Make Concessions.

"deteriorated in consequence of the unwise Franco- condition that no departure be made in any one particular from

The French Government question the legality, and apparently have whatever France and Bolgíum declare to be their over-riding views

the propriety, of the British suggestion on July 20 to open Inter-Belgian policy. The willingness of Hir. Majesty's Government to and decisions".

The Belgian reply appears at first sight less uncompromising Allied discussions with a view to a general final financial settle- discuss the mitigation of the French debt must not be interpreted as than the French, but closer examination shows that the attitudement, and asks whether the discussions would include Inter-Allied waiving these rights as creditors. It is inadmissible that a Freach Jackeon," Pazo 4- of both, for all practical purposes, is identical; hence His Majesty's debts. His Majesty's Government gladly takes this opportunity to Treasury Bill to the British Government should be less binding than ing the whole of their stock of

"Cannot Honourably he Repudiated."

brandfes at sensational prices. Government deals with the two replies by a single answer. In neither explain its attitude, on which matter it encloses a separate memor- a similar Bill to a private investor.

There was no suggestion when the loans were made that repay-

Page 4. reply is there any allusion whatsoever to the proposed reply to the andum. The Note says Britain is ready, subject to the just claims

Lano, Crawford's draw atten German memorandum. The Belgian Government, indead, still re- of other parts of the Empire, to limit her demands to payment by the main in favour of the principle of a joint reply, but the French Allies and Germany together of a not sum approximating to fourteen ment should be dependent on the recoveries from Germany. The

Pago 6. Government pass the proposal in complete silence. Yet this was the decimal two milliards of gold marks, which represente the present Bills were the subject of renewal for a limited period after the war tion to their Ironmongery Dept.- main object to which, in its desire for the maintenance of Allied value of the funded British debt to the United States. The con- with the clear intention that they should be redeemed out of French cessione which His Majesty's Government may be able to offer in Government loans on the London market. While His Majesty's unity, His Majesty's Government devoted its efforts,

respect of Inter-Allied debts must largely depend on the percentage Government, by continuing to renew these Billa beyond the contract

LISTEN. "L'alpable Misconception of Situation," This omission is hardly componested by arguments or enquiries which it would be able to recover from Germany. They can only period tacitly recognised that that the time had not arrived to carry holding out a prospect of an indefinitely spun out controversy, while be granted in la substantive form when the general reparation out the intention, it must clearly be understood that failing a now the fundamental principles are only mentioned to declare that they settlement for which Britain has been pressing has been agreed, and agreement, its carrying out remains an obligation on the French No matter how important your do not admit of discussion. The Belgian reply does not reject so is such that Britain's share of the payments can be regarded as an overnment which cannot honourably be repudiated, and in the advertising message may be, you

meantime the present practice of adding the interest to the capital; Categorically as the French does the proposal for a fresh investiga-asset of real financial value.

Territorial Integrity "Dropped."

cannot be indefinitely continued, and the commencement of payment must give it judicious publicity in

get the best results. tion of Germany's capacity to pay, but the Belgian consent to such

The first step must be the firation of the maximum reasonably of at least part of the interest should be made immediately the sterl-order to an enquiry is made conditional on obtaining for France and Belgium

London, August 12. far-reaching pecuniary advantages at the expense of their Allies, recoverable from Germany, accompanied by arrangements ensuring ing franc exchange becomes measurably stable, part

The text of Marquess Curzon's covering Note to the Allies on The anndel meating of the Alice: notably Britain. Such a suggestion reveals a palpable misconcep- the re-establishment of Germany's finances and credits on a sound tion of the situation. While the Belgian Noto does not indicate the basis, auaranteeing punctual payment of the German debt by a precise claim, official and semi-official pronouncements by French system of control freed from the economically unsound impediments July 20 reveals the fact that he proposed the occupation of the Rubr Memorial Affiliated Hospitals

Pace 4. and Belgian

on inherent in the occupation of the Rubr. The Belgian Government should end as soon as the economic sureties and guarantees to be will be held on the 15th inst Ministero Ahow" that France insists

French Policy Outlined.

Young lady is prepared to givo a miniman payment of twenty-six milliarde gold marks warmly welcomed the British offer to discuss sympathetically the required from Germany were put into effective operation.

Paris, August 12. music lessons-Page 4 over the amount required to meet her debts to Britain and the question of security, but the French Goverment romarked that

Consignees are also notified of Uuited States, and Belgium demands a minimum of five milliards for this had nothing to do with the Rabr, postponing discussion, and has

Replying to Herr Cuno's speach in the Reichstag, M. Poincare, not named a future date. His Majesty's Government is not prepar which they ask further priority..

Ruined Villages and Sunk Cargoes...

ed to enter into any arrangement respecting the territorial security when inaugurating the war memorial at Marvelle, said Cuno would the arrival of the as. Mishin Belgium has already received a disproportionate share of repara- of Belgium apart from a similler arrangement as regards France, not have used this arrogant language if the Allies had been Maru. Page 4

screened at the Corous Theatre, tions payments, besides being entirely relieved of her war debts, and in view of the declared indifference of the French Government, unanimene, but whatever Cuno said he would not got the better of "The Road to London

France and Belgium.

If the German Government persisted in its bed form and bad-Page 124 03 France, when counting the receipt of thirty-four milliards of gold no useful purpose can be served by pursuing the matter..

German Capacity Must be Gauged. marks from Germany, must balance this amount against her debt of

Summing up, the Note reiterates the determination that Get humour and obstinacy, it would conduct Germany to a catastrophe. Announcements concerning the twelve milliards to Britain, and fifteen milliards to the United States, which leave France a balance of seven milliards. Therefore her many shall pay to ber maximum capacity, but to ask more would," We can but smile. Indulgently at Cuno's rhodomontade. If he Hongkong and Rapulse Bay "The Sacred blame is the" present demand, including the cancellation of debts, is three to four only be to destroy German assets. The Government regard as thinks we shall leave the Rubr before we have received the amount Hotels appear on Page 8.

current attraction at the Star times larger than her share under the existing agreements. The doomed to failure the method of the French and Belgian Govern due to us, he is greatly mistaken. For ourasives we are not only

Theatre Page 122 M. Poincare did not refer to the British Note, Belgian request for priority for restoration of her devastated areas ments. British polley, as stated by Mr. Bonar Law last January, sure of our rights, but we are sure of our means," is not justified by the Armistice terms or the Peace Treaty. It is is unchanged. It means that Britain is prepared to waive, in the

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