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trained Nurses and hospital requirements. He was here

attended by a German Doctor (Dr. Muller) and I visited him

myself on 22nd. December, 1910, and frequently sent my

Aide-de-Camp to enquire. I had pressed him to come to

Government "ouse as soon as he could be moved, urging that

he could still be attended by his Medical Adviser, and

that we would endeavour to make him most comfortable,

andamuse him. He had welcomed the proposal, but about the

time when I had hoped that he would be fit to he moved he

developed a temperature, which I believe puzzled his

Medical Advisors, who were at first inclined to ascribe

it to Influenza. On the night of 19th. January, 1911,

however he lost 2 quarts of blood, and it was recognised

that he was suffering from Typhoid. Dr. Justi and the

Naval Doctors of the "Tsingtau" and "Luchs"

were called

in. On the night of 20th. January he lost 6 quarts of

blood and he died early on the 21st. January. I caused the

flag at Government House to be flown at half mast. It was

decided that his remains should be sent to Germany,

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the embarkation was fixed for January 24th. The arrange-

-monta were left in the hands of the Naval Authorities and

were most admirably organised. The coffin which had been

-mont brought to the German Consulate (which is close to Govern-