THE HOHENZOLLERNS.

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1926, Page 5

THE HOHENZOLLERNS.

PRUSSIAN DIET RUCTIONS. OVER PROPERTY QUESTION. (Recd. Oct. 13 at 7.10 p.m.) BERLIN. Oct. 12. In the Prussian Diet, Deputy Falk declared that there was no reason te fear the ex-Kaiser's return to Germany which the law for safeguarding the Republic rendered impossible. Wild scenes occurred in the evening, and the debate was concluded under police protection. The Communists broke up the sitting five times, bombarding their opponents with inkwells, books, table 4s , and chairs. The Vice-President, Herr Garnisch, was hit by an inkwell, and was bespattered with ink from head to foot, and was also injured. The police arrested ten of the Communists, whom Herr Garnisch is prosecuting. THEFTS FROM THE CASTLES EX-CROWN PRINCE IMPLICATED. BERLIN, Oct. 12. The newspaper “Weltamabend ” aceuses tho ex-Crown Prince of complicity in the theft of art treasures from the Hohenzollern castles valued at millions of pounds sterling, including Watteau, Rubens, and Boucher pictures, and Gobelin’s tapestries, and Sevres vases, including three belong’ng to Madame do Pompadour, which have since been displayed at antique shops. HOHENZOLLERN ESTATES CONTROVERSY. BERLIN, October 12. When the Hohenzollern Settlement Bill was before the Prussian Diet, the Communists called the Hohezollerns a [gang of criminals, and said that the Diet was a dog, fetching what it had ordered. One insulting interjector was excluded. Others hurled missies at the Democrat Falck. Communists caused an uproar and two more were ejected, and the noisy galleries were cleared. The Communist Gaspar mounted the Speaker’s desk and hurled objects at the Nationalists. He was forcibly carried out, and the sitting was suspended. When it reopened, the President announced that he intended energetic suppression of disorder.