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for all his kindness to them, and then with three cheers for 

 the King, three again for the Governor, and another three 

 for Colonel Wright and other officers, they marched down 

 the parade along the wharf, headed by the band playing 

 " Auld Lang Syne." 



They were hardly able to control their excitement at 

 the thought of seeing all those from whom they had been 

 so long parted and of reaching their native shores after their 

 tedious and enforced exile. 



On July 4 His Excellency received a deputation from the 

 German residents of Deadwood Camp, late prisoners of war. 

 Lieut .-Colonel Hind, Camp Commandant, introduced the 

 deputation, and Colonel von Braun presented a beauti- 

 fully carved casket containing an illuminated address, which 

 was read out by Captain Weiss as follows : 



DEADWOOD CAMP, 



June 24th, 1902. 



To His Excellency R. A. Sterndale, Governor of St. Helena. 

 YOUR EXCELLENCY, 



Having heard that peace has been proclaimed and that the 

 prisoners of war are soon to leave the island, the undersigned take 

 the liberty of addressing your Excellency. 



In the first place we wish to express our heartfelt thanks for the 

 kindness and consideration shown to the prisoners of war by your 

 Excellency in issuing to the inhabitants of the island a seasonable 

 proclamation exhorting them to treat us with the respect due to 

 an honourable foe. 



Secondly, we beg your Excellency to convey to the inhabitants 

 of the island our sincerest thanks for the noble manner in which 

 they have responded to your Excellency's appeal. 



The kindness shown to the prisoners of war one and all by the 

 people of the island, with very few exceptions, is a fact which will 

 long be remembered and cherished by them as a bright speck in the 

 gloomy days of captivity in St. Helena. 



We have the honour to remain, 



Your Excellency's obedient servants, 



CONSTANTIN VON BRAUN, R. C. SCHLESINGER, 



Oberst (Colonel), JOSEF WEIL, 



OTTO VON ALBIDYLL, Com- OTTO SCHMID, 



mandant Z.A.R. JUL. FULLHARDT, 



R, E. RUNGE, JOHANNES ENGEL, 



C. WEISS (Captain), W. F. PLAGE, 



F. W. REICHARDT (Lieut.) WILHELM SCHUTTE-BROCKHOFF, 



A. GRAAF, OTTO SCHEFFLER, 

 P. ERNST, etc., etc., etc. 



