NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1925, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

I GERMANS IN 11)18. BERLIN, duly H. The result* of tlte inquiry into the causes ot G-ltukuiv’s military collapse ill 11)18 Lave been presented to the members ol the Betch.stag in monumental work til three volumes, each numbering l.iibti pages. I lie Reichstag Commission employed toiee experts lo study the available material and to provide written reports. The three were Pfulessor 11 it n * Delbruek. the historian ; Colonel Kheweidtteger. a writer on military affairs; and General von Kuhl, who was find ol .stall to Prince Rupprceht ami wits in close touch with General Ltldeudorti. Prufc.sM.T Delbruek blames General Ludendorif tor his precipitation at the end of 1918, when, despite the opposition of the Government, he forced Germane to apply for an armistice. He hold* that Germany might have made a favourable peace bad tlte General Stall abandoned the idea of annexing foreign territorv.

Colonel Shewerdtfeger arrives at the conclusion that the collapse was not t.’te fault nf individuals, but a fate I runt which there was no escape. General von Kuhl refuses to blame the General Staff. He pays great attention to tbc use of tanks in the war, :iml declares that had Germany poscssed Go<> tanks tlte Army would have broken through the Allied from at the end of March 1!>17. He points out that in the summer and autumn of 1918 the enemies' tankmade a decided impression on the exhausted German troops. The question whether Germany could continue lighting was one to which the commission could give no satistaelory replv. Part ol its members hold that. at the time the Armistice was signed, it was utterly impossible lor tlte Army to continue the war. Others take the contrarv view.

SIGHTSEERS’ HUSTLE. LONDON. .Inly IS.

London is being "done’ in the course ot a single morning by many American visitors, wbo have reduced sight-seeing to all exact science. Dawn sees them up and about just a cup ot tea or a glass of water and they* are ready to hoard tie-, waiting motor-ears or coaches, ami ofi they go through streets that are nearly empty to t licir first 1 objective.’ 1 This is invariably (event Garden Market, where they breathe air .scented bv mvriads ol flowers and the limits of the whole world. Within live minutes. it is •• till aboard for St Paul’s”— and incidentally for the Mansion House, tin- Bank ol England, the Guildhall, and the lower ot London, while the Stitt is still sleepy-eyed and t lie mist s are on the river. Back then to breakfast at their hotels, and very soon away again, this time not si, quickly. for London has become very wide awoke. "We have to 'do ’ London with a hustle because our programme is a pietlv long one. including Oxford. St ra t lord-oil-A vnn. and ot her lentous Olid historical places." one American visitor explained yesterday. " lie don't see as much of the city as we would like to do. Imt. then, we can a I wavs ionic again and many ol us

People of all nations may be met with in London's streets just now, ami omnibus conductors are having oneminute lessutis in a bo" il.l. ring voriel i n! languages all dav. |, A *'T MINUTE REPRIEVE. All i.VI'R E VI.. .Iti'y 17. Bussell Scott. v.!.0 wa, live years non o tit 11 11 1 -ini! t i-*t*:i it• *. a ('anadiao ti mi tti-ier, oml o M'i uoni "r "I tin- AAitulsot -1 >et roit bridge -elt.-ine, the failure if which 11 1 11 tt get I him into o hi*- ol .•rime b ailing to a "tiviet ion in < binge lor the murder ol n -iruggist. lias death. This morning a lust-minute reprieve followed a t clegra 111 ll'ntll Detroit. •• D lay hanging my brother. I will

... in to surrender mysell. I am the me tb:il shot .Joseph Maurer. (Signill Robert Scott."

Strenuous hut unavailing ellort- had been made bv Canadian friend* to save Russell Scot t . The girls of Windsor even organised eom-erts and dames to raise litmls for the dclencc. A Reuter Chicago mes-age says that at the trial Bussell Scott insisted that Id, brother Robert, wlm w;» missing, killed the drug list