ANTWERP DOCKERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 7

ANTWERP DOCKERS.

4 THREAT TO STRIKE.

' By.Telegrapli—Press Association—Copyrlent. ; , ; ; (Kec; February 17, 9.30 p.m!) '' ~^a{ / v ( ;.- ;■'; : "London, February 17. -.;Tho, dockers/ at//Antwerp, ' Belgium, threaten to; strike ; -unless '■'■_ they ; are allowedtorevert, to/continuous ,work without ;.a mid-day; rest.: ■' [•■_■'■;. ./' . : • v v,?/"--V>:. : ;-...'-'.;..^'iV'■V'''.|'^ 1 '!■;!;.■ SHARP/ SABRES-FOR; SOCIALISTS,' '■: By As v iation-.-OoDyrlßht V;i';W^vSvV: : -. Berlin, 'February ic.v : : : '('The .police -used' sharpened .sabres during 'Socialist, demonstrations at : Neumun'ster; (in! the-i province: of '•.;Schleswig-Hdl-stein)-in • connection; ,withi the-Prussian franchise/reform 'proposals'.' '■■".: /(//' THE' KAISER: AN D HOLLAND. M. ;;//:;:.'.;'..'///'///The: Hague; February. IG.;. '.V'. General ,';Baron Van,.' He'eckeren. : assert» that Dr.Kuyper, avform'et/Premier' of the. Netherands.-frequentlydjsoussed the- Kai-■'ser,siinter.^tioi';in.'.:l9oi,';.'-'i'v'. .-'/: .'■■' /' V; j; ARMAMENTS ARE. COSTLY./ . BUT' "WILL: BRING'/OS;FC)RWARD.V '.U ">'':'•■:'■■ a-:a~ :•■:'; ;Beriinj February ■ 16. \. ; ;.;.] Grand. Admiral von :Kbcstor, at. a-; Navy League/meeting in Berlin, 'declared: "Our /armaments oh land land, ;sea/.are .'costly, but'.will'bring/us forward."; [■A:''■: MILiTARY; AEROPLANING., -A-t; 'FL'nNG'CORPS FOR'EACH-GERMAN; :■,; --///,/:'/•■;' Berlin,/ February 16.'.', ■.j; The Kaiser, has/ordered as'.'mahy officers [as' possible ; to learh "aerdpldning: '•':.■'.';. ."■'/;'': ■' It. isl expected /that a flying .'corps will soon.-be'attached.to every regiment.-. -V;

A GOOD-WILL ROLE. ~ LONDON CHAMBER OIY COMMERCE. ■vj V February 18,. 0.5 a.m.) ' • vLondon, February. 17. ,- : A meeting of members of the; London Chamber, of . Commerce recommended the formation of ail; Anglo-German. section. v.. ;;.Sir. A. .Spicer/.who'presided, said''.their, aims, ivero to / assist' in. removing misimderstandings' and difficulties;; and to' improve mutual'. relations. generally. ..' ' ..THE KAISER AND THE CHINESE MISSION. ■ In yesterday's . issue it was stated that China: had ordered from ICrupp's 208 light mountain guns. -Advices by mail in- ; dicate that, probably with an'eye to Chinese orders.the Kaiser laid himself' out ; to •please,: the Chinese-Naval ' Mission on its recent: visit to.Germany: .Writes; a'Ber-' lin; correspondent:;- ''The, : Kaiser;' stagemanned. the 'reception of' tho-Chinese ' Naval'Miasion in '• a : fashion worthy., ,'of ' his-'reputation' as Germany's greatest'business; hustler' 7 T -'' ."His Majesty .-.sent his '• fourth son, Prince Oscar, together with .the -military Governor of'. Berlin and other high representatives of . the Army,' and "Navy to meet ..thePrince ,I'sai Hsun . and 'his colleagues at;, the .-Aihalter Station; at,nine o'clock.';,. Mounting • guard outside ; the station, was . a company: of .infantry. It is the. first time such a -distinguished .military . honour., has been extended ..to . non-Eurppean . royalty. Through streets lined with spectators"gorgeous -state car-, liages'r.wth. outriders,, conveyed the .Commissioners to the Hotel Adlon, where the 'Kaiser...apartments,',; facing- Unter- den Linden, ' were preserved :for- the 'Chinese 'visitors. .Prom- the "flagstaff ; o£ the' hotel floated an immense Chinese flag.. ■">. "At one o'clock the Kaiser ' received; the Prince at! the castle. Addressing his Majesty, the Prince referred to the fact that the 'German Navy had a good name throughout, the world, and the excellent 'work 1 of- the German dockyards was universally known.' > The Kaiser, in response, said that ho had given orders that everything should be done to facilitate the Commissioners in their work." ', . '