Telegraphing from Sydney, N. S. W., the Reuter correspondent says:
“An attempt was made at Nauru Island, a German possession in the Pacific
just south of the equator and near the Gilbert Islands, to seize the
British steamship _Messina_. A German magistrate with a party in a small
boat approached the _Messina_ and demanded to go on board her.
“‘By whose orders?’ the mate of the _Messina_ asked.
“‘By orders of his Majesty, the Emperor of Germany,’ the magistrate
replied.
“The mate laughed at the magistrate and ordered full speed ahead, and
the _Messina_ soon reached the open sea.”
“WEEL DONE, SANDY!”
“A magnificent Gordon Highlander recently attracted attention at the
Gare du Nord,” telegraphs a correspondent from Paris. “He was in fine
humor, although he had been wounded in the side in the fighting on the
Marne. He had a sword in his hand which, he explained, he had captured
from a Uhlan directly after the German had struck him with it, and he
had shot his assailant dead.
“Some women of the French Red Cross on their way to the front caught
sight of the Scotsman and hurried up to see if he was badly hurt. An
animated conversation followed. The Highlander, anxious to express his
gratitude to the French Florence Nightingales, hesitated a moment; then
he kissed all of them on the cheeks. The crowd cheered delightedly and
the nurses were not in the least abashed.”