Germany.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 30, 22 September 1914, Page 5

Germany.

FATHER AND SON.

THE KAISER AND THE CROWN PRINCE.

"MEMORIES OF THE KAISER'S

COURT.''

Times and Sydney Sun Services (Received 8 a.m.)

London, September 21

"Memories of the Kaiser's Court," which was written by a lady employ.' ; at the Court and is published by Methuen's, says: "The Kaiser likes to he identified with the successful people of every class. He believes himself very astute, is blinded with his own brilliancy, and has only one point of view, namely, his own. Ho has a marvellous memory for facts. He deduces hasty inferences and relies entirely oif'his own personal desires and experiences.

The Crown Prince has a facile, democratic!, easy generosity, which wins popularity. He is very young for his age, self-confident, and rather selfish. There is still a good deal of the schoolboy about him, although since his marriage he has given up his favorite pastime of sliding down the bannisters ci staircases'.

INSUBORDINATION AMONG THH BAVARIANS. (Received 9.40 a.m.) Ostond, September 21.

In connection with the collisions between the Prussians and Bavarians at Brussels, it is stated that the, Bavarians permitted six train-lioads. of French prisoners at Maubeuge toescape. Widespread insubordination exists among the Bavarians. THE SCARCITY OF WHEAT. (Received 8.50 a.m.) Rome, September 21. Wheat is becoming increasingly scarce in Germany.

KAISER'S SON WOUNDED BUT DECORATED BY FATHER.

(Received 9.40 a.m.) Hague, September 21. A telegram from Berlin states that the Kaiser's son. Prince August Wilhelm, was wounded on the left arm, and that the Kaiser decorated him.

ON ITALY'S FRONTIER.

CONCENTRATION OF 200,000 TROOPS FROM AUSTRIA.

ILL-TREATMENT OF ITALIANS AT TRIESTE.

(Received 9.40 a.m.) Venice, September 21. Two hundred thousand Austrian troops have concentrated on the Italian frontier. Hundreds of Italians at Trieste have been wrongly denounced as spies, and have been arrested and their houses searched. REFORM AT LATE DATE. THE GOVERNMENT OF SCHLES-WIG-HOLSTEIN. (Received 9.40 a.m.) Copenhagen, September 21. The Berliner Tageblatt snys:

German policy in North SchleswigHolstein hitherto has been a great mistake. The new Governor, the Count von M'Jtke, is expected to seek to conciliate the two nationalities there.

Holstein, now known as SchleswigHolstein, is a province of Prussia, and was formerly a duchy belonging to Denmark and a member of the Germanic. Confederation. Tt was annexed to Prussia in 1866. It has a

generally level surface with low hills towards the east, the extensive pastures in the south and west being secured against the inundations of jthe ocean by artificial dykes. Tt is jfamous for cattle breeding. The are* :of the province is about three thousand two hundred and seventy square miles, and the population about two millions.