DEATH OF THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 246, 14 March 1888, Page 10

DEATH OF THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

[BY CABLE.]

BKRLiy, March 6. Thl: official bulletin issued as to tho condition of His Majesty tho Emperor shows that he is suffering from throat affection a ncl painful abdominal disorder, and also from a marked decline of strength. General Broussart yon Schellendorff, Minister of War, has made a statement in the Reichstag that there is no immediate danger of the Emperor's death. The Duchess of Baden has been summoned to the Palace. The medical officers in attendance upon His Majesty have ordered that morphia should be largely injected, in order to alleviate pain. The Keichstag will not dissolve until Saturday. The Federal Council has been hastily summoned together. The Emperor William's condition causes great anxiety to his friends. His Majesty is almost in a comatose state.

Eerlik, March 7. The Kmperor of Germany's condifcion 13 now critical and he has made his final will.

Berlin, March 8. At ten minutes past five this evening a, bulletin was issued announcing that tho Emperor William was weaker, and that the worst fears were entertained. The news caused general grief, the theatres being closed. At iive minutdfc past six it was announced that, the Emperor was dead. Prince William, Prince Bismarck, and Count Yon Moltke were constantly in attendance on the Emperor and the Crown Princess of Sweden, tho granddaughter of fehe Emperor, had been summoned. The Crown Prince ia expected to arrive hero shortly. [The late Emporor of Germany was the son of Frederick William 11., King of Prussia, and was born on March 22nd, 1797, so that he had nearly completed his 9156 year. He was educated as a soldier, and took part in the campaigns against France early in the century. In 1840, he was appointed Governor of Pomerania, and became a member of the Constituent Assembly meeting in Borlin in 1848, and in the following year became Commander-in-chief of the Prussian army, then engaged in suppressing a revolution in Baden. In 1858, when the mind of his brother, the King of Pruesia, gave way, he became regent, and on the death of the king without isaue in 1861, he ascended the tnrone. Early in his reign he came into contact with the Representative Assembly, and at one time civil war seemed imminent. Fortunately for him, the aggressive war on Denmark diverted the attention of his people. In 1867, after defeat ing and humiliating Austria, King Wilhelm became head of tho North German Confederation, comprising 22 states and representing a population of 29,000,000, and in 1871, with France at his. feet, \\a was proclaimed Emperor of Germany. Of late years the Emperor has been a mosfc popular Sovereign, and his name will probably go down to history with a lustre almost equal to that of his great predecessor, Frederick the Great. The Emperor is survived by his two children, the Crown Prince and Princess Louise Mary, the wife of the Grand Duke of Baden. The Emperor will be succeeded by his son the Crown Prince, Frederick William Nicholas Churlesj who was born in 1831, and, though he took a prominent part in the Austrian and French wars.is essentially aman of peace — so much oo that' he has frequently publicly expressed his aversion to war and its attendant miseries. The new Emperor was married in 1858 to Queen Victoria* eldest daughter, the Princess Koyal of England. This lady is very unpopular at the Imperial Court, and is disliked by Prince Bismarck in consequence of her strong English proclivities. She, however, possesses verystrong influence over her husband, which probably will be exercised, should he recover from his present illness, in the furtherance of Britain's foreign policy. U uhappily, there appears little reason to doubfc thab fche malady which the Crown Prince is now, sufferings from will, within a very short period, have a fatal termination. In that event his son, Frederick William Victor Alberr,will succeed him. This Prince was born on tho 27th of January, 1859, and is therefore in the 30th year of his age. He ia an officer of the .German array, and has the reputation of being animated by ambition to .achieve, - military glory.. Alluding , bo this current opinion, ,the heir-presumptive, speaking afc the Bradenburg, dinner on, the 9bh of February last, said :" I know, that, a section of the, public, especially thab section . abroad, • itnpu^es t& , n\e ,, qareless >ani thoughtless jQn£i## forward the sake of glory, ■ ; God pjeser^e mefjttftrvsuch ,qc}minal 'gitidj^ss, " , h repudiate , a)l *fluch .accusations t , with, horror., I flfa^ ft Sosier. All the Br&ndonburflerat.are: soldier?. ,1 conclude witft the ,wordg uttojed by, Prince Bismarck on Monday, in the .Jjfciphstag, which showed fche, grand,, spectacle,' of the popular representation going, band iv hand with tho Government. , I adapts. to Brandenburg, the sentence, : ,'• Tfce,; Brandenburgprs only f oar God, ftttd. nothing, elso io this WOtld.;"] , „'i ....... l .*,

London, March 8. Information from Berlin states that the Emperor William passed a very restless night ou Wednesday. He was very weak, and received the Church rites at half-past twelve a.m., and at one a.m. he died. The whole of the family were present at the death except the Crown Priuce, who will leave San Remo for the capital immediately. The death was kept a secret for four hours. Prince William has been temporarily appointed Regent, London, March 9, 12. 45 a.m. Inquiries made at the German Ambassador's proves that the Emperor was not dead, but he was in a prolonged swoon, which had been taken for death. The Crown Prince leaves San Remo for Berlin on Saturday. 1.45 a.m. The Priuce of Wales has issued a circular, announcing that the party arranged for Monday has been postponed, owing to the Emperor's death. Some hours later a fresh circular was issued that the postponement had been made owing to His Majesty's serious illness. At 11 a.m. the Foreign Office received a telegram that the Emperor was still alive, but little hope was entertained of his surviving the morning. The Crown Prince will at once remove to Wiesbaden, in order to prevent the question being raised that he was not on German soil at the time of his father's death. There is an impression that the truth of the Emperor's death was concealed iv order to prevent State complications. Another telegram' states that the swoon lasted an hour, when the Emperor regained consciousness, took | stimulants, and slept quietly. j 9.50 a.m. i The Emperor Wilhelm was in sleep ; all night resembling death, and died at half-past eight a.ra. to-day.

London, March 9. l The following additional particulars are published with regard to the last i hours of Emperor William : — ! At 5.20 a.m. oti the 9th, the Emperor fell backwards in a swoon and i was thought to be dead. He remained unconscious until nine o'clock, when he rallied and tooK some food. He conversed with his daughter for a little while, and at one o'clock was sleeping easily. The fever and pain had decreased. Enormous crowds surrounded the i palace waiting in the soaking rain for the bulletins which were issued. Berlin journals announcing the Emperor's death prematurely were seized. The Prince of Wales informed the Queen that the Emperor was dead, and afterwards corrected the report.

Sydney, March 9. In consequence of the news of the death of the Etnperor Wilhelra, all the flags in the city and harbour were lowered half - mast. All the cable agencies sent a report of the death, but late in the afternoon the German Consul received intelligence that the Emperor had only swooned, and ' was nobj.really dead. The telegram was immediately followed by others giving similar information.

Adelaide, March 9. On the news of the death of the Emperor William reaching here, mos^ of the business-houses put up. shutters, bells were tolled, and flags lowered to half-mast.

Wellington, Friday. Mr Castendyk, German Consul here, has received a cablegram, notifying that the Emperor William died at midnight. ' *. "