LEAVES FROM AN IMPERIAL NOTE BOOK.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 249, 20 November 1914, Page 4 (Supplement)

LEAVES FROM AN IMPERIAL NOTE BOOK.

As I have taken occasion to tell 'horn from Sine to time, God js sparing no effort in favour of my brave armies. The noble courage with which they have crushed a defenceless peasantry (who, by the way, do not eecra to share My recognition of tho Deity's support of Our methods), has proved them to lx: the authorised medium of the Divine vengeance. J am wry pleased with both them and God. The. destruction of Louvaiu. soat of a culture wholly distinct from the. Prussian ideal, was an inspiration, in which I on«e more detect the Haud of Heaven. Unfortunately, it has been misunderstood in neutral countries; and, to appease their protests. I have had to explain that, this feat of righteous wrath ha.s given me an attack of bleedingfteart.

T am uHspatchinz an Imperial telegram to the President of the Oxford University Boat Club, to vav that when My armies reach tliat ckv ] may possibly spanj One! for the -'okc of My Rhodes scholars This generous thought jccurrerl to rae> in church when I was returning thanks for i!>- ('"molition oi Ihe library of J,,

I have, also ;■ , „»iy intrepid aviators to re-eme ;i ~-w for Me incjict anions the ruins of .Noire Dame <lo Paris—for thanksgiving purposes. I have repea.tvdlv warned Nicholaa that. God is against him. It. is like his impious self-aissura.me. to imagine that One whose servi"<-- I have exclusively secured for My side wiild lor a moment entertain the idea of supporting My enemies. I confess, however, that. I had exacted Franz-Josef, a.s My ally, to receive a. larger portion of the Deity's favour than has so far beta lien him. From what f hour oi thr* Lemberg affair, it looks as if his independent arrangements for Divine support had been inadequate, f am alraid I mu-t. leave Slim to get on without it as best lie can. 1 shall want ■"" I' v -' £ul- tor my own ii*e.

1 see thai a ;iew Po|*' has been elected at Home. At any ordinary moment this world-event must have attracted the attention of Heaven. But the present attitude of Italv towards the Triple Alliance naturally precludes any Divine cognisaneo of her concerns. On the other hand, I have Myself though it expedient to address congratulations to :he Italian who now occupies the Pontifical chair, and have ordered the fact .o receive due publicity as part °f My subsidised press campaign. In order that the organisers of thi& .•ampaign may the better pefrs-uade neutral countries to accept Mv version oi the justice of our cause, 1 have given directions for them to appeal throughout U> the God of Truth. Wo wore, a.s usual, first, in the field, and the Father if Lies has a lot of ground to make

up. My dear sou Wilhelm tells Mo that bis own army has a tough proposition .n front of it- 1 sometimes fear that no lacks the unquestioning piety of his Imperial Parent. I nw;o that services arc .still pci'tniU wd to \<a held in the Fnglish Church .it Dresdon. but that no prayer for the Micoess of British arms alio allowed. In riew of My monopoly of Divhio protection 1 regard this precaution as uuneot sarv.

Kv/'n 1 cannot If in two places at mice, ami I am too busy in exchanging felicitation-, with My O.eator in the background ol Our we.-tern sphere oi ii-.n ratioiih to lie. able to "i\e. My Ifeneil.ction in pors.ou to the brav© deiemlei- el Mv beloved Prussia. My lack

of the gift of omnipresence has always |i-eu rather .1 sore jmiidl with Mi in My otherwise, c.o.equal relations with the Almightw I hope in course of time to li-iv",, ilii-• eorre'it-i). "U.S.. in l/ondon I'm.„!i ' Sis- !'• I'iH