HOME & FOREIGN.

Waikato Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2629, 3 May 1904, Page 3

HOME & FOREIGN.

THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION New York, May 1 President Roosevelt, in the presence of the Ambassadors, the members of the Cabinet and others at White House, "Washington, pressed a golden key releasing the machinery for unfurling the flags at the World's Pair at St. i ouis, where there were a hundred thousand visitors. Everything will probably be in full working order in a month Twenty-five thousand workmen are still engaged finishing the exhibition, which covers 12,400 acres, of which 12S acres are roofed in, the cost of which amounts to 10 millions sterling, as compared with three millions paid to France for tho Louisiana territory. SPEECH BY THE KAISER Berlin, May 2 The Kaiser, ia his Karlsruhe speech, referring to the serious tinies, said there was a possibility of Germany entering the arena of the world's policies. The statement produced a deep impression in Germany and depressed the Bourse. The press admit the seriousness of the Anglo-French entente, and consider that Britain is at present triumphant. They earnestly appeal to the nation to greatly increase the navy.