KING PETER AND HIS PEOPLE.
A Remarkable Interview..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917.
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“As king I had one daty only; {~~~" It warcirarto the Teutoais | -hich was to expres in the mind that these two essential Government.I headed the wishes (dieces, not being buyable, must and ideals of my people who be stolen. The Tentonic con- bad cboern me. These ideala science made no protest. I do
· Manchurian ; Rice. were to live in peace on their not think there is one. Germany Last year the rios orope in Man- (own ground, in their own and "Austria may contain good churis were estimated at about way; my prople loved their own men and good women. I do not 100,000 koku. There were mis- Mr. Edward Marshall writes in green forests and rock-ribbed know. Almost I have come to givings that this year's would the London Observer an follows:-hille, and coveted nobody's else. doubt it. But collectively, as came out very poorly from the
My people numbered well There ideals were so till their nations, these Powers have proved drought, food, etc. These fears H. K. & S. Banks 8. above four millions when the war own rich fields; my people knew themselves to be entirely, are found to be exaggerated, nad began, and now just more than how best to till them, and they irretrievably, and unforgiveably the notonl borrest is expected to reach 100,000 koku. In quality two millions and a half of them were bappy at the task. My criminel. are living," said the venerable people were and are (ench of them "So Austrie, induced no doubt this year's is far inferior to Inst King of Sorbis. "Of these, about are left) wire agriculturists by Germany, seized tiny, even year's and the decrease in quan Yangtzes two hundred thousand have been and great lovers of autore. Let silly, pretext, sud presented to ity from the cleaning operation is sent away as slaver, although the state this very positively our my Government and me a quite feared to be much larger. It may
first wish was for peace. Austrian call thie
impossible altimatum. We were be added that the crops shout process
"Our record wiek wan deportation, Ec is it a wonder
to charged with some responsibility Tiebling have come out en utter that I speak with feeling?".
improve the fate.of those of our for the murder of the Austrian failure. blood-trethren who had long Prinos Frazz Ferdinand. It in been enslaved by grim sud infidel true that he was killed by a mao Turkey and ander brutal Austrian of Serbian blood; but this ms
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The face of this unbeper king is lined and drawn. Bie Fotro shows upon it. Nearly all his
rele. It must be remembered was of Asatrian » tionality. He early life be spent in exile. that when this war began three was not my subject. He was the formation of new monition Shells was past the prime of life wher, millions of our Serbians were in Franz Josef's sabjret
and arropleve companies in the Ferrie The after the seseeination of the former soyal famile, he was called our own dear land, and nine Austrian Prince was not killed an United States during the firet to the throne. Be is thin and millions were thus alienated, my oil, but on Franz Josef'e soil. bine moatte of the corrent year Sugars
beneath incredible "Bat Austria beld Serbia re-exceede by more than 50 per cent. Malabens tall; bie light won does groaning not rob bim of bisation, bumilisted, in every ponsib's! It would have been the totel indicated investment in
as reasonable for the Ucind similar enterprisca during 1916 Kailan dignir of carriage; bis hair and way oppressed.
Nevr bad as ressed to hope States to have pone to war with and there is every probability Langkats beard are grey. Before the war he wore a monsteche caly; but int-free them, though their bondage Austria when Czolgoz (if be was that the 1917 record will sor Raubs Serbis a beard mesaa sorm for bad indored during more than Austrian obj et: he may pass the high mark of 1915, when Tronohs lost loved ones, and Beeren kooma five hundred years. More and have hero-I know not) asime $83,000,000 was invested. Urals
For Up to Oct br1 the Seare for Oriental Cons. thie king has reason for a mourmore, as years went by, bad these sted President McKinley.
DOCKS, WHÁRVES, cer'e badge,
of our blood brethren been op- that dead Prince Austris berseli this year stood at $75,898,000, bowed borespect. When his which means that if during the
GODOWNS, &C. "I bave spent the better portion pressed by their task-misstere. In
hree remaining months of 1317 H. K. Wharves b. of my life in a republic." the 1912 we had been forced to fightlifeless body was carried in the King raid. "One of my most with Turkey for sbe rights of railway train from the place average of $3,000,000 in Kowloon Docks b the record will Shai Docks 11. pleasant recollections is 1bst in these, the members of our national bere it had fallen to ite last rest tosintaised
broken. The montbly
LANDS, HOTELS my routh I fought for the great family, and through that fighting in-place in the Austrian capit. he
FO fer this year
AND BUILDINGS. French Republic, which Now we had liberated the part of, I am told that it was in average
bae hern Fe'ler
than Cenu als Sights for us in Serbia, against Zerbia which bad been held as baggage car, and treated with so
more respect then say other bit $8,000,000, although the SpH. K. Hotels the same er emies with whom we part of Macedonis. now contend. I fought against 'Bere let me throw an interest. of luggage. None laid's wertember total was only $6,100,000, Land Invest. the Prassins for them, then, to- ing side-light upon the real ebar. upon its coffin; poue wept over it. representing a sharp decline from 'ph.eys Est. Following Austria'a sction, I; August and Jaly. New enterpries Koon Lands day they fight against the Prae acter of that 'Obristian' Govern ians for me and my people, for ment of Austria which ea rigidly and my Government as a whole, is about evenly divided between Shai Lands themselves, for all the world. performe the formal rites of the did everything that was possible ooitions sad aeroplanes, al-West Points thoughthe former hold a consider. Reclamations Heaven bless the French; and Roman Catholic Church, the to avoid a corfet. We even England is a free land, Italy ie Emperor of "abich, to show his humilisted ourselves so far as to able lead over the nine months,
the due to the incorporation of Ewos free, America is free. It is a full humility in accordance with answer most pacifically
munitions concern Lord degrading ultimatum which the one battle of the free.
