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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 345, 16 February 1871, Page 2

The German papers have pointed■ <** Heligoland belongs rightfully to W^ft the London Standard says in reply • give up Heligoland would cost a greSLi j|j more affliction to the Heligolander&^j,,, would to the people of Great Britain. 1£ consent of the former, however, JP^, obtained by legitimate means to tliejr^ here can be no objection to «ermall{, rceS oi permitted to add to the other resotir the Fatherland. To yield Heligoland, it were even a bare rock, upon comp No is however, another matter taltogew -^ nation can attempt to take it by torwj,^ she is able to match England by sea^, • [ present we continue to think that nee &i is tolerably safe. Not the -less, « ought the people of England to ta*e Gernl aiis the insolent menaces which some „, have permitted themselves to i<« t 0 [ under the unaccustomed cxc» _^~ victory."