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<p>[Page 82]</p><p>its mark on some comrades. A former cook for Norddeutsche Lloyd, Albrecht, who at times managed the camp kitchen here and in Liverpool, has to be declared mad, I'm afraid. He is married, has a wife and children in Bremen, and by working during captivity has saved up a substantial amount, far exceeding 1000 Mark. He has invested most of the money in a 1000-Mark note that he asked Gerbrecht to keep in trust but which he wants to see every other day. He counts the rest of his money several times a day, so he seems to be suffering from a persecution complex. He is very untidy and extremely grotty, fetches huge amounts of food from the kitchen which he then lets rot away in his cell. He was recently brought to a hospital near Sydney and will hopefully be released and sent home fairly soon, which would be the best for him and his family.</p><p>Mr Detlefsen from Colombo, manager of the German Coal Deposit, is nearing a total collapse as well. He is often being treated in Sydney</p>