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Last Saturday the German Emperor opened a new Royal Castle

at Posen, and raised the town to the distinction of being a "Royal Residence." The castle is described as being of Romanesque style, and has cost about £250,000. There were rumours that the Poles had refused to work at decorating the streets for the reception of the Emperor, but the Times correspondent says that the welcome was hearty. It was hoped, vainly, that the Emperor would say something about Prussian policy towards the Poles. Be contented himself with hoping that Posen might remain "a home and nursery of German culture and customs." Numerous orders were conferred, and prominent among the recipients were landowners who have taken part in the Germanisation. of Prussian Poland.

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