GERMANY.
; The twenty-fifth anniversary of tho acces- , sion of Emperor William to tho throne of r Prussia was observed on January 3rd. The . Emperor held a reception, which waa attended > by all the foreign ambassadors and diplomatists m tho city. He gave an especially warm ; welcome to Count von Moltke, Prince i Bismarck, and General Lord Wolseley. ; Germany and Portugal are quarrelling over i territorial lines m South Africa. Tho former insists the limits of her territory should ex- • tend from the Congo river to the 18th degree : of south latitude, and include all the country ! reaching from the Ugami and Zambosi rivers, i Portugal maintains tho right to her ancient line, which includes Lake Ugami and all tho ■ interior so far as north of the Transvaal. i The King of Bavaria is reported to havo gong to Paris incognito, ostensibly to select ■ and buy dresses and scenery for tho perform- ; anco of " Theodore," which ii to bo given for ) his own privato enjoyment, but there ia another rumor afloat that he is really m search s of a new loan to carry out his extravagant i schemes of pleasure. ) At the request of the United States Minib ster Germany has revoked the order expelling ■ Americans from the Island of Tour (?). The Supreme Court of the Empire has : confirmed the sentence passed on Scupo of ■ two years' and two months' hard labor. He s was fouud guilty of posting an anarchist I journal m a public place.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3546, 9 February 1886, Page 3
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