SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JOURNEY OF THE KING OF SWEDEN.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1661, 15 June 1875, Page 3

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JOURNEY OF THE KING OF SWEDEN.

The Copenhagen correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writes : The telegraph will no doubt have informed you not only of the intention of the King of Sweden to visit the Emperors of Russia and Germany during the coming spring, bus it will also have informed you that these visits have been postponed. The journey, though delayed, is looked upon here as most likely to take place, and it is not looked upon in Denmark with much satisfaction. If lam rightly informed, as I have every reason to believe, the King will arrive here one of the first days in June, and after spending a couple of days in Copenhagen, will proceed to Berlin. The visit to St. Petersburg will take place a few weeks later. I should in no way be justified in saying that any very serious consequences are feared, yet, considering the ideas which it is here believed that King Oscar 11. cherishes of having a Blice of Denmark for himself next time it is carved on the Prussian sideboard, the journey, nevertheless, is looked upon as an indication that there may be something in the wind. It is a public secret that the relations between the Swedish and Danish royal families are anything bat warm, although an attempt was made last year to arrive at a re-approachment. Ever since the death of the late King of Sweeden, (father of the Crown Prince of Denmark,) who, as well as the late King of Denmark, was a gieat advocate of the " Scandinavian idea," which consisted in trying to unite the three kingdoms, under one rule, the mutual sympathy between the people, which seemed to have grown rapidly, has disappeared as quickly, simply because it was nourished by artificial means. The quarrels and disputes between the Danish and Swedish pilots in the Sound, which during the autumn of 1872 even looked very erious, created much bad blood, while everal Swedish papers seem to have made

a point of picking a quarrel with Denmark. I repeat that I have no reason to believe tbat anything serious will arise from these visits, but those who watch the European game of bluff must not let the move of even a single pawn pass unnoticed."