CZAR AND KAISER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 172, 24 August 1909, Page 3

CZAR AND KAISER.

The Emperor William distributed the | prizes recently on board the Hamburg-1 Amerika liner Deutschland, anchored off Altcnbruch, to the winners of the yacht races'at tlje meeting of the North Ger-1 man Regatta Society on the Lower Elbe. At the dinner which followed, Dr. Burchard. ■Burgomaster of Hamburg, call 'd I f.or cheers fo r the Emperor. In the coufss pf his speech in reply his Majesty said :

"We are here concerned with spon not with politics. Your uiagnificenc lias, however, touched upon points whic 1 nioye all German hearts at the preseri moment. 1 continue to hope that th feeling of ottr popular representative for the general wea) will override thci party feeling, as I assume that non nnong them will take upon his shoul lers reform absolutely necessary for th Fatherland's external and internal wcl 'are. You have all followed with intcics ny journey to the Finnish Skerries vhere I was accorded such a warm am lospitable reception by the Emperor o ill the Russias. I am glad to he in i .osjtjpn to give you, as the represents ive of ti)j? world of commerce who ar ,o deeply ifltweifed in the peaceful dc jelopment of the fotm'e, the followin; issurance of the importance of the visit "The Tsar Nicholas ami 1 agiw ;here that our meeting is to lie regardei i« a vigorous reinforcement of the caus< if peace. We feel ourselves as monarch: •eAonsible to our God for the joys am ;o>rows of pur 'peoples, whom we des.r. r, kerf ior'wi »s f « as ! ,os f'' c °! L vt p™«*' » ai lt > & i * c t0 the U P otertion o fulfil undistuvo*! the ,r>i™ of civilisation for their cconojilh ! n d commercial development. We w.V "th therefore, continually endeavor a »r as lies in our power to work w tV. W'shetor the furtherance and mam'efancfof peace. Under t,s peace ~ort can also, of cnwsf- w$ its fuH fceer* for the city of Hainliurg and the TambtifS'Amerika line. Merrina to his new vach^l.;*o», Blflt at TTamlmrg, Ills Majesty W Time, at length, proof of what I h. e ,een striving after for years .« affo j !that in vacht-l.uilding also we stand )n our own feet, as in the construction if -warships and steamers. "Built hv German hands, horn «' >nnan materials, manned by Germans rom our „ea. coast, my yacht is a model raft, and wiT, I hope, show what .he «n do. and cut a .good figure abroad Jus year.''