“MESSAGE” FROM HINDENBURG

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 December 1934, Page 11

“MESSAGE” FROM HINDENBURG

SIR lAN HAMILTON’S STORY GLASGOW, November 10. The story of a spirit message said to have been received from the late Field-Marshal von Hindenburg was told by Gen. Sir lan Hamilton to members of the Publicity Club here to-day. The “message” was received by Sir lan from an ex-commander of a British regiment who, in a covering note, declared that Hindenburg got into touch with him at a seance. “The writer of the letter says that Hindenburg expressed a wish to get into touch with ‘the general to whom I gave back the drums,’ ” said Sir lan. “The Field-Marshal is then reported to have said that ‘the best Englishman he had ever met came from Scotland.’ ” The message alleged to have been received from Hindenburg was: “Pray for your boys who fell when you meet next Sunday. They died fighting for their own high ideals, as ours also died, but let there be no more fighting. Tell the general to come and talk with me.” Sir lan Hamilton visited Berlin early this year to receive back the drums of the Gordon Highlanders, which had been left behind at Ostend in 1914, and he had a long conversation with President Hindenburk. Sir lan, who is in his 82nd year, was in command of the Gallipoli expedition early m the war.