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i The Reichstag has rejected the i Army Bill by a majority of 48. Crowds filled the streets and * cheered heartily when the news bei came known. t The excitement is described as * equal to that after the first battle of t the Franco-German war in 1870. » The Emperor immediately disi solved Parliament, and ordered a 1 general election. \ A split has occurred in the Freisi innige Party- The Socialists are c jubilant, and expect an accession of strength at the polls. It is proposed to induce Bismark to form a separate t party. The division was the longest . on record. t Newspaper opinions are divided according to party leanings. There * is a geneaal concensus of opinion, , however, in Europe that a grave crisis in German affairs has arrived.
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Manawatu Herald, 11 May 1893, Page 2
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130Foreign. Manawatu Herald, 11 May 1893, Page 2
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