GERMANY.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10478, 7 December 1896, Page 2

GERMANY.

(Reoolved Deoembor 5, SAO p.m.) Hambceo, Deoember 4. A general strike hais been proolaimed hero, and 10,000 laborers have gone out. It is feared that the leaders in Antwerp will adopt similar measures. A hundred Berlin police have been sent here to assist in preserving older. (Reoolvod Dooombor 7, 1.25 a,m. Deoember 6. Che employers state that the dookew of England have advised aooeptance of the terms offered, aa there lr only a I serablanoe of success, and that the men had bettor prospeots when Torn Maun , organised, tho ports on the Qoutiuent,

(Received Peoember 7, 1 a,m.) Beblin, December 6. The trial of two local newspaper men> revealed a conspiracy to injure Marshall Von Bieberstein, Foreign Secretary, by foreign offioials tbrongh newspaper articles. Herr Tauob, (Thief Secretory Police, la aaid to be the oble* offioer implicated. His agent, Laizow, an editor, has confessed that, under directions, he published an srtiole alleging that Count Von Ealenberg spread a false version of the Czar's speeoh at ■ Breilau in the interests of Great Britain, and declaring that Marshal Von Bieberstein da^ sired the fact known.