ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11654, 11 January 1902, Page 2

ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

SPEECH BY THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR. Unit»l Press Association —Per Electri i Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.2 a.m., January 10tli. BERLIN, January 9. Replying to Herr Tolberg in the Reichstag, Count Von Bulow said that if Mr Chamberlain ttesired to justify his poliey he had better not refer to foreign countries, for unless he exercised the greatest prudence he would offend their susceptibilities. He had received assurances from Mr Chamberlain that he had no desire to hurt the feelings of Germany. The army stood far too high to suffer front perverted and unjust judgments. The Triple Alliance enjoyed the best of health, and was likely to live long. French and Italian arrangements in the Mediterranean were not contrary to the Triple Alliance. If the Triple Alliance were no longer an absolute necessity, still it was in the highest degree valuable, as it augmented the guarantee of peace and the status quo. LONDON. January 9. Every newspaper condemns Count Von Bulow's speech, excepting the anti-Chnm-berlain group. The " Times " says that it is very doubtful if Count Von Bulow received any official explanation. The " Standard" says that Count Von Bulow's tone is little short of offensive. The " Times" says that Count Von Bulow has done a bad day's work for the promotion of friendly relations with the British, who might resent his indirect pandering to the popular German view. Charcoal is the great Italian fuel, Naples alone consuming 40,000 tons of wood charcoal, at a cost of from JB4 to £5 per , ton, the national consumption being 700,000 tons. '