GERM DUPLICITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17113, 19 September 1917, Page 5

GERM DUPLICITY

THE ARGENTINE SENSATION. REPORTED DEPARTURE OF LUXBURG. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BUENOS AIRES, September 17. It is reported that Count Luxburg has left Argentina. RESTRICTIONS ON GERMAN MESSAGES. SEVERAL STRIKES IN PROGRESS. BUENOS AIRES, September 17. The Government has prohibited the German Wireless Company from transmitting or receiving messages between Germany and the Argentine. The Labour element has taken advantage of the Luxburg riots to call several strikes. Rails have been torn up by the mob and German property menaced. GERMANY EXPRESSES REGRET. NOTE TO. SWEDEN. Reuter's Telegrams. STOCKHOLM, September 17. Germany has sent a Note expressing regret over the disagreeable issues raised through the Swedish Foreign Office transmitting telegrams from Buenos Aires, and also expressing regret that such telegrams were sent. Germany points out that the Swedish Government did not know the contents of these messages, and the German Government has now" instructed all its representatives in foreign countries to refuse to accede to any attempt to force them to reveal to Sweden the contents of any code telegrams they may transmit. STRONG: FEELING IN SWEDEN. CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT • DEMANDED. Realtor's Telegrams. STOCKHOLM, September 17. Great meetings of Socialists and Liberals presided over respectively by M. Branting and Professor Eden, resolved to strongly protest against the Conservative Government's conduct over the Luxburg affair, and emphasised the determination of the Swedish people to maintain a strict neutrality. The Socialists demanded a change of Government. THE MEXICAN INCIDENT. DISCLAIMER BY- SWEDISH ■ OFFICIAL. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. MEXICO CITY, September 17. The Swedish Charge d'Affaires (Anderberg) declares that he never received instructions to transmit German messages. Cronholm is not reachable, and Antlerberg professes ignorance of his whereabouts. INTRIGUE IN PHILIPPINES. DISGUSTING ALLEGATIONS. GERMAN VICE-CONSUL ARRESTED. Renter's Telegrams. WASHINGTON, September 18. (Received Sep.t 19, at 0.25 a.m.) A Gennan intrigue has been unearthed in the Philippines. The German Vice-consul at Cebu has been arrested on a charge of attempting to start an insurrection. It is. alleged that he promised the Filippinos any white women in Cebu they might choose on condition that they joined in a revolt against the United States.