BISMARCK'S DISCOVERY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 25 October 1912, Page 3

BISMARCK'S DISCOVERY.

I_, smallest of European Sovereign I hcazas, Liechstenstein. which is prepar!i:;g to celebrate the second century of its independence, has a monarch and a 1 arhanient, but no taxes and no army Us finances are provided by its Prince, John U w ho, in return, nominates three of Us fifteen M.l Vs. At the time of the Austro-Prussian war the princ.'panty sided with Austria, and niobilisjcu an army of 100 of all ranks to •snare m tiio fighting. But Liechstenstem s army never smelt fire, and Liechtenstein itself was. quite overlooked in the peace negotiations at the end of tne war. Fifteen years later Bismarck discovered that his country was still cecximcally at war with this miniature s> co.cc, and in strict accordance with the etiquette of such things pourparlers took place, and a formal treaty of peace was signed between the two countries.