STORY OF THE HAMPSHIRE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 21 October 1918, Page 6

STORY OF THE HAMPSHIRE.

Mr Arnold White, speaking at a British Empire Union meeting in Hyde Park recently, told a remarkable story in connection with the sinking of the Hampshire. "Kitchener's murder," he said, "is one of the greatest proofs of the existence of a vast, ably organised, and wonderful machine in our midst for the purpose of downing England. Twenty-four hours before the voyage it was decided to alter the course of the Hampshire to enable a visit to be; made to the Grand Fleet. On that day a cablegram was sent, to Holland expressed, in clear English.' It stated, 'Shall Herbert enter the legal academy next December ?' The first censor, a young man, passed it, ftut the second censor, not quite so young, wondered why the sender had gone to the expense of cabling the word 'the.' The answer to his query is this: The initials of the words in the cablegram spell 'Shetland/ and it was off the Orkneys that Kitchener met his death " That was what he meant by "the. hidden hand." It would b© a cheap investment for Germany to spend £30,000 in this country at the next election in order to produce a victory f°r Gemiany at the polls, and ensure that at ithe peace table there should be some representatives of the Huns, who would have their cloven feet under the table.