Pallieter lives together with his girlfriend in a stifling occult atmosphere which drives her to suicide. From this moment on, Pallieter becomes an acolyte of nature, renouncing everything connected with his past and embracing life with a childlike enthusiasm. He reacts strongly to technological progress and the environmenntal decay which accompanies it.
Compilation of newsreel items.
- Launching of SS 'Prins der Nederlanden'.
- Competition of lorries.
- Queen Wilhelmina and prince Hendrik visit an exhibition of church art.
- A carriage accident on the Amsterdam Singel (8 februari 1913).
- Suffragettes' march in Amsterdam.
- Queen Wilhelmina and princess Juliana go ice skating.
- Arrival of health officer dr. L. van de Steen van Ommeren who has been working for the Red Cross in Constantinopel.
- Fire in the Spalteholz en Ameschot factory, Achterweg 2.
- Prins Hendrik visits the exhibition.