Show T VeleJi Ifii JJl uit i In atellaro ftha Julius Twer ai Spandau the grim prison fortreis > associate with so Many thrilling episode iIi Prussian political hiitrj lies a mighty trensurrfof gold equivalent ir > vale tosixmillioni pounds sterling laid aside f romGor manys gains by the 18701 war as a provision of hard cash wherewith to defray the mobilization and other preliminary expense of the next caio aif n undertaken by tke empire This enormous resarve found is absolutely ab-solutely unproductive and may be said to have cost the German nation half its total amount in foregone im terest sinde it was first lodged its subterranean repository Actually in the custody of the Military Governor Gover-nor of Spandfcuit is from an official point of view confided tothe guardianship = guar-dianship of the Imperial National Debt Commission two members of which are annually entrusted with the keys of its dungeon and subject the millions to a vigorous inspection This week the yearly revision of the Imperial War Treasure will take place with all customary formalities for-malities The Commissioners upon arriving at Spandau will find a section sec-tion of the Prussian guard awaiting themspecially told off to assist them in thelaborioul task of counting over the contents of 1200 canvas bags each containing 100000 marksor 5 000 The massive iron door closing the dark domicile of all this wealth can only be opened by the simultaneous simulta-neous action of two keys masterpieces master-pieces of the locksmiths art one of which is in the possession of either Commissioner The exact times at which the door is unlocked and re leeked as well as every circumstance circum-stance however minute connected with the process of revision are registered on the foot in a procotol signed by the officers in question before leaving tha fortress and attested by Governorin person During the inspection the Tower guards are doubled at its conclusion the Commissioners turn their keys in the locks at one and the same moment are escorted to the gates of the fortress and take their departure de-parture for Berlin leaving the millions to darkness and seclusion for another twelvemonths twelve-months London Telegraph |