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PRINCE MAX'S BOOK.

LAST MOMENTS OF THE EMPIRE.

ADMIRATION FOR EBERT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

I had been urged to do this by my own former colleagues during the past few hours. But I replied

SAILORS STORIES.

·COMMANDER HARTFORD'S

COLLECTION,

WHY TELL IT TO THE MARINES?

Once the offer was made, follow- ed by the offer of peaco a few days later, events developed with ter

to Ebert: "Mr. Ebort, 1 know that ribla ́swiftness. The Kaiser, after you're on the point of concluding refusing to abdicate, with the truan agreement with the Indepen

dent Socialists, and I cannot work ly royal remark worthy of the together with Independent Social- grand monarch himself. "A desista" cendant of Frederick the Groat At the door I turned back."Mr. Berlin, April 1. Some of the most dramatic des does not abdicate." did so with Ebert, I beg you to have the in-

Auch Indeciston of purpose that, terests, of the Reich at heart." criptions yet written of the lust the Social Democratic leaders, who

He replied: "I have lost two sons for the sake of this Reich." phase of the war: the beginning of were at first most decidedly in- the revolution, and the birth of clined to stave off an actual pro- clamation of the Republic, found the Republie in Germany, ure to their hands forced. The Kaiser be found in the tragedy of in- had rushed off to Spa, and would CAVEROOF PAINTING on the settlement in the days of definiteness nnd cross-purposes, not be reasoned with. The figure published 'this week under the of Ebert suddenly comes into the foreground, steady, trustworthy, title of "Memotra and Documents," ሰ bulwark against Spartacus by the last Chancellor of the Gerthreatening at the very doors of Empire, Prince Max von the Chancellory the man who, Baden (Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, according to the Prince's test

man

Stuttgart).

Attacked for his weakness at the crucial moment by the Na- tionalists, the writer tortures him- self in this apologia by introspec- tive questionings as to whether he

saved Germany from mony, bloodthirsty mob.

Dislike of 'Ludendorff. Prince Max recaptures one moment so intensely dramatic that the reader feels he was conscious

of it:--

I asked Ebert whether he would accept the office of Chanceller. He replied: "It is a difficult office, but I will accept it."

The Foreign Secretary asked him: "Are you prepared to govern within the limits of the Constitution?"

Ebert affirmed this. Then Solf "But within the limits of asked: the Monarchist Constitution?"

should not have acted otherwise No better picture has been given of the tremendous difference of 'opinion between Germany's Gov- ernment and her generals than the violent protests made by Prince Max and his colleagues in Berlin at the sudden pereraptory demand from the German G.H.Q. that an offer of an armistice should be Ebert's reply was: "Yesterday immediately dispatched to Presi. I should have said 'yes' uncondi dent Wilson, accepting his fourteen tionally, to this question. To-day - points. Both Walter Rathenau I must first consult my friends."

Then, I said: "Let us first de- and Max Warburg were filled with apprehension as to the dire effects (cide the question of the Regency."

would the complete surrender

future,

have

Germany's 011 Ludendorf, it was argued. was thinking only of his inen, and fondly believed that the Allies would grant, them a fortnight or 80's rest, which would give them new strength to fight again.

"Top Lute."

Bui the Chancellor, on the arrival of the Kaiser at a meeting of the Privy Council with a cheery "What's all this nervousnésa And in Berlin?" was quickly snub bed for venturing to suggest the | opinion of the politicians:

Ebert replied: "It is too late." From behind him there echoed a chorus of his party colleagues: "Too late! Too late!"

Later that same day, the differ- ence between the parling Chan- cellor of the royalist era and the new one, who was to be first Pre- sident of the German Republic. becomes still more glaring. Prince Max, whose book breathes distrust and (later) hatred of Ludendorff, "who thought only of his men," is filled with unwilling, perhaps even unconselous, admiration for Ebert:--

I went between 5 and 6 to say good-bye to him.

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN

RHODESIA.

desians who, when searching for Cape Town, May 8:-Two Rho- cattle recently rested under a

huge boulder on a lonely farm near Salisbury, Rhodesin, made a dia. covery which lo regarded as of first importance.

They saw queer paintings on the roof of a shallow cave and sent photographs of them to Dr. S. P. Impey, the leading South African authority on ancient rock paint ings. Dr. Impey says these paint ings are undoubtedly Egyptian art and that there is no possibility of

a "fake."

"There are hundreds of crude bushman paintings in caves all over

South Africa," he said.

