IN GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1915, Page 5

IN GERMANY.

"TO THE GERMAN PEOPLE." MORE SYOOPHANTISM. Received August 28, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, August 28. The Reichstag has adjourned until the, end of November. The President announced, amid applause, that the Reichstag building, at Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg's instance, will henceforth bear the inscription, "To the German People." REPLY TO SIR E.-GREY. PRO-GERMAN PAPER'S STORY. Received August 29, 2.10 p.m. Amsterdam, August 2S. The North German Gazette replies to Sir Edward Grey, and publishes extracts fr»m Herr Lichnowsky's report to show that in the parting interviews Sir Edward Grey stated that the decisive factor was the consideration that Britain would not suffer greater if she held aloof than if she participated. In the latter case she would be in a position to threaten to retire from the fight. Sir Edward Grey offered to undertake mediation, for it was remote from Britains every wish to crush Germany. Herr Lichkowsky remarked that the role of arbitrator would come more quickly even if Britain remained neutral. A HEAVY TOLL. ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES. Received August 29, 2.20 p.m. Amsterdam, August 28. The Nieue Rotterdamsche Courant states that the last two Prussian casualty lists contain 40,245 killed, wounded, and missing. The Prussian losses to August 24 aggregate 1,740,830, to which must be added 214 Bavarian lists, 184 Saxon lists, 247 Wurtemiberg'ian lists, , and 44 naval lists. STATEMENT BY THE ADMIRALTY. Received August 29, 2.10 p.m. Amsterdam, August 28. A German Admiralty communique saysfc—One of our submarines, on August sixteenth, was destroyed by) gunfire.

A benzol factory, with storehouse and coke furnaces, was attacked near Harrington. The British report that the attack was upon the towns of Harrington, Parton and Whitehaven is incorrect. A large passenger steamer, probably a Royal Mail steam packet, was fired at, but was missed by a submarine on August 15th, from a great distance, in the Irish Sea. The British announcement of the destruction of a submarine at Ostend is inexact; the submarine was attacked, but wa3 not hit, and returned to port undamaged, THE NHW WAR LOAN. Received August 29, 2.10 p.m. Amsterdam, August 28. The German war loan is unredeemable before November, 1924.