EX-KAISER’S WORK

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 May 1925, Page 2

EX-KAISER’S WORK

STILL SAAVING AVOOD.

1 LONDON, April Sir Percival Phillips, writing to the “Daily Ala.il” from Doorn, says that the ex-Kaiser seemingly is content with his monotonous Ide of sawing wood, of which he has enormous stacks. Thrifty neighbours deplore the wasteful destruction of timber, but his wife replies: “AATlhelm is an active man and must do hard work to maintain his health.”

AVilhehn often walks for half an hour through the village before breakfast, escorted by bored Dutch police. The household’s ennui resembles that of Napoleon at St. Helena, AVithin the walls of his Doorn house AVilhelm keeps up'the fiction that he isi still Emperor. AVhen faithful Gelman pilgrims arrive, the court marshal maintains the strictest etiquette, resembling that of Potsdam. AVilhelm takes the liveliest interest in German politics, but neler talks about them, except with uiusted mem. hers of his former court, who arrive from Germany with suspicious secrecy. AVhile his wife hopes that Germany will recall her husband, the fallen monarch no longer cherishes that delusion.