THE BERLIN SENSATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 31 October 1907, Page 3

THE BERLIN SENSATION.

J HUHR HARDEN ACQOIXTED. i Berlin, October 29. llerr Harden waa acquitted on the ebargc of libel. i THE TUBES' COMMENT. / Revived 30th, 1052 p.m. London, October 30. The Times considers the only satisfactory uptet of tiu HarJen-Moltke trial wag the prompt and decided manner in which the Kaiser and the Crown Prince stamped out the poisonous elements of the court circle. Considering the deliberate attempt made to lower the Kaiser's prestige by representing as ruled by a clique of depraved Intriguers, the Tunes thinks it very my.tenom that Prince Buelow, who «•««• »' a witness for the defence, preferred not to appear.

THE JUDGE'S VERDICT. GERMAN NEWSPAPER OPINION. KAISER AND CROWN PIUXCE __ UNSCATHED. BSE?' Received 30th, 10.51 p.m. Berlin, October ."0. The Judge held that although the jmbUshcd statements were libellous. Heir Harden ha! proved his assertions that Count Moltke had an abnormal temperament. Although Moltfce exhibited effeminate the, Judge did not ensider it hail been es-' established that he committed illegal offences. Tfce acquittal waa greeted with lm•ppUwe and dome hisses.

While some of the newspapers sympathise with Count Moltke, others " express surprise that no high official or ttateaman had the courage to protest to the throne against such a terrible scanDai*

Cologne Gazette considers the Bcdit of lancing the malignant tumor peloags to the Crown Prince, and not to Hffr Harden.

_ m , London, October 30. Telegraph applauds the con.! < . Jt . " wr aD < l Grown Prince. __ tthe trial exposed a few guiltv souls, ™ *s® Sovereign and nation were nnMMMd. ■