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Fill, Japan, China, Singapore and Cey,
Ion. The Bacchante was then ordered
through the Suez canal into the Medi-
terranean, and a considerable period of
time was spent by the princes in Egypt,
the Holy Land and Greece during the
spring of 1882. After returning to Eng.
land Prince George went with his
brother to Switzerland. They lived at
Lausanne for six months.
Then, on May l., 1888. Prince
George was appointed midshipman to
the Canada, which was then commits
stoned for service on the North Ameri.
can and West Indian stations. Beside
visiting many other places in the Do
minion and North America, he ascend
ed the st. Lawrence in her as far as
Montreal. During the ensuing winter
the Canada cruised among the West
Indian islands and visited Demerara
and British Guiana. Shortly after this
Prince George became the senior mid
shipman in the service. and was wait
ing for his age to allow him to present
himself for his examination as sub
lieutenant. This he did on the earliest
day possible, namely, his twenty-irst
birthday, June 8, 1884, when he obtain
ed a first class ~seamanship. On return
ing he at once Joined, as all sub-lieu.
tenants have to do, the Naval College
at Greenwich for further instruction,
and subsequently went on the ship Ex-
cellent at Portsmouth. Here he went
through the course exactly like any
body else. Every ~sub-lieutenant has to
pass five examinations-one each in
seamanship, in navigation, in torpedo,
in gunnery and in pilotage. In four of
these Prince George achieved the unus-
ual distinction of obtaining a first class
and thus won his promotion to lieuten-
ants rank on October s., 1885.
Early in the following year he was
assigned to service on the T%hunderer,
in the Mediterranean, and then in the
Dreadnought, on which latter ship he
became lieutenant on August 25, 1886.
There he served until April 20. 1888,
when he was transferred to the flag
shi p Alexandria, on which his uncle,
the duke of Edinburgh, was admiral.
Thus he completed three successful
years years of service in the Mediter-
ranean, and hen returned to England
for another course of training in gun
merry at Portsmouth. His next ap.
pointment at sea was on February /,
1889, on the Northumberland, flagship
of the Channel Squadron. He took part
in the naval maneuvers of that veal as
commander of a torpedo boat. In the
course of the maneuvers another tor
pedo boat disabled her screw off the
coast of Ireland, and was in danger of
drifting on to a lee shore. The sea was
running high and there was a stiff gale
blowing. Prince George was sent to
her assistance. The task was a most
difficult one owing to the delicate con-
struction of such boats. He showed,
however, such skill, judgment and
nerve in approaching, securing with
wire hawser after several hours effort
and ultimately towing the disabled
craft into safety, as won him high
praise.
The admiralty ordered the prince, on
May 6, 1890, to the command Of the
large gunboat Thrush. on the North
American and West Indian stations. In
that capacity he successfully accom
plished the difficult task of towing a
torpedo boat across the Atlantic. He
States and acted as the queens repre-
sentative in opening the industrial eX-
position at Kingston, Jamaica. Return
ing to England, he was promoted to the
rank of commander on August 81, 1891.
In the autumn of that year he went to
visit his brother, the duke of Clarence.
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phoid fever and nearly lost his life. But
his robust constitution held out, and he
recovered his health just in time to
stand by the deathbed of his brother,
who had fallen a victim to pneumonia.
Prince George was created duke Of
York, earl of Inverness and Baron Kill
larney on the queens birthday, May "a,
1892. His marriage with princess Mary
of Teck, who had been affianced to the
duke of Clarence, vas celebrated in the
chapel royal, St. James's, on July 6,
1898. Three sons and a daughter have
been born to this union, and the assur-
ance of an heir to the throne in the
direct male line has given great salts
faction in England, where at one time
apprehensions were entertained that
the crown might pass to the duchess
of Fife and her children.
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