KING'S VISIT TO GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 15, 11 February 1909, Page 2

KING'S VISIT TO GERMANY.

KKAIAKKAULK UKJIUNSTIiATIONS. Till-; I'KDJ'JjK DKUIIIITED. lieiliu, February U. The Ktiipermission to allow a mil- \\ iU< -in i- in king Kil ward, supple nienlary In mi allium reception, led to remarkable il.'iiioiMiiitions. flerlin ii. vi'.- displayed -ui li enthusiasm tu -vi-ilurs, iii->|jiti' lliji'tci'H public SocialI iM meetings of protest. I'i'u|ili' mi' delighted al tliu prospect I ill Uili'i u'l.ilunu between 1 mil (lennnny; lull there is no sign of 4 i't iiiii-1 lon ol iil'tiiiiini'ills.

A IMIYAI. lIAXQI.ET. .MO.NAKI lIS' UJRDIAIi SI'KKUIKS Keceived 10, 111.35 p.m. IJcrliu, l<'ebruuiy 10.

At llie gula l)j#<iut't itl Tit-.- Koynl '.Vile in honor ol tin visit of King Ivhviml n.id Queen Alexandra, at which luir ;,iisls wcra present, tile Klaiser warmiy toiisti'il tho visitor;,, markedly associating tile views of tile whole of lii, people with his own view that tho visit, besides being II token of friendship, was II pledge of tile future peaceful nnil friendly relations vi thi two r.cuotrioa. I ; it* jilt King Ivilwiinl, in nn equiilly cordial r«-|>I.V, concluded liy remarking: "Our visit aims ill strengthening the friendly relations of the two countries, and thus at the proncrvation of the general peace, towards which all my cndeavori are directed."

HIE KAISER'S DECLARATION. Received 10, 11.25 p.m. Berlin, February ID. The Kaiser, in toasting the health of King Edward and Queen Alexandra added: "I know how much our wishes for tho preservation and strengthening of , pence arc in accord, fam lirmly eon- *->*- vlnccl that the visit will contribute to B realisation ol these, our wishes." I'RESS COMMENTS.

Received 10, 1-1.25 p.m. Berlin, February 10. German newspapers publish long reports of King Edward's nnd Queen Alexandra's magnificent reception by all classes of the population. Tlie Vonselsohe Zeitung says that the visit is proof that the coldness which existed fx-tween the two Courts is ft thing of the past. It would not fte tho Germans' fault if the visit would not prove the beginning of iTlietter understanding between the two kindred peoples. Some German Conservative papers nre unsympathetic. The Reichbate rnvlves the charge of King Edward's attempt to isolate Germany nnd destroy the Triple Alliance. The Hornet Zeltung declares that the conversations between the monarchs will contain no reference to disarmament. Tim Frelendenblntt (Vienna) says It is the Eastern crisis and a community of peaceful interests which have drawn Britain and Germany closer together.