Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
GOSSIP FROM BERLIN
Duke Heinrich BorWin'S Tan
gIed Affairs.
PLACED UNDER GUARDIAN
Girls Jealousy Causes Death of Two
Men.
MUsTACHE CUT OFF FOR KISS
Then the Lady Would Not Pay and
Is Being Sued for Breach
of Contract.
MUsTACHE CUT OFF FOR KIS
,pecial CabIesram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, May 2s.-The German diplo-
matte service is to be improved at last.
According to new regulations, just put
into force the imperial chancellor Will
nominate the candidates for examination,
who must be able to furnish evidence OF
general fitness from an educational point
of view.
After being subjected to a preliminary
examinati ton in the French and English
languages. the selected candidates VIII
have to undergo for a period of one tour
or five years course of training III the
routine of the diplomatic and consular
services. They may Be required to at
tend lectures at a language seminary or
a commercial high school. or Temporarily
10 enter a bank or business house.
At the end of this qualifying period the
foreign secretary. as president OF the
board of examiners, Will authorize the
successful candidates to present them
selves for written and an oral exam
nation in modern history. geography,
international law, political economy and
kindred subjects The oral examination
in history and geography Will De con-
Quoted in French and in English
Candidates who have already passed one
or other of the examinations for the
civil service will be exempted from eN-
animation i'm q number Of SUBJECTS
Unsuccessful candidates may be allowed
| to present themselves Tor examination
second time.
After passing all the tests the sue
cessful candidates will receive a cert1fi-
cate and will be appointed to the rank
| of secretary of legation.
Guardianship for Duke.
Owing to the hopelessly involved state
of the affairs of Duke Heinrich Borwin
of MecklenburgSchw his cousin
the reigning grand duke. has issued "A
decree placing him under guardianship.
The young man was lieutenant III the
famous Zieten HussaIs. The regiment
was unfortunately stationed al Rathenow,
not far to the west of Berlin and Well
within the radius Of metropolitan at
traction The consequence was that he
made frequent trips TO the capital on
plea assure bent.
These little outings soon exhausted his
allowance OF SI..U1 d year. AS menu
Der of alruling house he at first found no
difficulty in obtaining advances OF
money from usurerS. who, SO profilabIy to
German officer.
The young duke who only wished TO en-
joy himself welcomed the proffers of
these gentry and gladly took all the
II was a considerable sum, though not.
it is said a tenth of the total of the
bills which he accepted. for i'll many
cases it was stipulated that the greater
norton OF the loan was to be advanced
in goods of various descriptions and
only trifling percentage in coin of the
realm.
He also bought the castle of Gutenfels.
on the Rhine As. OF course. cash was
not available for the purchase. he under
10 he
nual sum Of S4-ah-
When al las, the inevitable end came
and he turned. III his distress. to his re-
lat,ons il was found his debts had
reached 50 enormous a figure that an
adjustment of his affairs behind the
scenes was quite out OF the question. lie
was accordingly Obliged 10 leave the
army. in which he had already got into
difficulties
Another episode Of his career was an at
tachment to an American heiress. whom
he was prevented from marrying only by
the strenuous resistance of his family
Girl Causes Double Tragedy
A girls Jealousy led to a double trag-
edy after a wedding at Nerst, in Schles
wig Holstein. recently.
A Young man named Franz Terkelsen
was married in the morning. In the
evening there was great merry making at
his fathers farm Suddenly there was
cry of ..E'irer' Franz and his father
rushed cut of the house
They found the stables on hre ana ran
inside to save the cattle. While they
We're inside the roof fell III. Bolh were
buried in the debris and burned TO death.
The shock of the double tragedy killed
the mother of tie bridegroom. The young
bride went cut of her senses
4 girl in the village named Adesa
Harck has since confessed that she set
III. ctah Iac an fire Two years ago she
was engaged to Franz Terkelsen. but the