GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 107, 29 September 1914, Page 5

GERMANY

"PEARL OP THR PACIFIC." GERMAN STATESMAN BEMOANS COLONIAL LOSSES. ADMITS BRITAIN'S NAVAL SUPREMACY. BUT HOPES FOR BATTLEFIELD VICTORIES. Received *2B, 10.40 p.m. Roine, September 28. A telegram from Berlin reports that Dr. Bolf, Secretary for the Colonies, in a« interview, bemoaned the fate o? the German possessions, especially Samoa, whiA he described as the "pearl of the Pacific." lie deplored its passing into the hwd>) of vile invaders. Fortunately, he raid, the fate of the Colonies would t not ba decided in Africa or in the Pacific, but on the European battlefields, where fee hoped that decisive victory awaited the Germans. Dr. Soil added: "The British are our worst enemies. Our task as regards them is harder than many Germans imagine. Germany does not fear England on land, but on sea we must face the most powerful fleet in the world, with the addition of the Japanese. Oar greatest expectation can be merely to damage the enemy there, although Nelson won Trafalgar over greatly superior forces. We must fight Britain'* diiloyal methods of damaging our commerce and industries, and we mu»t fight to end her military and economic domain and impose security for at least a century. Againit our continental enemy we fight for victory, but againjt Eng'and for booty, and that booty mast be proportionate to the enormous sacrifice our people are enduring.' l (Dr. S»l£ wa» formerly Governor ef Samoa.) THE KAISER REPORTED ILL. RHSULT 01-' A DUCKING. Ti»cs aad Sydney Sun Services. Received 88, I.JO p.m. lyjndon, .September 2*. 'A Geneva paper, which is generally well informed, publishej a telegram that the Kaiiser is ill wiiii inflammation of the lungs, tlla result of falling into a trench full of water. THE PITIFI'L KAISER. A VICTIM OF TUP! WAR PARTY. Times and Sydney Sun Servico. received 2S, C.30 p.m. London, September 2S. Mr Andrew Carnegie has declared that the Kaiser i» the most sorrowful and pitiful man in Europe, for the military caste arranged the war while the Kaiser was away yachting, and when tic returned the mi-chief had been done.

TliK IRON CT.OSS COXFERRF.I). Tinif* ml -irlp'-y Sun Services. Ecu-ived ;s, (i.30 p.m. :i. C®. Tits Eai»tr has conferred tlie Jron Crc.Ef of the first class on the whole of t!i* crew of tlie submarine I"8 for sinking the lire? Dritwh cruisers.