But these are clearly of a differ ent technique from anything dis- covered before.

"There are 11 figures, appar ently minstrels, playing stringed instruments unknown to huren. In the cave is a large rock where the artist must have rested, using a long brush to reach the roof."

-

HUMAN ADDING MACHINE,

a number of French officers from a visiting French warship: sitting beside him.

Slamming his right flat into the palm of his left band, to drive his words homo, he bosought the cadets never, never to forget those two great victories, St. Vincent and Trafalgar. by which the Commander Hartford, in a re- French were driven from any pre- cont book, if he has done nothingtonce they ever made to the com else, has certainly collected some mand of the sea. admirable stories, Many of them

Mildly Scandalous. are very topical, for they relate to The laces both of the speaker China. The best of all is that of and of the listening. French M- the British sentry at Kiukiang, who cers are excellently drawn. An halled a Chinese army advancing other illustrates noe of the wenkest

of Commander Hartford's efforts the revolt against the Manchus, the story of the cadet who said he ordered it to pile its arms, direct-hadn't any religion and was ed the general and two of his staff once set down Church of England to hand over their swords" and (Mr. John Burns has a far better

them all to "'op it." All which tale of the able seaman who look- lean them up against the gate variant of this story), and another there" and eventually instructed illustrates the mildly scandalous thing the army obediently did. ed through the porthole, of the

But there are at least two other quite frst-class Chinese stories. There is the grim one of the Chi- nese soldiers who came on board to ask for the loan of the ship's chopper. They wanted it to cut all the head of a Menchu whom they had shot. their bayonets, na they explained, hävine proved too blunt. So I says to em, crid the quartermastor: “Th's is your orishin' war, not mine. You clear out of this ship."

▸

Britons and Brigands.

relating to a band of brigands who The other is surprising one boarded o British gunboat on which no one but the wardroom boy, making tea in the galley, happened at the moment to be stirring.

at

governess's cabin. He was haled before the commander.

Commander. What have you to say for yourself in excuse for such conduct?"

Able Seaman: "Nothing, sir." Commander: **Well, I shall punish you with fourteen days' Ten A."

Able Seaman: "And worth it, sir."

A very amazing book altogether, giving, incidentally, as good an account of another's life in the Navy in comparatively recent days Britannia only in 1899-ns anyone Commander Hartford left the

need desire. Daily News," •

A MILE UNDER THE SEA.

Little is known of the ocean depths in the vicinity of the Equn- tnr, and to facilitate research work there a special steel diving tank is being constructed. This tank will have to withstand the pressure, ex- ceeding a ton to the square inch, encountered 5,000 ft. below the surfac

The boy ran out and confronted the brigand chief.

"What do you think you are doing?" asked the "boy." "None of your lip," said the arch brigand or words to that effect in Chinese. "We propose to loot this Ane ship forthwith, and," holdine i pistol at his head, you shall show us George II. Wood, known un the the treasures." "But you can't do "human adding machine," of that," protested the "boy.". "This Omaha, Nebraska, is expected to is A British warship.". "Oh, -It is hoped that this tank will en die at any moment, physically and sorry," said the arch brigand mostable man to go deeper down into}}- - mentally exhausted by the strain of politely and considerately. "But the sea than ever before-at least! rapid calculation by which he won why didn't you say so befor:?" to the depth of a mile. At this his fame,

And he and his men stalked depth the ocean bottom is highly ashore again..

Illuminated by the luminous organs of the ßsh there. Commander Hartford Dwcx 4 good deal to his collaborater Lieut.-Commander Watts, whose eight drawings add a great deal to a very amusing book. One of them illustrates admirably one of the most pleasing of all the stories

Wood was able, by a system hel described as "eliminating conversa- tion from mathematics,” to add long rows of figures with speed and ac- euracy, and often in competition he arrived at totala before experts

"I am opposed to the offer."

using adding machines. His Majesty turned upon sait.

me and said, "The end of the army thinks it is necessary, and you are not here to make trouble for the head of the army."

Ebert said: "I beg you earnest ly to remain."

“For what purpose?" I asked: Ebert said: "I want you to re- main as regent.",

The local doctors declare that ex- cessive mental strain is responsible for Wood's serious condition. He is fifty years of age.

The tank is cylindrical in shape, 7 | ft. high and 1 ft. in diameter. and photographs can be taken through its glass: windows.

If we try to insure against that of the great man who spoke everything we shall be bankrupt. to the cadets at a prize-giving with Mr. Lloyd George,

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