The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10

Berlin, November 9.-(Special Cable)- Berlin has had another court scandal, which has been summarily disposed Of and is not likely to result in lengthy trial such as followed the Eulenburg "camarilla'. disclosures. The person in volved, member of noble family, held a high position in the household of the Crown Prince.
 One day he had a row with coach- man, who revenged himself by giving the court magshal information about the mo- beman's character. This resulted in the latter having an enforced interview with the court marshall who there and then dismissed him from the prlncely house. hold.
 So summary was the official action that the accused man. who was about to drive out in a fourth hand when he was sum moned to the court marshaps s office, was obliged to descend from the box and go with two officials to appear before the marshal forthwith.
 A strike of beer drinkers has been out at Munich. The famous beer cellars or the Bavaran capital decided to increase the price of the beer by two pfennig a litre.
 Only the Hofbrau stood out and kept to it's old price. But every Bavarian has his one favorite brew, and the drinkers of Lowenbrau could not suddenly give that up and take the Hofbrau. So 6O,00O valiant men (and women have taken q heroic resolution and determined to drink no more beer until the price comes back to what it was originally.
 This remarkable strike will have more far-reaching effects than one would have supposed, for the social democrats have taken up the question and are playing 1t up.. Already in one week the consump tion of beer has decreased by 14,OOO hec- tolltres.
 A long feud between the German Elm press and the socialists has just termi mated Since 1889 the Empress had re- ceived no congratulations on her birthday from the municipal council, the majority of whom are socialists. the reason being that In the year mentioned Count von Mirbach Her Majestys chamberlain. in a letter of thanks to the council for their congratulations. made use of remarks which the socialists considered offensive
 Time, however has worn away the ir- ritation. and this year once more the Empress received a loyal address of con- graduation on her birthday from the so- cialist municipal council of the capital
 The German government Is about to es- tablish regulations compelling motor cars to be fitted with special speedmetres so as to lessen to minimum the accidents that are continually taking place.
 A commission of experts representing the various government departments and automobile interests Is to meet In Berlin to formulate new regulations and settle upon the official type of speedmetres. Trials with this have been taking place all during the summer.
 The government has devised speed registering apparatus that indicates both the distance by hour and short distances in conspicuous figures that can be read by persons in the street as well as by the chauffeur himself and the occupants of the car.
 It cannot be tempered with, and is fitted with an illuminating arrangement enabling 1t to be read in the dark. Thus the speed will be registered in a way to enable tho police to read it at any time, night or day.
 For six months past Russian bandit named Lboff has terrorized the backwoods of Perm province. Lboffs exploits have been common talk, but the authorities for some obscure reason have left him alone.
 The Moscow Golos Moskvui sent a cor respondent to Psrm who declares that LboR commands sn army of 500 bandits,