Cassel (Prussia), August 18th,—In the throne room of the palace here at noon to-day, in the presence of Field Marshal Count' von Waldersee and his staff, Em-poor Will, presented so the Count a eld Marshal's baton and awade aap propriate speech, to which Von Waldersee replied, A dimmer followed and His Majesty toasted the Austrian Emperor. At 43 p.m, Von Waldersee started for Berlin, the Emperor embracing and kissing hit as he left.
The Emperor began his speech by congratulating the officers upon having been chosen us the staff to ce-operate in the eampa'gn in Chinn under the leadership and direction of Our tried and trusty Field Marshal."
His Majesty continued:—" My dear von Waldersee, I congratulate you that T am today again able to greet you as the head of the united troops of the civilised world. Ib is of great significance that your appointment from the outset secured the support_and approval of the Emperor of all the Russias, the mighty ruler who makes his power felt throughout the continent of Asia, This again shows how closely united are the old. traditions in arms of the two empires. I hail with joy the fact that at His Majesty's suggestion the whole of the civilised world, without distinction, spontaneously entrusted to Your Excellency the command of its troops. As Prussian officers we can be gratefully filled with pride at the tusk assigned to you, inasmuch as it expresses un appreciation of your military work and system and the training and leadership of our general officers."
Then, presenting the baton to the Fieht Marshal with a few felicitous exhortations expressive of hope that Count von Waldersee might be dest ned to perform the task whether tedious, rapid, or sangui or of whatever kind, ina manner that all would desire, the Finperor concluded "Tu the inferest of our people, I wish our common expedition may turn into a firm guarantee of mutual appreciation and mutual peace for tie Europea powers, so what the Czar attempted last year another field, and what we feiled to obtai in peace, may uow perhaps be attained with weapons in our hands."
Count von Waldersee, replying, said a Jong as he had strebsth to huid the biter an order for retreat should never pass hi Tips.
At the dinner which followed, after forsting Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus-trio, the seventieth anniversary of whose birthday occurred to day, Emperor William proposed the following toast:—* Health to jour noble ally and the true friend of our viand, whom we all honour,
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