The Japan Mail" says The verbatim report. of the Emperor of Germany's speech delivered on the 9th of July at Kiel scarcely seems tous to justify the sensational telegram sent by Reuter. Here are his Majesty's words "Yours is the first naval division of armoured ships which send abroad. Remember you will have to fight a cunning foe, provided with modern weapons, to avenge the German blood which ' has flowed. But spare the women and children. I shall not rest until China is subdued and all the bloody deeds are avenged. You will fight together with the troops of various nationalities. See that you maintain good comradeship with them."
or used the words: 'I shall nct rest until Some newspapers allege that the Enpor, China is forced upon her knees," but that is obviously a harmless and not unnatural expression." Subdued" and forced upon her knees" may be interchanged without much effect. It would certainly have been more dignified had his Majesty avoided the tivo references to " vengeance," but there is no denying that the telegraphic epitome of the speech exaggerated its spirit. Tt is not improbable that we shall find the same to be the case with regard to the last speech. That his Majesty should have advised the troops to make no prisoners and give no quarter is scarcely credible.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.