11 JANUARY 1896, Page 1
The latest intelligence (Friday) is understood to indicate that the
Germans, including their Emperor, are surprised at the depth of feeling manifested in Great Britain, and at the feebleness of the response from the Continent to the war cry which was shouted at Berlin. They are therefore disposed to recede ; and are explaining that, in spite of the German negotiations in Lisbon, the in- tentions of the Emperor have been misunderstood. Prince Bismarck, too, has uttered in the Hamburger Nachrichten a note of warning ; and, altogether, official Germany is much less bellicose. The English people, which has no hatred for Germany, will welcome that change, but it has received a severe warning, and will not discontinue its defensive preparations.
