EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15716, 8 September 1911, Page 7

EUROPEAN SITUATION.

THE GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE United Pres* Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, September 6. I A message from Berlin says that the Navy League has abandoned the reserve it maintained during tho Moroccan crisis, and is vigorously appealing to tho public to strengthen the German naval position.

WAR RISKS. (Received September 7, 9.15 p.m.)

LONDON, September 7

The underwriters at Lloyd’s have accepted 12 per cent on big insurances to pay loss in tho event of' tho outbreak of war between two or three specified European Powers before 1912.

GERMAN RESERVISTS CALLED IN. SYDNEY, September 7.

Fire Germans have left Broken Hill, declaring that they are reservists, and hare been officially recalled Home. The German Consul states that not much significance can ho attached to this, as there are only from 300 to 500 reservists in Australia.

RUN ON A SAVINGS BANK.

A CONFERENCE.

NEWSPAPER THREAT AGAINST BRITAIN.

(Received September S, 12.35 a.m.) BERLIN, September 7.

The run on tho Stettin Savings Bank continues. The withdrawals total £75,000.

Tho Chancellor. Dr von BothmannHollweg, conferred with the Kaiser regarding France’s proposals. The “ Cologne Gazette ” anticipates a speedy outcome of the negotiations. Tho “ Lokalanzeiger ” declares that Britain will bo called to account for

riding rough-shod over Germany’s treaty rights with Morocco.