Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-11
Her Royal Highness Wants to Know
About Tranby Croft.
SIR JOHN MACDONALD BURIED TO-DAY.
Strikers in Bremen Have a Fight
With the Police.
MINISTER IINCoLNs GUESTs
WALES ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
His Royal Mother Wants 90 Know An
About the Tranby Croft Anair.

About the rranby Crof Ansir.
LONDON, June lit is said that the queen
is so deeply stirred up over the baccsrst revela-
tions that she has directed the Prince Of Wales
10 make an early personal explanation Of his
conduct, and that some Of the princes asso-
cistes In the game may be made 10 feel the
royal displeasure. The secretary Of state for
war has been overwhelmed with letters de-
manding that action be taken against the i'm
plicated officers
The outspoken newspaper press comments
upon the part the Prince Of Wales played in
the scandal continue 20 be the sensation Of the
day in England and elsewhere. A newspaper
reporter who was present near the Prince OF
Wales at Ascot today when the race for the gold
cup was won by Lord Hartington's Morton
telegraphs that the Prince OF Wales, who wit
messed that event, was in n very sulky frame OF
mind. caused, il would appear. by the storm Of
adverse newspaper criticism which has swept
and is still sweeping over the heir apparent
The religious press, might be expected, 10
the most severe in it's comments upon the
Prince of Wales conduct
The Christian World, an influential ipde-
pendent religious weekly paper. representing all
the Protestant denominations says, for instance;
The throne rests upon the foundation Of pub
lie opinion only. A few more scandals like
that of Tranby Croft would destroy this foun-
dat.on and Edward VIII would never be
crowned"
The British Weekly remarks: "The revels-
tions are enough to sober up the strongest sup
porters Of the monarchy"
The Vienna correspondent OF the Tunes says
that the baccarat scandal has caused senss-
tion in army circles on the continent, especially
in countries where the Prince of Wales is hon.
orary colonel of several Segiments.
This correspondent also calls attention 10 the
fact that an Austrian general who was found to
have condoned in a similar manner 90 that
adopted by the Prince of Wales acts Of cheat
ing upon the part of one Of his subordinate
officers was compelled 20 resigned from the
army in order to avoid being tried by court
partial
The Globe this evening saws that both army
and navy feel most keenly the stigma which
has been placed upon an honorable profession
by the agreement entered into between held
marshal and general 20 maintain secrecy in
regard TO gambling and by gambling with
youngsters, one Of them a subaltern."
The anti-baccarat crusade has evidently
begun, and will probably extend rapidly all
over the kingdom. The landlord Of the Albert
Hotel at Nottingham arrested and fined
fl0 today for keeping his house open after
regulation hours and permitting the obnoxious
baccarat TO be played therein. Five others who
were indulging IN this game 30 much loved OF
the Prince OF Wales were fined Il each.
At the annual conference of the Congregs-
tional churches of Glamorganshire. Wales,
resolutions have been adopted denouncing the
Prince of Wales for his connection with the
baccarat scandal.