The King left London last Saturday night to pay a
visit to his sister the Empress Frederick, who is dangerously ill at Friedrichshof Castle. At Frankfurt he was met by the German Emperor on Monday morning, and proceeded in his company by rail to Kron- berg, and thence in the Emperor's sledge to Friedrichs- hof. The King, according to present arrangements, will stay with his sister till to-day, and though the gravity of the Empress Frederick's condition is frankly admitted, she is happily at the moment able to enjoy his company. The private and domestic character of the visit has been emphasised from the outset. By the King's desire there was no guard of honour to meet him, and the Emperor on his side has remained at Homburg, only coming over during the day to lunch with the King, and returning to Berlin on Tuesday night to cele- brate the twentieth anniversary of his wedding with his wife, Yet in spite of these facts, and of the affectionate relations that are known to have existed between King Edward and his sister, a section of the German Press has not hesitated to abuse the opportunity by reading political significance into the King's visit, and expressing in the most unmistakable terms its condemnation of the supposed intentions of the Emperor towards this country.
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