GERMANY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 5

GERMANY.

BRITISH CO-OPERATION IN AFRICA.

THE CAPE BORDER. . MUTUAL EFFORTS TO KEEP. ORDER., (BYTELBOIUFIt—ritBSS ASSOCIATION—COPTBIOHT.J (Rec. - January 8, 11;85 p.m.) • Berlin, January 8. The "Nord Deuteher Allgemeino Zeitung" records the action of tho C'apo Government, in surrendering, or disarming and'interning,, Hottentot marauders who had given trouble in German South-West .Africa; also the faot : that . the Cape Police shot two. Hottentot ohiefs;who were attempting to escape... The. "Allgemeino Zeitung". remarks that the arrangements between the and Herr Dernburg (German Director of Colonial Affairs, who recently visited South Africa) for the- mutual support and . repression of turbulent border elements are bearing fruit. > : . The: significance (adds the paper) is that, .whereas the native frontier population formerly believed that raids in German-South-' West Africa met with the approval of the owners, of- the neighbouring .■ territory, this idea; is now being thoroughly dissipated; and I the fact will have a lasting effect on other I tribes. AN ENTENTE COMMITTEE. ' ■ • London, January 7. I The "Standard" states that a powerful | Anglo-German Entente Committee has beenformed, representing all Germany, ■: with Dr; Vonholleben as president. " THE KAISER AND THE ARTICLE. \ A LIMITED-APPROVAL. v (Rec. January 8, 10.6 p.m.) ' Berlin, January 8. The,usually well-informed,.Berlin-correspon-dent; .''Hamburger, Ng^rjchten l ' says," with regard to tho a.rticlo in tho "Deutsche Revue,".; that :the,Kaiser confined...his approval to the, military passages, and ;did l iiot' read the political , portions. He approved Generals., Schlieffen's and "Vondorgolz's" th6pry . tha,t lines, in: skirmishing order, and of . little depth are; alone. of ; practical use'on a modern battlefield. ;