GERMANY.
■I Beiimx, February 15. ' The debates on the Elbe disaster, '' continue in the Reichstag. Herr Rebel, a Socialist, declared that 1C Lloyd's boats were deficient in lifesaving apparatus, and that the sailc ors were not used to boat-drill, and :o demanded the Imperial control of h shipping. Herr llotticher denied d the charges, and declined to tako R steps for the change of tlio control. 11 The Berlin newspapers condemn the withdrawal of the warship Falke, |° from Samoa, and assert that it was only the presence of a German \varship, which prevented Great Britain from annexing the Group. The Government explained, that the Falke s . is unable to weather the stormy seas. The newspapers thereupon dey mand the increase of navy in it Samoa. It is stated, that Herr 11 Schmidt, the German Consul at ,n Yokohama, lias gone to Apia on j Government mission. The Emperor proposes to fonnu1C late an internationl scheme for the protection of private interests in naval warfare.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4943, 16 February 1895, Page 2
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