The sun., 1891-06-21
Gran ist das Land.
Roth 10 der Kant
Weiss ist der sand.
Das sind die farbeu Won Helgoland,

Roth 10 der Kant
| Weiss ist der sand.
| Das sind die Farben Helgoland-
Her three colors are nlso In her flag and the
| soil repeats them accurately.
Tho upper plateau Is called the Falm." and
| dominates the whole area. the lower portion
| being only a narrow line OF beach. Above
| stands a church: tho new lighthouse an older
| one dating from the seventeenth century. in
| tercsting only that 1t has withstood The storms
| Of $50 years: the Governors villa, not bad
building BY any means. and q few mean-look.
ing houses. The portion OF the plateau which
corresponds to the green stripe In the flag is a
large meadow. on which the precious island
sheep craze. Hegoland rears but very lin
tied number OF cows and as goats cannot
stand the climate tho milk OF the ewes is tho
ordinary beverage. The "Falm" is linked
to the lower part OF the village by a flight
Of steep steps aud an elevator. On tho
beach or seaboard the houses arc
small. built Of wood. adorned with
veiandas and balconies; the extremely mar
row streets boast Of shops whore photographs
Shells and articles OF national raiment are
sold: thero are no inns on the island but the
bills Of Logis" hanging out Of the windows Of
private dwelling houses indicate that board
and lodging can be found therein. The whole
Queen Victoria street Is the main thoroughtare.
aliliput!an stre.t in a liliputian town: yet it
leads 10 a theatre actually a bona hde play
house. open during the summer. where very
fair performances are gtyon under the super
intendence OF an intelligent manager. For.
Notwithstanding its sdioadvantages. Helgoland
is o favorits sea bathing place. The visitors
do not bathe on tho island itself. but have to
cross strip OF sea 10 a sand dune some ten
minutes of. opposite the village. but inaccessi-
BILE to open boats in rough weather.
:, This dune widens and broadens in proper
ton as the block Of rock dimnishes. and the
ing that 1t is considered a perfect cut for dis.
eased lungs and anrmia. Tho islanders arc
make u good living out OF The strangers during
the short summer months. after which they
return 70 their legittma,s trade OF iishinG. thor
The helgolanders were not consulted whom
they were handed over 10 their new proprie-
q them thought that Eng and neglected
mans will prove TOO oiHsious and hamper
them with police ,,,!I and military regu-
M long On III dnsy fne Brsh
Island there could BE- No psospset q hotel
the lodging house Keepers: not one OF them
was rich enough o AXE the venture: therefore
impartialIy between ali. .Now it l. probable
that some Ger man speculator may be tempted
be 10 ny
village and the SAND duno aud deiraud tha
boalmen Of their customers. aud these innoyu-
eressed comforts and faciiiies viii make make the The
island even more popular so that on the whole
Gain It must be confessed. Is their cIioi p.e 10:
occupation; they hay. @ aeaHtS n poiitcal and civil
Changed hands too often 10 BE- p4lrt"!io s aia IN
fRs f. s the
used M to send British produce on Tho Continent
during the time Of the blockade:
paid no taxes. but this Is Incorrect: under the
British rule the inhabitants were taxeI ac-
pty Of recsvne 'H mne or iess viaors
llndsrthe new rule every HeIgolander born at
tas time s SI the Tsner sryos '0 ma " win
Sc. 50 long an immunity ~, before them ,h.y
9rd W to lpEn vrs
was sort Of Grstna Gresn and MANY ta irrssaar
matches were contracted on its shores: e,on |
as rule H IN hapry
OF thom; they know vaguely that they possess
n%tufsd men Who % dsrsr s JUSTICE ac
do not bethel
lore !hs tribunal. Eyldsntly the Normans. tie
most Ho; iitiGious Reops on earth have not lett
haps. what strike. the stranger most.
q birds that seem to congroGaie there.
Rocks. cliffs and dunes ars literally
men" as q certain sGscies Is called IN German;
ier i The wat water, and throw h ileir o ' pisrcine d
;ry far cam, abpyS 9pb.r the roar Of the waves
nearer than tho, North Pole: The rcd stone
walls under the falm seem 10 bs the rest.
\ 10 no efaggsration to say that the ar is
snnsd By By tho incessant aagpi1s Of countless
y the little wandsTsSIs % n The finest collection
o Mr.. Gatke. who died quite recently. with
ne hS reputation OF being not only the. oldest
md most amisble "savant" :" to be mot with
InywlI.re. and an irroutabe Q authority on
,rniIhnlogv.
II Iiel.o'ani can Re reached visited oven
thoroughly eNplor' d, IN lvs, time thau 4 takes
= travel from London to Berlin. neverths LEGS
no short trip affords Infinite sratiiication. and
light trouble of taking it, and certainly IL
caves fresh and interesting memories.