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STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN
OF THE" EMDEN." Count Reventlow, in his recent letter to the New York World, boasted that "the great historically new event of this WELT was that Germany had made it impossible for the British Fleet to com- mand the North See the policy of the British Admiralty was to avoid serious encounter with the German Flest except under specially favourable codi tions" To this Mr. Halfour replied that the British failure to induce the Gor mang to come out and fight us was due to the fact that the German Floet had thought it wise to avoid engaging superior floot," in accordance with the Gorman plans under which it was pro posed, by a process of continual attri- tion, to reduce the superior British Fleet, ship by ship, until an equality was established between the two anta- gonists.
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done so, and said that he crop into the port at early morn with all lights out, and after having sunk the Rugin he hoisted
the Gorman
flag for fow minutes, and
drew it. then: down again He did not any fags at
except that Haumann asked Muller if he had any when his own was at the mast. Br. designs on Australia, but the German commander denied that such cake. His kno object in going so far the south as he did was to destroy the com munication station at Cocos Island.
way
san prisoners Mr. Haumann bad in Being ad long interned with the or- excellent opportunity of discove.ing their views on the question of the end of the war. certain that Germany would win. They One and all of them were had a blind faith in the possibilities the German machine," and regarded of its organisation and preparedness on being the chief factors which must resul in victory.
BRITAIN STILL RULER OF THE SEA.
WHY THE MIDDLE-AGED
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sensibly, and at last descend out of life sa BREAK DOWN.
he ascended into it, even into the child's dict.' In short, why do men over forty INDULGING THE APPETITE.
break down Indulging their appetites
From Dr. Bolduan's men of thirty-three That men just pust the prime of life to Dr. Choyne's man of fifty there is some. say, just forty, are very much more apt. thing of hiatus, remarks the Indianapolis to succumb to disease than they were im News, which suggests, however, that is mediately before and that this likelihood probably better to begin precautionary is greater now than it was a dozen years measure-too soon than to defer them too ago, is shown by a comporative table com-long. And a simpler prescription them piled by Dr. Chas. F. Bolduen, of the curbing our appetites would be hard to New York City Health Department, to devise," it adds, "though one is les sorve as the text of an article on this sub-palatable, American jeet contributed by him to The Scientific furnished by the table is hardly necessary, The numerical ovidoneo
to pieces on the part of our middle-aged he thinks, for this modern tendency to go
physician and layman alike. men seems to be universally admitted by DR. LYTTELTON'S CREDO.
It is only whom we begin to inquire into causes that Dr. Lyttleton, Head Master of Eton, we meet with differences of opinion. The has written the following leitor to the prohibitionist reformer, says Dr. Bolduan, London papers:- is sure that it is all due to alcohol. The I notice that in some parts of the food-faddist attributes it to denatured Press I am mentioned along with M foods.
Others still are certain that im Bernard Shaw as one whose utterances nsorality is the cause: the legislators of are hawked about in Borlin for the on- several of our Westera. States even lay thecouragement of the Germans. blame on the deadly cigarette." "And It may therefore be well that I should the harassed business man sitting in his say emphatically in your columns, for cab with a high-ball beside him and puffing any whom it may concern. here and there, at a black cigar assures you most empha that I believe the German spirit, as now fically that the rush of modern business manifested, to be an utterly dangerous life supplies the correct answer."
end abominable thing; and that the hope Boldung's own answer is refreshingly rests, as far as I can see, in a decisive for peace and honour among mankind short and sweet. "Why do men over victory of the Allice in this war; and forty brenk down?" he asks, "Indulg-that. I have cften said this since the war reached the age indicated he should apend." ing their appetites!" When one has began, and will continue to say it to the
Dr.
It is interesting to learn that Mr. Bai four's presentation of the cask is sup- ported, as far as the policy of attrition is concerned, by Captain von Muller, of BEMARKABLE STATEMENTS BY A the Emden. During the period of his detention at Malta Captain von Muller
GERMAN NEWSPAPER. appears to have frequently discussed BENEVOLENT · FATHERLAND! titis and sognate questions with Mr. Conrad Haumann, a gentleman of Soot- tish birth but German extraction, who
Under the heading " Is Germany's Vic- was interned for four months at Malta tory a Danger for the Smaller States?" until released by Lord Mothuen under the folnische Volkszeitung publishos a instructions from the Imperial Govern- long article attacking the alleged desires ment to join his relatives in Australia. the Entente Powers for territorialparently ask himself seriously, What da On his arrival at Fremantle (Western: Australia) Mr. Haumann gave an inter-expansion, and says:- view to a representative of the Fest Australian, in the course of which he supplied a summary of opinions on the war expressed by his Gerinan fellow. prisoners, who included Prince Franz of the Emden.
TO REDUCE THE NAVYA BIT AT A TIME.
According to Mr. Hauman, Greatania, loss of Bessarabia, and the faterred?
