THE KING IN GERMANY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9369, 11 February 1909, Page 5

THE KING IN GERMANY.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. _ Beriln, February 10. At a gala and banquet at the Royal Oaatle in honour of the visit of King Edward and Queen Alex--andra, there were 160 guests. The Kaiser warmly toasted the visitors, markedly associating the whole German people with his own view that the visit, a token of friendship, was a pledge of the future peaceful and friendly .relations of the two countries. King Edward was equally cordial in his reply and concluded by remarking “This visit*aims at strengthening the friendly relations of the two countries and thus at the preservation of the general peace, towards which all my endeavours .are directed. ” The Kaiser, in toasting King Edward, added: “I know how much our wishes for the preservation and strengthening of peace are in accord, and I am firmly convinced that the visit will contribute to the realisation of these, our wishes. THE NEWSPAPERS FRIENDLY. The German newspapers publish long reports of King Edward’s and Queen Alexandra’s magnificent reception by all classes of the population. The Yossisohe Zeitung says the ’•visit is a proof that the coldness which existed between the two Courts is a thing of the past, and it will not be Germany's fault if the visit is not the beginning of a better understanding between the two kindred peoples. Some German Conservative papers, .however, are not so sympathetic. The Reiobbote revives tfie charge of King Edward’s attempt to isolate •Germany and destroy the triple alliance. The Dorset Zeitung declares that .the conversations between the monarchs will contain no reference to disarmament. The Fremdenblatt (Vienna) says it is the Eastern crisis and a community of peaceful intrests whicli have drawn Britain and Germany closer together.