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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2353, 8 January 1915, Page 5

lie story that Hans Richter has . pudiated his titles and other honours,* ; received in England seems to be Honor- . ally believed, and yet tho London' 'TDailyj,} Telegraph" throws a different light on/ the subject. That journal scfys in recent issue.:—■' „ , .., A ; "No doubt we have all read the Btoryi j that has been going round that Dr.-/ Richter,-'who more or less dwelt among: us for 80 yearsj' had resigned his two> English university degrees and had sent his English order to be sold for the Gorman Red Gross ; fund. Now, I hare *. nb intention of arguing the point o| the right or wrong of the matter; lv wish' merely to point out what I have.., fiscovered for myself. No word, I a ®a£ ' assured, has been heard at Manchester? from Dr. Richter as to his , of his Manchester degree, no wora whatever. As to Oxford I have no m«\ formation. Letters ■ have recently beeff received in London from Madame Rich-j ter (who is in Sweden), who describes her husband as Dr. Kichter,\ a fact that those who knew tho doctorwill know could not possibly be had he resigned. Further, in the matter of i the order, first, it was sent with a. message tnat any money it might pro- •; duoe would be 'used by'thoso.-angels* of the Red Gross who minister also to the English wounded.' Secondly, it was renounced -under duress. Tlio fact is, Dr. Eichter, who now. lives,, malgre lui, in Bayreuth.-liad deposited his savings in the chief bank there. - The head of that bank, a noteworthy represents- ' tive of German 'Kultur' leading a liordo of tho Bayreuthian mob, bombarded Dr. Richter with the threat that if he did not follow the example of the German university profeors he, tho banker, would offer Dr. Richter s bal- , anco to tho Prussian- war Jtind! .1. surely need say no more on that point. Hundreds of girls aided Russian soldiers by digging trenches to keep the , Germans from crossing the \ lsaila. . '