the teachings of our "Having lived all my life in Jerus Christ, was wont, opor obeming Austrian Government $25 000,000 Since August 1, the S'hai Cottons Bot Anatria would authorised capital of new man-Yangtszepoos "republie, I am glad, now, that I each Good Friday, to wash the trust at us. am merely the crowned president fest of twelve old pessante brought not listen. Serbis was sacrificed itions and seroplane companies Orientals of republic, sad for the to him by clericale. When we, to to make a pretext for the war organised in the United States
has been $222,575,000, of which Borneos, presidency I care more than for free our Christian brethren; went which Germany desired.
"On July 27, M. Paehitch, our mount $68,073,000 has been China Light & P.b. the crown. I am not a king in in 1912. into fight with the
accounted for piece this country Providents the old and, I think, bad eene kobammedane (who deny Christ) Serbian Prime Minister, had a
Austrian entered the conflict. The follow- Dairy Farms of the term; I am proud because the journals of Vienna printed a telegram from the I am a king in a sense much the prayer that the Almighty God Foreign Minister declaring war DR tabulation presents the devel. Green Islands H. K. Electrics esme as that in which King might vouchsafe to the Turkish on Serbia. Belgrade was on the opment of the munitio and sero-HK, Ice Co
plane industries during the war: the Mohammedam, frontier. The court and George of England ie s king Aro, to
Ropes Five months 1914... $13,250,000 king of a people who are free, I Christ-denying srmy, a victory citizens departed.
Year 1315 the little Christian steyed to 6ght. Two days only sm the coly king in Europe who over was elected to his kingship, Country which was fighting fer els peed between the ultimatam Year 1010"
Nine months 1917 and the booming of the first gan. "Thie war is that of freemen the freedom of its brethren! sgainet bondmen. Serbia was "And now my story nears the It was Gred on July 29. For free, no Austria" stacked her. great and fateful days of 1814, twenty-four boars the bombard. France was free, to Germany when the whole world was plung.ment, inexcusable, wicked, raged attacked her. England was free, ed into war, which started on our against and weoked our well- and the Germans mistook the Serbian frontier. It is all clear.loved capital, before our gone meaning to her of that great spebarge end Hobezzollerns replied to it. Our most treasured and then retreat in the one direc word freedcu, thinking bebeld a cconcil. Serbia plood in buildings were in procera of tien left open to ae. So in Octo- sonld not fight for other freemen, their way. We alone resisted their demolition, cor peaceful citizens ber, November, and December we Unlike ay dead about our streets; bat made that retreat. Christmes, Italy in free, and linseia is now corrept free. So in this struggle are the Bulgaria, unlike the ruling party still we waited waited, boping 1915, saw it done. Enemy ce freemen of the world arrayed then in Greece, unlike Albania, against hope that England, capation of our country was our Egainst the world's oppressed. We would not be patty in their France; Raasia, someone, might free people's Christmas gift!
bring the German madmen to "When I came into the king.hande. ship of my Serbia I found her a "In the construction of the their sentes and preserve the small, free structure, pressed greatest engine the little pieces world. Since then we have been
pon both sides by tourning are se necrusty 28 the greater fighting back.
I am lost in admiration when from knowing sa experience such T/T Two little bisa were edifices of suteerscy—Austria parte. upor ibe north and Turkey on absolutely vital to the boilding consider the achievements of as that which we had then! I; Demand the scutb. It seeme to me extra-of the engine of world-power y people. It took the Austrians was in the dead of winter. There, 3 die. ordinary that in this little State which Germany and Austria Jaly. Avgust, and September..to were no roade (brough the moon- we had been able to preserve car together bat imagined in the break down the firm resistance of tains of Altanis. Women and T/T Shanghai.. ideals of democracy in spite of most heartless, selfsh, murderous our smell but well-equipped and children died
by Leng of T/T Singapore the vast influence which naturally dream pan ever dreamed. These heroically resolate semy. Only thousands," of cold, exposure, T/T Japsi (and often very viciously) for two could not be bought. They in October did they succeed in banger. That fortnight in the EFT India
aby seere had redisted on as were glorious Belgium and my pushing my brave Serbians back, mccatsine from these neighbours.
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I sometime regret and always wonder that I was not among the Then we gathered all our maltitudes who died. Certainly strength and made a superhuman my beart brcke. I love Serbia effort. It was eaccessful. At the and her Serbiens, and to see my end of that October we had driven prople dying on that awful road all our enemies across our rivere lying down to die beside the and freed our land of them. Had ostile and the borse that had we had men we could have invad-lain down to die! What can I ed'Austria and joined Kassia in any of them, my brave propie? those days. Bulgaria had not Always they were respectful to yet entered the war, and would the king whom they had choses; not have entered had we hed the siway's when they saw me shiver men. Turkey bad dcne liule.fing they seked me to the slight Sue wee fighting only in Mesoro watch of their roadside fires; tamia and Guilipoli, and could always when they had two croc.bal not help the Tauione,
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