WHAT GERMANY DEMANDS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3322, 14 September 1911, Page 5

WHAT GERMANY DEMANDS.

FRENCH CONCESSION OUTLINED. EXTENSIVE CONGO TERRITORY. RICH AND VALUABLE DISTRICT. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.! (Received Sept. 13, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 4. Reuter, from an authoritative source, states that although the question ' ; of territorial compensation is momentarily in the background, owing*to Germany’s new claims, France propses to cede a territory to the extent of two-thirds of France, thus enabling Germany to have direct- access to the Congo river, and thus facilitating the eventuation of railway and road communication to German East Africa. France will give Germany access by sea in a bay in the south, Spanish territory of Riomuni, slightly north of Libreville; also a greater part of the navigable Übanghi river. This portion of French Congo Is rich in rubber and ivory, and there are valuable forests further north. Germany receives a triangular piece in the Shari adjoining the eastern boundary of the Cameroons extending to the tenth parallel. France asks for a portion of German territory north of the Cameroons. FRANCE’S REPLY EXPLICIT. POWERS’ ECONOMIC EQUALITY. PARIS, Sept. 13. It is scml-ofileiailv stated that M. De Selves’ draft reply is most explicit in regard to all questions of principle raised in the German proposals, _ especially the necessity for maintaining economic quality among the Powers and assuring France’s political liberty in Morocco. M. De Selves to-morrow confers with M. Fallieres and the reply is to be forwarded to Berlin at the end of the "It is reported that- Germany has claimed among other things thirty per centum of all Morocco public works allotted to French subjects. A “wireless” message to Tangier states that the Mannesman party had arrived at Agadir with an escort- of 200 Moors from the Sus region, most of whom have sold their land. A SANGUINE OUTLOOK. GERMAN RESERVISTS DISCHARGING. BERLIN, Sept. 12. The discharge of naval reservists, in September is going on as usual, showing that the negotiations with France are expected to be satisfactory. ACTIVITY IN ENCLAND. THE ADMIRALTY’S “EXPERIMENT.” LONDON, Sept. 12. The Admiralty is hurrying trains with 20,000 tons of Cardiff coal to depots in Scotland. . r The Admiralty's oi Welsh coal to Scotland, Hull, Newcastle, and other ports were sent by rail, instead of bv ship. The extra cost was' 6s per ton. and the waggons were labelled “Urgent.” The action is represented as being merely an experiment in the matter of rapid despaten. In addition to the collieries on the Admiralty list, other Welsh collieries have received urgent orders for steam coal. WAR RISKS RISE AGAIN. A SHARP INCREASE. (Received Sept. 14, 1.1-5 a.m.> LONDON, Sept. 13. After dropping to five per cent, insurance against a 'Franco-German war within two months has re-risen to twelve guineas per cent., mainly to cover the depreciation in shares. Many cargoes have been covered. MOROCCAN NEGOTIATIONS. THE SUSPENSE IN FRANCE. OUTCOME ANXIOUSLY AWAITED. France remains in a state of suspense pending the outcome of the Moroccan negotiations. In official circles it is stated that the negotiations are leading to a satisfactory settlement, hut- among the people generally there is a certain amount of anxiety "lest a rupture should occur. The'newspapers. explain that it is the talk of European hostilities that has awakened the Government to the unpreparedness of its military defences. BELGIUM GETTINC BUSY. NEUTRALITY TO BE PRESERVED. GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY. A sensation has been caused by the warlike preparations that the Belgian Government is now making. The Military Council met yesterday at the Minister of War’s villa, and considered what measures should be adopted in the event of war between France and Germany, to preserve neutrality and to prevent the violation of Belgian tcrrit’Orv by either combatant, or bt Great. Britain. . Great military activity has been evidenced during the last two days. Large supplies of shells have been sent to the frontier forts, and the military posts on all the roads leadmg to the' German frontier have been reinforced with batteries of rapid-firing ° It is understood that the authorities have also issued specific instructions concerning the' measures to be taken for blowing up bridges. . Two special trains carrying held guns and ouuiuivition arrived yesterday at- Namur. 367 miles south-east of Brus--80 In numerous other ways arc preparations being made for an outbreak o hostilities, aud special attention has been paid to strengthening all the eastern garrisons.