Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-28
KING GEORGE
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as her own with accuracy ana nuen-
cy She sings excefently. is fine
pianist ara ieads voiaeiously not
only novels but sci ious books.
She is proud of her striking like.
ness to her great-grandmother,
Queen Charlotte, and buys every
pi ture OF her that comes into the
market. A woman collector outDld
her fol- one of them AT the Duke OF
Cambridges sale and refused to sell
II even at q premium. which great
" angered the new Queen, and the
next time she met this woman she
snubbed her. The resemblance.
though strong, does not flatter the
new Queen.
Generous to Poor Brothers.
At the time of her engagement
to the late Duke OF Clarence 1t was
rumored. truthfully or not, that she
always preferred George. her pres
ent husband. Clarence gave all his
heart to Princess Helen D'orleans,
now the Duchess D'Aosta. and on his
deathbed he so constantly murmur-
ed her name that the Princess May
had to he led from the room. She Is
very generous to her brothers. the
Princes Teck, who are chemically
hard"up, and when Prince Francis
got h Npelessly In debt gambling, she
came to his rescue. She Is keenly
interested in politics and never loses
an opportunity of dis ussing II with
leaders of either party when she
happens to meet them. She Is not a
success as royal representative
abroad owing to her normal. unde-
monstrative manner. Once she was
surprised by an unusually eDthusl.
astic reception in an Australian
town and asked the Mayor what
might he. the reasons; he, no cour-
ticg, replied: 'Simply because You
are the mother OF six children.
All Her Tse.as Ore Don ostic.
Her greatest friends arr Lady Eva
Dugdale, the Duchess Of Portland,
the Duchess Of Sutherland Countess
Shaftcsbury and Wis countess Chel.
yea. now married 10 Sir Hedworth
Lambton. She has no use for the
smart set. dresses badly and wears
nothing that Is not manufactured In
England Brought up In comparative
poverty she shows email appre la
tlon OF her present luxury. All her
mental She will be Britain's rul-
er.
The New King. ' -
George Frederick Ernest Albert
Prince Of Wales. who succeeds tc
the throne. was born at Marlsbo-
rough House ON June 3. 1865. His
consort Is the Princess Victoria
Mary of Teck, whom he married In
1898. They have six children. Of
whom Prince Edward Albert is the
eldest. He was born in 1894 ant
becomes the Prince of Wales.
The new King has many titles
these being, besides that of Prince
OF Wales, Earl OF Chester, Duke o.
Cornwall and York, Duke OF Ro,..
say. Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Go
tina, Duke of Saxony, Earl Of Carried
and Inverness, Baron OF Renfrew an,
Killarney, Lord OF the Isles ant
Great Steward of Scotland.
King Edward extracted grea
dea of zest from life. His son doe
what he has to do with obvious eff
fort. mo other prince" recent,
wrote Sir Edward Russell. has show
so complete transformation iron
exuberant and CHEEKY youth TO mid
die-aged taciturnity as has tn
Prince OF Wales. No one can sa
that he Is stupid or that he Is n ba
man of business, but as an indiyi
dual he seems TO have shrunk with
In himself"
Another London commentator thu
summarizes his opinion of the Prince
His Is mere name, shadow
the British public. He has no pres
ence or personality and has onl
limited intelligence. In public h
always presents a wooden appearance
and is entirely destitute Of the grf
ciousness. good nature and tat
which render the King so intensel
popular"
Called "Sprats" in Navy.
The stature OF the new King
~ot impressive, and his portrait
like those of his first cousin, tn
Gear of Russia. whom he strikingl
resembles, suggest that he is sligi
and frail. Yet he Is an adept In a
kinds OF sports. rides well and bolt
jy to hounds and eScels as a boxer.
lie acquired his knowledge of III
mitts while at sea. his first instru'
for being n well known lightweigf
in those days. Henry Feltham. VIII
who served for time with him {
n sailor on board the Bachante. II
remains to this day exceedingl
quick with his fists, and enjoys M
thing so much as bout with u
gloves. sparring with his equerries.
While in the navy he associate
on terms OF perfect equality viii
his mas mates. among whom he WI
4. II. III