A CASABLANCA “INCIDENT.”

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6660, 6 November 1908, Page 5

A CASABLANCA “INCIDENT.”

GERMANY DEMANDS APOLOGY EROM FRANCE. ■ BET GETS NO SATISFACTION. By Telegraph—Arc SB Association—Copyright. (Received November 5, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 5. Germany demamds from France 'an expression of regret for the violence offered recently at Casablanca by French soldiers to German Consular officials. The trouble arose out of the arrest of five deserters, including two who were alleged to be German subjects, whom the Consular staff tried to rescue from the troops. It is stated that the Germans Government is willing to admit that tlis German Consul exceeded the bounds of discretion. France, however, declines to express regret, and declares that she will adhere to the terms of 'the Algeoirais Agreement, and refer the incident f<r The Hague Convention. * , “ EVIDENTLY A DEVICE.” - TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM THE KAISER,. (Received November 6, 0.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 5. “The Times” says: “Germany's latest action over the Casablanca incident is evidently a device to divert ab tention from the Kaiser’s interview incident, Prince Bnelow is merely rattling the sabre against Franco in order to induce the Reichstag to vote the new taxation ashed for.”