As examples, the journal quotes Rou Britain was regarded among the Ger- of Egypt and the Boer Republic, and table will show that there has been an Bavarian Division, from which the fol-
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"England's and Russia's predomi nance is already a reality, or threat. cgingly near. The galler nations have already severely felt it. Both Powers have shown by their deals that they do not in the least hesitate to exploi
weak States."!
I want to do?"-and then not do it,
DANGERS OF MIDDLE AGE Says Dr. Bolduan : --
sinne years ago..
BAVARIAN GENERAL'S GRIM ORDER
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ACCOUTREMENTS AND CLOTHING FROM THE DEAD.
"We see that men past the prime of life do not live as long now is they did when we recall how generally death-rates Surprising... heve been falling during the past twenty sex of an extraordinary order issued by The Gazette de Lausinne publishes the years. Fave. then, our statisticians
Not so.
A little study of the General von Fabeck, commanding the 4th again draw attention to the feat
her best opportunities to expand hor for over forty years, and allowed to pass childhood.
This at once supplies a clue to the power by force of arms. But she will cause of the increased mortality at the take over the role of Russia and Eng-lives we are saving lack vital resistance; not be tempted through her successes to higher age groups- many of the children's land."
STRONGEST NAVAL POWER. rule the sea in place of England. Eng. It is excluded that any other Power
they constitute the weaker members of society, and readily succumb to the One of the reasons why men over forty diseases common in middle life. break down is because they recovered, in or measles, or diphtheria, or some of the childhood, of marasures, or scarlet fever,
ether common diseases of that period:
foe. France and Russia would have be worn down gradually, and then all forde wielded against Great Britain This was Captam Muller's idea of the situation. He thought the process would take a long time to develop, although other officers thought that the matter would be over by the autumn of this year. Muller was not surprised at all the Great Britain hed coue in when she did, although this was opposed to Gerland will always remain a strong per man plens. He said that the original The remainder of the European Groat haps the strongest "Naval Power. plan of campaign was to go against Russia and France, who would be the Powers will also increase their navies. first to be conquered.
England, at all important points of the The indemnity which Germany would demand
world, possesses pointe d'appui for her have been large enough to build a fettpracy on the sex. Germany is com- to fight Great Britain some years lates. pletely without them, and has also no "We could have beaten Great Britain prospect of goining them. A desire to in ten years' time," said Muller, and rule the waves would thus bo shipwreck this reveals a marked increase, in recent
was do
ed by this impossibility.
then Germany would have acquired the glorious position now held by the Bri- But nobody in Germany thinks of it tish Empire." The matter of the bot But the unnatural state of affairs must thing up of the German Fleet was some case to exist by which a nation of only times discussed, but always ridiculed forty-five millions can dictate to the re- "That we can come out and bombardainder of the world which goods, and the East Coast of England disproves how many of them, they may be allow such an assertion," said Captain Muller.ed to carry on their own ships. No "It would be very foolish for the Ger- supremacy shall exist on the sca. The man Navy to come out in open battle, saa shall be free for all peoples, great for we would be surely defeated. Wand small. must stay inside and pick at the Britisk Navy a bit at a time. If we meet them in squadrons we meet them on equal terms, and that is the only way to get the best use out of our Fleet."
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FOR ALL NATIONS.
SABANG AND THE WAR.
The Padang Handelsblad has published an interesting article headed "Sabang in War Time," dealing very fully with trace conditions, etc., as existing during the lat of its remarks, it states that as a result ter half of the past year. In the course
"We can gain a further insight into the reasons why men over forty break down by examining the prominent causes of death which carry them off at that time. Without citing the figures, I may say that
years of deaths from heart disease, arteriosclerosis, Bright's 'disente, and cer
in diseases of the nervous system,
;----
I that it is necessary for our proper accoutrement that all material aban doned on the battlefield should be col- lected. Everything capable of being used for the equipment of recruita should be taken from the dead. Hel- mets must not be left on the graves, while the wounded must retain their rifles. As a general rule it is sufficions to leave the dead their trousers and undervest; tunic, boots, and all other The equipment should be removed. dead must not be wrapped in tent canvas, in view of the amount of this material which is required.”
THRIFT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THE SPEAKER'S PLEA FOR SAVING ON M.P.8 SALARIES
These diseases are intimately related The Speaker of the Houe of Commons, to one another, and have many causative in a speech at Penrith, said that at the factors in common. Among these the present time niggardliness was a virtue, most important are over-indulgence in a generosity a vico, and waste a prime, cohol and tobacco, the poisons of syphilis,
Public as well as private thrift was gout, rheumatism, and certain other absolutely necessary, and among public- diseases, over-eating, especially over-enting mention that of salaries paid to mem savings which might be effected he would of meat, leed-poisoning, muscular ever bers of Parliament. He would not argue work, exposure to cold and wet. and whether the payment of members WRE & posure to great heat."
good thing. The question was whether
says, to
Various factors combine, Dr. Boldnan the present time..
it was a good thing to continue it at It might have been from making headway against these thought the time had come
prevent health administrators proper at the time it was voted, but he senses,
when the In the first place, the onset is Stat. should set a good example to the the second place, it is not easy to prove to those salaries. insidious, so that the disease becomes people and should seriously consider the established before it is recognized. In question of either abolishing or reducing
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the patient the casual relationship of the A number of members were declining inciting factor. Thirdly, most of the to accept salaries. The Retrenchmen cases above enumerated are associated Committee on Civil Service Expenditure with some form of indulgence of the ap had the matter before it, and he sincerely petites, and these are difficult to control, trusted that, for an example as well as a He goes on:
saving, some change would be made.
