GERMANY AND FRANCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144071, 16 April 1913, Page 3

GERMANY AND FRANCE.

GERMAN MERCHANTS ILLTREATED. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received April 16, 8.0 a.m.) BERLIN, April 15. The newspapers indignantly point out that six German merchants were mobbed at the railway station at Nancy, insulted, attacked with sticks and lists, and imprisoned in the waiting room. The crowd apparently mistook them for disguised Prussian officers. Germans have previously been boohed at, and a burlesque on the German Army presented a: a local theatre. The newspapers complain that French officers were present at the station, but did not interfere with the violence of the mob.

A GOVERNMENT PROTEST. (Received April 16, 10.5 a.m.) BERLIN, April 15. There is growing irritation at the Nancy affair. The Government has made representations to Franco for redress, and the latter has promised explanations. It assumes that the reports are exaggerated. The Lokal Anzeiger states that if discourtesy to Germans continues they will l)o obliged to take measures to ensure respect.