CRISIS FELT SHARPLY ON BOURSE.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13931, 13 July 1917, Page 6

CRISIS FELT SHARPLY ON BOURSE.

i" < ....... ......X: -/.J GERMAN MARK SUFFERS HEAVY FALL., ' ' i ." —r* (Australian anil ,\'cw Zealand Cablo Association.) Rpcpivpd July 12, at 11.13 p m. AMSTERDAM, July 11/ ' Dr von Bcthmann-llolhveg has dccidod to offer portfolios to members of the Centre Progressives, National Liberals'and Socialist Parties.., The crisis has depressed the-Boiirs(! r and the-mark has suffered a further heavy fall. Owing to the sharpness of differences between the various parties the ; plenary meeting of the Reichstag has been postponed.

PINAL ATTEMPT TO RALLY GERMAN PEOPLE.

THE KAISER'S NEXT MOVE. (Australian and Now Zealand Oalils AisoclntiOD.) ... Received July 12, at 11.15 p.m. ROME, July 11. Herr Thcodor Wolff, in an article in the Berliner Tageblatt says it is quite on the cards that the Kaiser may at any moment produce a big-mouthed scheme giving the Empire an apparent-Parlia-mentary system, as one more attempt to rally the people to a continuation of the war.

PARTY COMPROMISE EFFECTED.

POSITION OP CHANCELLOR STRENGTHENED. L . - :' 'i (Australian ami New Zualanu Cable Association; AMSTERDAM, July 11. Many gatherings of the German political'parties''diid groups have apparently resulted in a compromise formula, will be introduced, at; a full session of the Reichstag. The formula—to which the National Liberals, the Centre Party and the Majority Socialists have agreed—demands that Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg shall adhere to his standpoint of August, 1914, that the war is not a war of conquest, and that the readiness for peace demonstrated in the December Note still holds good. It is officially announced that Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg will accept this middle party, excluding both extensive annexations and peace without annexation or indemnities. The Berliner Tageblatt announces that Dr von Bethmann-Holl-weg's position is now very strong, as he enjoys the Kaiser's full confidence. . The Lok.a.l .Anzeigcr, however states that the National Liberal Party unanimously voted that the Chancellor was no longer worthy of its confidence. Herr von Breitenach, the German Minister of Railways, states that the Prussian Minister has resigned, together with Herr Zimmermann, Dr Helfferich and Dr Solf, to enable Dr von BethmannHollweg to offer portfolios to representatives of the various parties.