AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

DEMAND FOR ANNEXATION OF BELGIUM Keceived lan. 19, 7.5 p.m. Amsterdam. Jan. 18. The lenders of the German "People's Party" at Casscll (Frankfort-on-the-Main) demanded the total annexation of Belgium, and the immediate administrative separation of the Flemish Wallon region (the south east of Eelgium). GERARD'S RESIGNATION DEMANDED. * Rotterdam Jan. IS. The Duetscho .Tape Zcitung demands Oat Mr. Gerard shall resign or apologise for his recent speech. FATE OF GERMAN COLONIES. Amsterdam Jan. 18. Dr. Polf, speaking in Berlin, regretted thfc danger of the Samoan and New Guinea natives," lapsing from the knltur of Herman Christianity under Australasian administration. Ho claimed that Germany would certainly get her colonies back, because the armv and navy were victorious in -Europe where the fate of the colonies would be decided. A SHORTAGE OF EVERYTHING. Amsterdam, Jan IS. The Dutch mission which went to Vienna to attend the Emperor's funeral narrate extraordinary stories. They hart meat only twice in eight days, tho't«'i ( present in an official capacity. Thero i; a shortage of everything, and the citua [ lion is equally bad in Germany. I In order to improve the money market I'fjio German Government has ordered that no article may he imported into Germany without permission of the Importj Controller. COUNT TISZA IN DANGER. Amsterdam, Jan. 13. Two attempts have been made to a".sassdnate Count Tisza since the New Yea and the indications are that further efforts will be madejby the Opposition to remove the man'responsible for Hungary's ruin. 'The first attempt was made, on the Vridge in front of Parliament House in Budapest. Two students fired a revolver at the Premier but missed. One escaped and.the other- was hanged within £t hour?. A few days later two shots were fired from the crowd, when Count Ti;-,-.o was leaving Parliament, and one made, a hole in his top hat. The crowd protected the assassin'. ' Tne police are helpless, as a number :f seiret societies in Hungary have passed a xesolution that Count Tisza must die.