THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.
A CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH. (Australian and N.Z, Cabl<» Assn.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28. German papers are featuring the Kaiser’s birthday. They emphasise that Germany will follow the Kaiser through thick and thin until the end of t)he war. The Kaiser has received addresses from all parts of the Empire. Replying to that of. the Berlin Academy of' Science, he said he knew Germany was ready to sacrifice blood and treasure to secure a German victory only obtainable by the might of the German sword.
The Kaiser pardoned a large number of coiuricts, sffifors, soldiers and civilians. He spent his birthday at headquarters on the Eastern front with the Kaiserin, Emperor Carl, Hollweg, Zimmerman, and Hindenbui'g. At a luncheon the Emperor Carl, tpasting tine Kaiser’s health, declared that the successes of their allied armies inspired them with confidence regarding future operations. The Kaiser, responding, said Austria and Germany with their allies would fight for a peace wherein the bonds of friendship, hardened by “blood and iron, would be characterised by equal strength and loyalty in the labors of peace time.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4460, 30 January 1917, Page 5
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180THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY. Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4460, 30 January 1917, Page 5
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