THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) -• Berlin, March 2. The Emperor is represented as incensed at the refusal by the French of his overtures for peace, and is said to be now awaiting his opportunity to chastise the French. * Paris, March 3. Figaro states that the Queen is pleased with the treatment of the Empress Victoria in Paris, and intends to spend two days in the city on her way to the south of France.
London, March 3. Sir W. V. Harcourt ridiculed the alarmist contention that in the event of war trade would be transferred to a neutral flag. It would be impossible for any nation to maintain a navy so largo as to ensure absolute security to its mercantile marine, THE BRITISH NAVY. (per press association.) London, March 3. The Times has been making an exhaustive enquiry into the capacity of the Navy for a sudden mobilisation, as the result of which it declares the standard of efficiency has not been obtained. Many ships are useless, and there is a want of guns.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 992, 6 March 1891, Page 19
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