The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-09
Britania's King,

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OF Wales his income was about
S500,000; as King he gets about
5000 day.
The King, the Lord Mayor and
the Constable OF the Tower are the
only persons who know the pass.
word of the Tower OF London. This
password is ssnt to the Mansion
House quarterly, signed by the
King, and ia a survival of an ancient
| custom.
Four men iu London, all OF re-.
spectacle standing in society, so
closely resemble King Edward in
appearance that it is often source
OF Embarrassment to them.
E1ward's usual incognito when
travelling abroad has been Baron
Renfew. He has also been known
as Mr.. Moulton, aud in CONSTANT.
nople, which the Prince and
Princess of Wales visited soon after
their marriage, the pair went about
through the bazaars as plain Mr..
and Mrs. Williams.
How long will the King live9
There is an old gypsy saying tha.
the Prince OF Wales would die by
violence ae soon as "a great honor
was conferred upon him." Tne pre-.
dictions of this gypsy are said to
have come true in regard to other
members of European royal fami-
lies. The King has never shown
the slightest fear of assassination.
The insurance companies are rapid
ly approaching the limit OF the risk
they will accept on King Edwards
life. His expectation, according to
insurance tables, IA years. Allow.
ance for moral hazard or the chance
of assassination, reduces this to ten
years.
, AS public speaker the King has
shown mastery Of such intricate and
diverse subjects as art, literature,
dramatic history, military matters,
engineering, shipping, civic institu.
tions, the study of the Bible and
mission work, the history of Egypt,
the Irish question, the management
of lifebosts, collegiate education,
ambulance and, first aid training,
agricultural improvements, live
stock breeding, the reclaiming of
barren land, the management of
hospitals, the housing of the poor,
the Darwinian theory, railways aud
their management and musical
training. ~
Bstwesn Japuary l aud September
l Of lset year Edward went to forty.
three public dinners and bauaue.s,
to twenty. five garden parties and
theatsrs, to twenty-eight race meet.
ings; eleven times he was in atteud.
ance at the House Of Lords, and he
fulfilled forty-five official and charit-
able engagements.
In his own set his favorite topic of
conversation has been clothes. The
King is an expert shoemaker, a
handicraft he chose to learn when a
bay, being obliged by his royal par
ents to learn some trade. He has
worn shoes OF own make.
One of the happiest moments OF
the Kings life was when he won
the Derby with Pessimmon in 1896.
Shooting, the King places above all
other entertainments that can be
offered him, and his principal visits
have always been paid in the shoot
ing season. Yachting he understand
thoroughly. The King is an iuveter.
ate smoker.
Uuder Likes and Dislikes," the
King has written in the Duchess of
Flies album over his signature: 81
am the bappiest when l have no
public engagement to fulfil when | .
can smoke a really good cigar and
read a good novel on the quiet;
when | can, like plain Mr. Jones, go
to race meeting without being
chronicled in the paper the next
morning that the Prince of Wales
has taken gambling very seriously