The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
ONE BILL
that KING
WILL PAY
Host Must Not Defray
Expense of the
Policemen.
Edward Makes Order
Anent Visit to
Kylemore.

LONDON, April 1e.-when King Ed
ward makes his promised visit to the
o Duke and American Duchess OF Man
chester at Kylemore Castle, there will
be one bill at least in connection with
his stay which his young hosts will
not have to settle" For the King
has just abolished the rule mde by his
mother. Queen Victoria, that persons
10 whom their sovereign paid private
visits should assume the expense incur
red for the extra police protection,
which the late Queen considered in
dispensable at such times.
This incident through which the
King learned for the first time that his
friends were called upon TO pay such
police charges. happened in connection
!, with Edward WIS recent visits TO Earl
Cadogan at Culford Hall. and Lord
Iveagh at Elveden Hall in West Suffolk
A police officer who had been new TO
the district and ignorant Of the meth
ods by which the expenses Of the royal
protection were TO be realized, sent to
the local municipal body bin for s35.
This was brought 10 the notice OF his
Majesty, and the King was so indig-
nsnt that a private visit of his should
cost the taxpayers anything that he i'm
rnediately ordered check for abe
amount 70 be sent 10 the police officer
in question.
in the meantime Earl Cadogsn and
Lord Iveagh had heard of the compli-
Gated state OF affairs, and they, too,
sent checks covering their respective
expenses. The Kings check was re-
turned 10 him, but it was some time
before he could see that it would be
undignified for him TO insist on paying
the debt incurred. The King is not a
guest in the generally accepted sense
OF the word only when he is visiting a
person similarly situated TO himself.
: Within his own dominions he com
y mands" and not accepts" invitations.
The incident in question has caused
much amusement in society circles and
il was thought that the custom was
known to every police officer in the
country.
Hereafter expenses Of this kind Will
be met out OF county funds, local au-
thorities agreeing that royal visits ben
eft trade TO an extent that warrants
an even greater outlay on their parts.
His Majesty has given his consent to
the new departure and his friends
throughout the country viii be notified
OF the fact.
One disadvantage about being a King
is that one can't be laid up with the
slightest complaint without lot of ru-
mors Immediately gaining currency as
10 what is really the trouble or aver
ring some contretemps or other for
which the 'Indisposition" is supposedly
q blind. When il was announced from
buckingham Palace last year that
cold Which the King had caught would
prevent the contemplated royal visit
! 10 the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
from taking place, rumor Immediately
declaued that Edward VII was not i'll
at all, but that the Queen at the last
moment declined to 90 to Chatsworth
on account Of the presence there of
certain society women of whom her
Majesty is said not 10 approve. and so
some excuse had TO be made. And
hardly had news been placarded yes
teroay that the King was suffering
from a slight chill caught at Cam
bridge than an ingenious canard was
circulated in the West End" which
affirmed that a certain royal indiscre-
ton was intended to be cloaked by the
official statement
Only once since the Kings accession.
in fact, have the gossips allowed him
to be really ill-this being at the time
OF his intended coronation, and then
they insisted on making him a good
deal worse than he actually was