"At the present time the average death. rate in the United States is about 14, ... fourteen out of every 1,000 persons die an nually. The writer is convinced that if syphilis and alcohol could be entirely eli- minated, the rate would at once fall to 12 or under. 4
"I have already maintained that the diseases playing so prominent a part in the mortality of men over forty, namely, heart-disease, arteriosclerosis, and Bright's disease, begin insidiously. It is import ant to remember, however, that a compet ent physician is able to recognize the signs aroused by the symptoms. Long before your own attention may be
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This aim is in the interests of all a tions, especially the small tions. The Volkszeitung then says: On the Con tinent the position of Germany will not undergo any material change. If Ger- THE "EMDEN'S "EXPLOITS. - "Von Muller," said Mr. Haumann, many tries to gain influence in the Near was a model of modesty. He refrained Fast across the Balkans this is only for from talking about his successes, and economical reasons. She will maintain sired anything he said that he did not the blocking of the door to Asia Minor when asked by Lord Methuen if he de- the independence of Turkey and prevent wish any preferential treatment, and by Russia. Germany does not make a sought only a few extra comforts for his world policy in order rule the entire sailors. At night time the officers would world. This is the aim solely pursued meet together in the smoke-room and by Russia and England. The sear shall play chess or talk reminiscently over not be blocked by one State as this State their exploits. Muller would often laugh happens to choose, and the Continent when he thought of the many times he shall not be pinioned by two or three bluffed his pursuers, and particularly so Powers. The world shall remain
open to when he told the story of how the Bri- all peoples, grent or small, and all shall Lish · representative ori a small island, have the same right to work in the in- ignorant of the state .of war. terest of humanity. Any other policy welcomed him and his sailors would be contrary to the interest of and treated them to wine and Germany.' cigars. The captain attributed his leng cruise to his good luck and to the valiable assistance he received from in- He told tercepted wireless messages. me of an instance when he was in the Bay of Bengal. There he picked up a wireless message. Have you seen the Emden from a merchantama, to which he replied, Yes; here I am, and followed up a little later by looting and sinking the inquirer. He was apparently in, & tight corner in the Bay of Bengal, for of the outbreak of hostilities, no less than
"In this connection, the results ra he knew that French, Japanese, and 18 German and 1 Austrian vessels sought cently obtained in the routine examina- British mon-of-war were stretched across refuge in Sabung. These vessels, after tion of the Department of Health of the the mouth of the gulf waiting for him. lying idle for a considerable time, have City of New York may be of interest, ei He. however, was equal to the occasion. now started unloading cargo belonging tapecially since the average age of these He studied his chart, and drew al course British firms under the supervision of employees, namely, 33 years for the men,NOTE--The Guard for the Detention Camp which he thought the waiting vessels Messrs. Harrisons & Crosfield's represon- and 32 years for the women, represents would consider him least likely to tako, tative. A considerable amount of this the period when proventive measures That route was along the coast line, cargo has already been forwarded to con- which he followed, and escaped capture signees by the Syre Patana and the Scot 20, or 2.8 per cent., were overweight t
Of the 700 employees, by the vessels that were waiting rearer Harley to Penang and Singapore and such a degree as to menace their health; an thence to their destinations, Most of the abnormally high blood-pressure, with some vessels which put into Sabang were on albumen in the urine, was found in 95 their homeward voyage, only two vessels
cases, or 3.5 per cent.; some derangement being on the outward run. A vessel be. of the heart of varying degrees of severity longing to the Hamburg Amerika line had was found in 92 instances, or 13.2 per cent.
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solved to make a fight of it, but as soon been unloaded and sold on the public mar-bath, was 327, that is to say, 44 in every 100 One Sergeant and seven Pes, from No. as he made out the Australian cruiserket there. Summing up the position, the hod, without their knowledge, some vital 2 Company for each shift, he knew that his hour had come. He paper states conditions on the whole were physical defect which might have shorten-
PATROLS (EASTERN). saw but one alternative to running away. favourable; in fact business eireles have and that was to approach the Sudury had good a time.
The coal trade has and torpedo her. That he endeavoured also flourished, though rates have been on to do, but when he saw that Captain the same level as before the outbreak of Glossop of the Syduen was not to be European conflict. caught that way and retreated with him keeping the Emden't guns outranged all the time, he whistled to the men the island, indicating that danger was near.
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