INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1521, 1 August 1905, Page 2

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

.VISIT. OF. BRITISH FLEET TO

THE BALTIC

.THE KAISER’S SCHEMES.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright PARIS, July 30.

Fri.-iw.-li opinion interprets the projected visiti of the British fleet, to life Baltic as a flank movement, intended to relieve tho situation in, the Mediterranean, also as a protest against the assumption that} it is possible to exclude fO-reigh warships from the Baltic. The ' French arc much dissatisfied iwlth Co unit Tattcmhacth’s securing of commercial anil financial advantages in Morocco, while M. Rouvier and Herr Radoln are arranging a confer°French newspapers declare that the Kaiser is anxious to create s, Scandinavian federation under Germany’s protection. That he is willing to acquiesce m Prince Carl’s candidature imams reconciling Denmark and Gcrmanyt

THE BRITISH FLEET’S VISIT.

By telegraph, Press A'ss'n, Copyright

Received 11.10 p.m., July 31. London, July 31. _ The visit of tbe British fleet to the Baltic is interpreted in Berlin as a political demonstration of the first importance, calculated to outweigh the impression created by the German squadron’s recent activity in tho Baltic- - German official press assure the world that the Baltic is a public highway, and British fleet will be politely received. The French press applauds England s characteristic action. , - ' The Danish unanimously declare that Denmark would not offend her best customer aod her idoal of political freedom*