Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 45, 23 June 1915, Page 5

Germany

UNSHAKEN CONFIDENCE.

THE COUNTRY FROM WITHIN.

■Times and Sydney Sun Bebvioh (Received 8.0 a.m.) Loudon, June 22

‘“.Neutral” writes :—“Silence reigns in the palatial office of the HamburgAmerika Co. at Hamburg. The grand merchantmen are huddled at .the quays, rusting under the summer sun. 1 he average German forgets that commerce is at a standstill. They still express unshaken Instil m the Goinian fleet, and their great hope is set on a combined action ol battleships, submarines, and airships. ’1 hey believe a contest will soon occur in an attempt to destroy the British fleet, which is supposed to be in hiding in terror on the west coast of Ireland. Taubos have been discarded as wholly unsatisfactory for military purposes, and biplanes and an improved Farnmn type are being made., Gorman experts admit the french are still superior in the held of aeronautics. The hatred against Fnglaud among the upper classes has subsided. One high official said : “We hope to reach an agreement with Fnglaud, who surely realises that we are an enemy worthy of her steel.” Most Germans visualise a phalanx of Zeppelins and aeroplanes advancing tour abreast, and sweeping over Britain in the night, destroying the chief arsenals and factories, especially in London. Enquiries respecting the date of the event elicit the reply: “When we have beaten Hie Russians!”