WAR NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 84, 8 December 1914, Page 4

WAR NEWS

COUNT TISZA AND THE KAISER. THE KAISER FURIOUS. , AT HUNGARY'S DEMANDS. Press Association —Copyright. (Rec. 1.55 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 7. The Morning-• Post’s correspondent’s despatch from Italy deals with the recent visit of Count Tisza, of Hungary, to Germany, which was for the purpose of informing the Kaiser that he could not guarantee the goodwill and loyalty of Hungary unless more attention was paid to Hungarian interests. Tire Kaiser w T as furious and remarked: “Open enemies are not always more dangerous than agotism. Your people are likely to upset the whole plan of campaign.’’ Count Tisza stuck to the point that three army corps be sent to defend the Hungarian plains and throw back the Russians across the Carpathians. Otherwise Cabinet would resign.

An editorial article in the leading Opposition paper says: “All we can see is that the Premier had a big audience wdth the German Emperor. We want his mercy for the safety of onr country. The Germans have taken over even the constitutional rights of our monarchy as if we w r ere without an emperor and had not raised four millions of an army for the German General Staff to dispose of.

SOVEREIGNTY OF THE AIR.

SWISS NEUTRALITY,

Received 2.15 p.m.) BERNE, December 7.

Sir Edward Grey in replying to the Federal Council states, if airmen proceeding to Friedrichshaven passed over Swiss territory this was contrary to the intention of the British Government. While regretting the non-observance of instructions he emphasised that the Government’s orders to airmen must not be interpreted as a recognition of a sovereignty of the air.

The Federal Council replied thanking Sir Edward Grey and adding that as international law does not recognise any limit to sovereignty of the air the Council must claim sovereignty to the full extent.

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.

(Rec. 2.25 a.m.)

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Dec. 7,

The armed liner Prince Eitle Frederick sank the British steamer Charcas off the Corral and landed the ‘rew near Valparaiso.

BULGARIAN NEUTRALITY. (Rec. 2.25 p.m.) SOFIA, Dec. 7. Dr. Radostavoff told a meeting of Deputies that so far as he was able to see no complicatioons could arise before the spring causing Bulgaria to ’opart from neutrality.