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Show OO RANGE GIVEN GERIi SHIPS Walker D. Mines Acts As Arbiter in Awarding Rhine Meet PARIS, Jan. 8. Walked D. Hints, arbitrator In the distribution of German Ger-man Inland Shipping UrrdGT the peace treaty, has awarded France 13 hi per cent of Germany's Rhine loet. France is civil 2 '..'l.uuu tons of barges and tUgS with 24,000 horsepow er. The award is final. Mr. Hlnes' decision was announced at a hearing today attended by the representatives of Germany and France. Disposition of other enemy liver fleets remains to be settled, hut the Rhine shipping is by far Ihe largest. larg-est. Mr Hines points out that, inasmuch as France, through the return of Alsace, Al-sace, has become again a Rhine Mtati the treaty requires division of the Gei -ntan fleei between France and Germany Ger-many shall be made In proportion to the legitimate needs of the two countries. coun-tries. Mr. Hlnes will select the barges and lugs to be given France February 10. Mr. Hlnes' decision also requires Germany to cede to France controlling! Interest In the shares of what Is know n as the Fendel company, a German Rhine navigation company. A small series of port installations at Rotterdam belonging to the Badls-1 chc company, a German corporation, : aisp, are awaraea t ranee, under the j treaty France is to pay for the prop-I prop-I arty received by setting off tho value I fixed by the arbitrator against the to-! I tal reparations due France from ;. r-tns r-tns nv The decision comes after extensive hearings and Investigations. |