DEATH OF THE GERMAN EMBASSADOR

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3639, 27 September 1912, Page 5

DEATH OF THE GERMAN EMBASSADOR

REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF ESTEEM. ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED GRIEF. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT] BERLIN, Sept, 25. Sir Edward Grey telegraphed the British Government’s regret at the death of Baron von Bieberstein, whose presence was much appreciated at the Embassy. German newspapers make a remarkable demonstration of esteem. Some state that he should have been Chancellor. The Baron’s heart weakness is attributed to the excessive use of cigarettes. Grief at Baron Marschall von Beibcrstoin’s death is unprecedented since Prince Bismarck died. The North Goran Gazette opines that his skill would have achieved favorable AngloGerman relations. King George’s condolences were among the first received. The post mortem revealed that tho Baron had been a most heroic sufferer for years, many of the organs, especially" tho heart, being in an advanced state of deterioration and calcification. There are universal press tributes to Baron Marschall von Bieberstein. FRENCH APPRECIATION. Newspapers say that it would be unjust to describe Baron Marschall von Bieberstoin’s work in London as negative,, but a conflict between Britain and Germany is as inevitable as the Franco-Prussian war.