AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

e n ; PARTITION OF BELGIUM. d 0 GERMAN PROPOSALS. Amsterdam, June 0. L" German newspapers state that 'Hen e von Bcthmann-Hollwog visited Brusseli L and discussed with General Falkenhausei '" the question of the administrative par '- tition of Belgium. Practically ever; Belgian official declined to co-operati y With. Germany in th<A scheme to forn : " Flcinieli and Walloon sections. Hen lt fon BethmaTm-Hollweg, and Genera 10 Falkenhausen sought to find an alterna '" tive plan, iut it is expected the patriot ism of the Belgians will force the post it ponement of the partition. » The Staatstarger Zeitung says tha the Kaiser has sent a private letter ti the three chiefs of the anti-Hollwe; coalition forbidding the continuance o the agitation against the Chancelloi The Kaiser considers that the agitatio: '8 is an attempt to curtojil tho' Crown' &, prerogative to form an 'opinion abou re tho Chancellor's politics at a time whei »e the Kaiser himself approves those poli ; " ties. sd a - THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. Zurich, June 0. The international Bection of Genua: Minority. Socialists refuse to attend th 3 .? Stockholm conference. ', Men- Mchrinfi', the leader, explains t " the Russians that lie refuses to atten '* the same conference as IJerr Scheidi , mann, leader of the Majority Socialist! >d =====