GERMANY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144854, 4 December 1915, Page 3

GERMANY.

THE KAISER'S MOVEMENTS. REPORTED VISIT TO CONSTANTINOPLE. (Received Doc. -1, 12.45 p.m.) BERNE, Doc. p, Tlio Kaiser is reported to bo going to Constantinople. ANXIETY FOR PEACE. DIFFICULTIES OF BUSINESS FIRMS. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3, Tho Vossicho Zoitung says that everybody m Germany desiree peace, imd tlio Chancellor should surely not miss tho opportunity of giving am assurance thereon. LONDON, Dec. 3. The Berliner Tagehlatt has an interesting survey on tho business of tho limited companies, which reveals that many factories which aro turning out machinery aro not paying dividends, and except three tho electricity and gas companies have paid reduced dividends. Shipping and hotels aro producing no profit, tho coment and alkali factories aro losing heavily, and the textile industry has l>oen hard hit. SIGNS OF DEPRESSION. THE QUESTION OF THE FUTURE. (Received Dec. 4, 8.10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3. Dr. Lindhoek, tho well-known philosopher, writes: “There is no longer any enthusiasm or public spirit In Germany. People in tho theatres even hies war songs. Tho reason is that 900,000 young men have been killed and many aro wounded or blind. Tho German debt is growing and her inoostries greatly reduced, despite tho German victories.” The .Berlin Lokal Anzoiger says that tho Reichstag rejoices at tho present military situation, but unfortunately we are not reassured regarding the future. Considering the number of our enemies, our Government is always ready to make peace, but our enemies prefer to double their forces in order to vanquish the German Empire, and refuse to confer with our emissaries in neutral countries.