Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-28

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c. 1850. 70 ifo ,cmH.:i cf The
Thrush, large sJhboa. jsstitei for
retviee on the North American and
West Indian station.
Disliked Royal Honois.
In all Ahis trage,s he has always
deprecated the necessity q being re
cflved with royal honors. Upon ais
arrival in the West In lies he asked
Sir George Watson, the Admiral IN
command of the station, for permits.
sion to be treated simply as an or
binary naval offiter. When this wish
became known he proceeded to go
about among the peon'e and the
place to which his ship was des
patched en- an equality with the
other officers. From Jamaica the
Thrush was ordered to the west
coast of Africa and Prince George
was promoted to the rank, of COM
mander. He was then in his TWEEN
ty-seventh year.
Upon his return to England Prince
George paid a visit to his brother,
the Duke of Claren e, at Dublin.
During this visit he was attacked
with typhoid fever, the effects OF
which have chung to him for many
years. It was during his GONZALES
cence that the Duke of Clarence was
attacked with pneumonia, TO which
he succumbed.
The loss OF his brother fell upon
Prince George with overwhelming
force. In fash his whole future
prospects, were completely changed
/ Up to this time his naval prospects
had been his chief thought. Up to
H. time also he had been observed
bp casually by the British puplie at
Ia 90. The British had regarded him
o remote possibility In the line
{ succession. a,m
Upon the death OF his brother. the
Dake OF Clarence. Prince George
married the Princess Of Tect. to wnom
the former was betroihed.
For reasons OF state Princess May
CT Teck was betrothed to Prince
Clarence in 1891. add .tho' wedfihr
was fixed for Feb. 81 1892. It woa
to have becg celebrated In 81,
I Gchrles Chapel
\ month before The marriage wa
to have taken pa ana during q
visit from his brother Prince
George. the Duke CT Clarence died
LOT pneumonia
Scarcely a month after his burla
rumors arose Of the probable mar
rlage of = lnce George TO hi broth
cr's fiancee. Among the royal fam
lies ,hesn matters nre fred not SO
much bv gentimept % decree Heart
, latr but lll.corsidered in affairs o
, state. So II was that by reques
~ the aged Queen Victoria that tn
Princess May was plighted to Prime
2 George.
| New Queen Likes Outdoor Life.
I The new Queen Is n woman
strong vitality. picture OF tn
, healthy, active Englishwoman. Sh
z "a fine horsewoman and delight
e in outdoor life. Her favorite char
[ ity is the Neddlework Guild, whicl
was instituted by her mother, tn
\ Duchess OF Teck. who was Its Pre-
! sldent Since her mothers deaf
, she has carried on the guild her
self.
r One of her fads is foot gear. Sh
: keeps fully sixty pairs of boots
/ shoes and slippers In her dressin
n room. These include satin. brocad
Q and embroidered slippers made I
!. shades to match her evening gown
.. She has numerous pairs Of kid, an
# telope and patent leather shoes. ]
u cold weather she wears fur-line
n boots.
when King Edward assembled h
/. throne he sent the future soyereig
of England on 40.0O0-mile tri
II over the whole british Empire.
}. Greatest of ROYAL Travellers.
The recent visit of the then Primo
OF Wales to Canada added consit
erbaly to the wonderful mileage REL
ord which makes His Royal liigi
! ness the greatest traveller of all III
= royal families, His Balc.ante .cruis'
:, with the present Car. when bot
;, were much younger. represented II
y fewer than 54,679 miles
During his colonial tour. six veal
ago, he and the Princess travelie
over $1,000 miles, of which $500
n were by sea. and in all those jou
s. neyings. with the exception OF POI
% Said. he never set fOot on any Ian
u whore the Union Jack did not Il
d Again. on his famous trip to Ind
a. he travelled $500 miles by rallwa
4 alone. lie spent twenty. eight nigh
in the train, delivered Fifty speecn'
II and performed multitude of GER
d monies.