BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LII, Issue 9187, 6 September 1906, Page 5

BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

-U— - \ CORDIAL UNDERSTANDING ] PROMOTED. _ i [PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] ,] (Received September. 5, 11.8 a.m.) ti .-#-Ytf -^;2^'- BE^LBSiy September 5. -ajHbe Revue desoribes the meetia^. of. King Edward and the. Kaiser; as the ' mjoe4-momentous event of the -month, and -meiajjtkps 4/bat-^niagjtijtjafcions ale. nowi proiaeeduig betweenVßntain^and' Rasma at St. PetetsbuTg .regpiiding Thibet, M order, to 1 avoid . friction there.,. The paper declares it as Sir Edward Grey's desire to arrange a stable condition on the frontier, and the reduction of the expenses of the army in India. The Revue iremorks that once negotiations Central Asia are settled, and should negotiations' proceed *■ regarding the Neairer East, Sir E. Grey * will certainly- be .to come to terms Germany concerning the latter' s interests there. (Received' September 6, 12.55 a.m.) • , . BERLIN, September 5.. The D«uteche, continued that the ice wa& broken at Fiediriokshof, in the- sense, that SirE, Grey did not identify himself with r those seeking to aeolate. Germany diplo- c matically, but would meet Germany with f. confidence. An Anglo-German under- x standing was the best, guarantee of peace ( for France. Regarding naval expansion, Britain must reconcile herself >to >— c thought of seeing the German fleet occupy alongside hers a position oommanding, and imposing respect. A year ago the belief did exist Jn Germany that the .relations with. Britain were analogous to that exist- ( ing between Prussia and Austria in 1866, •nd that in all probability a cordial- <un- . derstanding must be preceded by a sharp encounter. The estrangement underlying that belief was past, and both may feel oonfident that a cordial agreement is. pee- : Bible without previous armed conflict. The London Times regards the article as ; inspired from the highest quarters. (Received September 5, 9.31 p.m.) LONDON, September 1~ The Right Hon. R. B. Haldane declares he obtained much useful information regarding administrative matters' in Germany owing to the authorities' couorteous facilities. DEALING WITH OPEN REBELLION. (Received September 6, 7.41 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, September 5. . In case of open! note the. Czar has authorised the Govexnozß-General to establish special field courts, composed; of officers of the day, at which -the rioters will be tried immediately after the crime is committed. Enquiries and witnesses' w£Q be unnecessftty, and sentences will be executed forthwith, no appeal being permitted.