GERMANY'S LOST COLONIES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 24 May 1917, Page 7

GERMANY'S LOST COLONIES.

IMPORTANCE TO HER FUTURE EMPHASISED.

(Received May 24, 1.20 p.m.). AMSTERDAM, May 23. Dr Inner, a well-known colonial authority, in an article to the press, asks the German Government's intention regarding colonies in the South Seas, and declares there must be no yielding of colonies in return for concessions in Europe. German diplomacy may be relied on to secure a good position in Europe, but not at the expense of the South Sea colonies, the loss of which would be a severe blow. The writer admits there is riot much hope that Germany will get back these possessions. Baron yon Retchenburg, another colonial expert, thinks Germany's South Seas possessions may be exchanged for British East Africa and Uganda, if Britain desires. Admiral yon Galow declares that unless Germany gets back her South Sea possessions her entire trade to the Far East will be crippled, and the I Government must insist on Germany getting New Caledonia and French Oceana. , The German Empire wants naval bases, and must establish a world route for German ships to make ncr independent of England, America and Japan.