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It was a happy thought to send Lord Rosebery at

the head of a special Mission to announce to the Emperor Francis Joseph the accession of King George V. The exceptional cordiality with which the Mission has been received is perhaps partly to be taken as a measure of the grace with which Lord Rosebery has discharged his task. It is said that the Emperor never before, as he has done on this occasion, proposed a toast himself to a Mission sent to announce the accession of a new Sovereign. There is no doubt of the warmth and sincerity of the expressions used on both sides, and we hope that henceforth we shall be justified in regarding as completely restored the trust and liking between the Austro-Hungarian and British peoples.

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