THE WAR CLOUD

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10299, 31 July 1911, Page 5

THE WAR CLOUD

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TENSION SENSIBLY RELIEVED.

GERMAN NEWSPAPERS PUZZLED.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

LONDON, July 29. Thi&ro are indications, in time newspapers' fJbatt the tension in respect to Morocco has been sensibly relieved. The Germain and Austrian newspapers are somewhait puzzled, though glad that no references were made (in Mi - Asq.uitih'si 'Speech to the goThey claim that Mr Asquii/th lias nacognlsed Germiany's right to compenaatioik for the French developments in Morocco.

HOME FLEET COALING.

(Received July 29, 9.45 a.m.)

LONDON, Jiuly 28. Tibe first division of the Home Fleet has been ordered |to coal and ship a supply of oil fuel forthwiith. The manufacture of lyddite and cordite ait Woolwich ds proceeding at high pressure. There is also a notiaea'ble activity in th© production.' of small arjns.-

FRANCE WELCOMES MR ASQUITH'S STATEMENT.

(Received July 29, 9.54 a.m.)

PARIS, July 28. The press welcome Mr Asquith'® remarks as. 'hastening on a- .solution of the. crisis, and .state that Britain, is determined ,to end a dangerous situation. Though the French Government did not regai'd the position as_ disquieting, yet unobtrusive military preparations are going on.

CHANGING THEIR TUNE

(Received July 29, 9.45 a.im

BiERLIN, July 28. Mr A&quith's remarks- concerning .Morocco arts- welcomed in official circles ais ending a falsa of Briitain'''S atltiitiud© resulting from a. misconstruction of ispeeohv ■ • ' ''_ . '■"■'" : '■'■■ --''.-"' ■"'■'. The Berliner TageWatt' says that Mr Asquith has dispelled the. masunder,stanidrxig whi'ch might have hindered successful negotiations. The Radical "papers, however, refuse to .be lulled, and complain of amy absence of assurances.

SENSATIONAL RUMOURS IN SYDNEY.

SYDNEY, July N 29. Rumoursjare previaleint in Sydney that Grealt Britain 'has issued an ultiiimatum .to Germany. A firm of shippers has declared that some English firms have decided to charge war rates immediately. The reports caused prices'* on the stock exchange to become irregular.

INCREASE IN MARINE RISKS.

h POSITION NOT REGARDED SERIOUSLY.

Received This Manning, 12.5 o'clock

MELBOURNE, Julv 30. The Underwriters' Association has received a cable announcing Ithe following war rates:— Steamers, 'homeawards one-eighth per cein-t increase; outwards, one-sixteenth, Sailers: Homewajxls and outwards on©- quarter per cent. As an indication that Lloyds do not regard the -'sLtuajtian seriously,. it is stated that war risks are aal'dom computed in fractions: