KAISER AS HERO.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 3

KAISER AS HERO.

The ecstacies of patriotism which obtain among the maidenhood of Germany are revealed in a letter written from a' boarding school by a Gorman girl to her relatives after sho had witnessed the recent reception of the German Emperor and Empress, as well as of the German Crown Prince, at Minister. This letter has been published by several German newspapers as a proof of the manner in which present day Germans adore their absolute ruler. The following are characteristic passages:— "First of all the preparations for .the reception of the Emperor and Empress lasted for four days, during which we made ourselves new dresses in the national-colours of black, white, and red, with sashes and ribbons to match, but those heavenly days were worth the trouble of making now clothes. Ah, it was too unspeakably beautiful! Our happiness knew 110 bounds. On the day of the reception of the Imperial pair, we stood waiting'm the streets for five hours, and wo would gladly have waited for as many days, if it had been necessary. "At last the Emperor and Empress drove past where wc were standing. We only saw them for a moment, but that one glimpse of them rewarded us a thousandfold for our long period of weary expectations. It was the happiest •moment of my life, as tho Kaiser just glanced in our direction and gave us a nod and a wave of his hand. If I could have thrown myself before the Imperial carriage to be trampled on by the Kaiser's horses and to be mutilated by the wheels of the Kaiser's triumphal car. 1 would gladly have forfeited my life to die happily close to our beloved monarch." On the following day this ardent maiden bestowed her admiration 011 tho Crown Prince. She writes:— "I ran after tho Crown Prince's motor car shrieking 'Hurrah,' and waving my handkerchief. The Crown Prince noticed mo, and nodded to mo I was happy, so happy, that I cannot explain to you what felicity I felt at that moment. I kept 011 running after his motor car, and when he alighted at the hospital I was ablo to look at him for ten minutes without interruption. Just think how heavenly that was. When tho ladies to whom ho was talking moved away 1 went up to the Crown Princo and held out my hand. He took it and looked at me. How happy I was at , that moment 1 When he turned away I kissed by hand, which lie had

held in his own, again and again. I thought I should never like to wash that hand again. When ho drove awav I continued to run after his motor car all through the town."

The writer of these letters is 16 years of age, and belongs to a good family.

Speaking recently with' reference, to tlio application made by Mr. W. Sandford to the New South Wales Government for assistance in placing the iron industry upon a safo and permanent basis, Sir William Lyne, the Federal Treasurer, said he regretted that the splendid and well-directed efforts made by Mr. Sandford in establishing tho iron industry at Lithgow wero being handicapped and burdened by insufficient working capital. Tho State of Now South Wales, and indeed tho whole Commonwealth, stood to benefit largely by the development of this industry. It meant, that the Commonwealth would in timo bo ablo to provide for its own defence—to make its own arms and munitions of war. tho public was not prepared to take up the debentures it was a fair subject for consideration,by the State Ministry. Tho Federal Government' could not do anything—its Constitution did not leave it free to do so. Tho industry at Lithgow had been carried 011 to such a point that there should be no possibility cf failure.