ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143648, 16 November 1911, Page 3

ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

DEMAND FOR EXPLANATIONS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.. LONDON, Nov. 15. Lord Selborne, speaking at Newcastle, and referring to the utterances in tho Reichstag expressing hostility towards England and desire for war, said England had a right to ask for an explanation in regard to what were the aspirations of Germany wo had tried to thwart. Either too much or too little had been said.

THE CLEAN SLATE,

(Received Nov. 16, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 15. Mr. George Lambert, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, in a speech at Diss Norfolk, remarked that it was tho duty of whatever Party was in power to maintain an adequ"te navy for the protection of the nation’s commercial interests. Referring to the Gorman Chancellor’s clean slate speech in the Re’chstag, ho said lie hoped they would write on tho slate indelibly the words peace and friendship. It was not desirable that the two countries should jeopardise their mutual trade by further rivalry in armaments so as to impoverish tho workers of both countries. AN ALARMIST STATEMENT. ON THE VERGE OF WAR. (Received Nov. 16, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 15. Extraordinary statements were made during a debate at the New Reform Club, Messrs. Ponsonby and Byles, M.P.’s, and others indicating that Britain was on the verge of war with Germany in September.