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Show ENGLISH PEOPLE H BRUSSELS UNHARMED Restriction Within Residence Resi-dence Districts Is Only Hardship Imposed. Special Cable to The Tribune. BRUSSELS, Oct. 2. Of the English people who wera residing tn Brussels when the CJerman army entered, after the fall of Liege, about 500 men. women and children remain. There are no men of military age among them. Without a special permit they are not allowed to go beyond the residence districts, but apart from this restriction, irksome as it must naturally he to live within a restricted area for so many months, they have nothing to complain of in their treatment by the German authorities. They are not interned. They are all registered, and are permitted to reside in their own houses, and they suffer no undue Interference from German officials. of-ficials. Nor are they molested in any way. Subject to strict regulations, dictated dic-tated by military necessity, they enjoy all the rights and privileges of citizens in time of peace; and the ordinary life of the city goes on in a quiet, orderly and regular way. The most striking difference Is that the streets have a deserted appearance and are not occupied by German soldiers. Some cinematograph houses are open, but the theaters are all closed. The telephones cannot he used, telegrams cannoi be sent or received, and the post-off post-off ire is under the complete control of the German military authorities. A large number of German civilians have come to the city and many of them have found employment, but all the municipal mu-nicipal services are still worked by Belgians, Bel-gians, and Belgians also police the streets under German military control. Thanks to the splendid work of the American relief fund there Is plenty of food, and no one is starving. There is, indeed, no lack of anything, though prices are high. It Is reported that some Knglish refugees refu-gees from Brussels had stated on landing land-ing tn England that they have received no assistance and were starving. If that was their plight it was due to the fact, that they were not registered, as had been ordered. |