GERMANY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144859, 10 December 1915, Page 3

GERMANY.

MEETING OF THE REICHSTAG, THE CHANCELLOR’S SPECIAL PLEADING; , (Received Dec. 10, 1 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Deo. 9. The galleries of the Reichstag were crowdeu in anticipation of the momentous qieaco debate, Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, commenting on Bulgaria’s intervention, said the Eutent since the commencement of tlie war had made increasing elforts to induce King Ktrdiuaud to join m, promising him most liberal portions of Austro-Hungary, Turkish and Greek territory. They not only gave away enemy and neutral territory, but did not spare Serbia, for whoso menaced integrity Russian unchanged the war, for whoso liberation tho Entente Poivers pretchds to bo fighting. The Entente asked Serbia to, make territor, ial concessions, but Serbia was disinclined to agree, thus our enemies remained at variance. The Bulgarians’ justifiable national demands‘after thelast Balkan war were considerably restricted in favour of Serbia.

PASSION PLAY ACTOR KILLED. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 9. . The Vossicho Zeitung states that Antoni Lurid, the famous impersonator of Christ in the Passion Plays, at Oberammergaii, has beep killed during tho fighting in tho Champagne. ALLEGED PEACE DEMONSTRATION. DISPERSED BY THE POLICE. TIMES AND SVDXEf SDN SERVICES, (Received Dec. 10, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Dec, 9. Zurich asserts that at the recent peace demonstrations in Berlin ton thousand assembled at night in Enter tier Linden. They sang the Marseillaise, and yelled “We want peace and bread.’’ Mounted police dispersed the trowel, many of whom wore -arrested. Newspapers have been forbidden to refer to it. THE GERMAN NAVY. A PICTURE OF ENERGY.

TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES, (Received Doc. 10, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Dec.. 9. The Vossische Zoitung's represoutativo describes tho Gcrmau navy at sc a. Obviously its object is to defend Dio German people. The naval cruiser fleet is ready for action day and night. The writer glowingly depicts the gallant officers and seamen in tiro Kiel Canal minimising sloop and watching to .engage tho-onemy.