The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
EClMB0D|AS KING !.
I On ] VISIT |!;!!1I. ID. PARIS Ar
Dusky Monarch caves e M Wars ills
\ Where He Got First Glimpse
4 Of Occident.
SiS N i YER S'I.l-'
Followers Cannot Understand J1cler1st;lrle
Ways Of Civilization and Are li'e:5 y
n Continually Puzzled.
NEVE l7.I5s' I:l-'
MARsE1LLDs, June 90.

NRrhe dusky King of Cambodia. who has
#spsnt several weeks at Marseilles,, Whers
there is q SC%ambodian pnlace attached e
sfhss colonial exhibition there, has left ZOE
Paris with his numerous suite.
King and his wives and DANCING
is#xirI1 are greatly puzzled with the way
3ssoofS civilisntion. but tho people OF this city
#didSsGbthcirSS Utmost 10 give them q good.
sStins. When they arrived at the prefecture
here II took several hours 70 persuade
in,,,ost OF the Cambodlans to- mount tho
staifcases. cnrnbodia3 does not Know smucn
&Iabovt stairs. aud Slsowath's q followers folt
much as a. country3 cousin does when nrst
intSoducedtt oI q ut gSS38
Ss&EsT The King, however, remained perfectly
calm and did not permit hirnself 70 show
any surpr4se Ono OF tho suite explained
that hlH Majesty knows everything. but
S@SShisl Mnjesty's tomniscience did MT prevent
8vevsral amusing questions on the voyage
5SRA&g Df.r Bizarre,of the Admiral Kersaint, told
Ii 40 III lat Inc weather was sroughssa nd ct
intervals OF five minutes King sisoRath
A1ertlhis Interpreter to the bridge TO guns
no non the captain. whofdldE his best to re-
@sttsyS the mpnarch's5 fearB.#""But why does
SSS4hoaship shake me about so7'' asked his
II Majesty. Why docs It dip? Are,sthe{ ma
chimes big enough to pull Il out Of y,
8SShollows ~ 81 His
Reassuring the King. n
captain treasured him. but not ems
Five minutes later no was sum
'aslsonsed to the royal cabin again. "Dogyou.
\ where we are?'"#n asked tho King.
s%ThoFcaptain produced chart. and. point
sslrii9 ton place on It. said: I'VE are there.
your Majesty. and tomorrow, ut midday,
we shall sec land
a$$ Land IaI dSwns sighted next daysat midday.
and ing slsowath5ordered a hymn of1oy
g&to$ Buddha4to be played on deck. He then
adecorAted the a ptainS with the der OF
sCainbodia, observing II was strange that
zsthsAfcaptain Eknewswhere the ship was
his Majesty did not know. quite
Louis Quatorzian.Is was the doctor 9 cons
HI ent. f#Sfs&88 3Aa5$s g5}Sat5
King was specially delighted with
the honors ghoWn him at Colombo, where
$theaayoyaga was broken for the purpose OF
the famous Temple OF the Tooth.
@ats Handy, and inspecting with all rever-
genca# Buddha's foot-long molar, which II
zssseeldom exposed TO the gaze of visitor r. In
The inner recesses OF the gorgeously dec
GRATED hrine..eE84as
Il Z Mystic, Rites.
kshe mystic rites were ceremoniouslyf OBJ
served, md while the cle~an-shaven, yel-
$iow-robed priests OF Buddha chanted the
h.".Jayamangala ssata" (the sacred song Of
the Cingalese), the King made his offer
to theHDeWa Nilame. or high priest.
They were n valuable diamond ring and
three other rings. four miniature trees In.
gold relief set on silver cups, two bank
notes for 1000 francs each number Of
sovereigns. other. money OF less distinctive
character and finnumerabl BILE candles. some
OF which were five feet long.SThe retinue
stripped themselves OF theirEsyaluable Or
aaments and offered them ut the shrine.
5s The King has not yet realized that there
any countries in the world fwhich3are!
not owned by either England or France.
Each ship which was sighted on the voy-
age brought the inquiry: French or Eng
%!ish n and when the Italian coast came In
view his Majesty asked; VIVA land is}
5fthat2. 5aa55 Si88a
Il i taly e hi was told. Does It belong
TO- Franco or England?" was the next
question. 1T Is an ally OF Germany
$saidS the doctor. But neither the King nor
his interpreter had ever heard sof 4 Ger-
many.