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

r7r1rt frs.Is 9 gfesS SIT. ca tre
Tiret icri OF TIE Aim.isity tiss
qIs5tioned about the matter in Par
lament b. legislators filled with ap.
prehension at the notion Of being
ruled over by King whose features
were dIsNgWed by tattoo marks like
those CT some dusky potentate. In
deed so strong was popular feeling
on the subject that after much Ca
bling to the Antlpodes. where the
Badchante was cruising at the time
the Government finally found 1t ne
oessary TO issue an official announce
ment In the London Times declar-
ing there was no truth in the story.
Shipma,es Once Hazed Him.
AS an Illustration of the indiffer-
ence OF his messmates to his royal
birth. and of the spirit of equality
with which he was treated by them
while Mt sea, an incident may he re-
lated, with the preface he now pro-
baby will be the only monarch OF
his time who has been court-mar-
tailed. spanked and hazed.
! One night he declined to turn out,
as he should have done. 10 go on
watch. His fellow MILDLY, whom he
! was designated to relieve and who
wanted to turn In. endeavored IA
arouse the Prince. The latter, on
4 receiving two or three good shak
ings. opened his eyes. swore pi'.
turesquely, and let drive his fist NJ
the mlddy's right optic.
The young fellow made no rcs
ponse, but returned TO his post. re
sumed his watch. and thus did duiJ
for the Prime. Now, II there Is one
offensc that is heinous. according I;
4 midshipman ethics. II Is the shlrk
ing of watch.
On the following day, the lad VIII
had done double duty. reported thu
case to his comrades. and shove,
them his blackened eye. II was i'm
mediately decided by the boys e
hold drum-head court martial II
the gunroom. Prince George wa
brought before II, found guilty. b.
unanimous count, and sentenced L
he spanked By the lad whose eve h
, had blackeued
I, Tho foyRl cutprlt was seized b
four pf the seniors and held fnc
dowuwa d. whne Vac MILDLY with IN
llsGgprod optic, his sleeves rolled u
to his elbows, carried out the sen
tcnGe Of the gun-Ioom court Whe
the Prince was released he was III
and threatened al sorts OF thing
, But few hours after he though
hsttcr OF Il. came to hi messmat
. who had spanked him and apologize
/, for the blow he had given him, q
well as for making him do doubl
duty.
u speaks volumes for the ne
ling that there is not one of II
, officers or men who formerly serve
with him In the navy who does n,
, speak in the highest manner OF hin
? and It Is a pity that the regard
. which he Is held by the seafarir
. profession OF England is not moi
= widely known among the people I
:, large
Among his supe.iors he was know
as one thoroughly acquainted wit
= his work and well able to do ca,
= thing required of him.
Jan. u. 1885, he received an a
pointment TO II. NJ. s. Thunderer. III
!. der the command OF RearAdmir
. Stevenson. on the Meditcrranea
:, station. Owing TO the fact that Il
' ship was locked at Malta for repair
Prince George was transferred 10 Il
y Dreadnought. under the command
. Rear-Admiral Bedford. On that sh
;, he received his appointment as
. regular lieutenant Aug. 90, 1886.
N At the time the Duke of --..
!. burgh, his uncle, was commanders
% chief on the Mediterranean. APP
., 20. 1883, Prince George was a
d pointed to the Dukes flagship Ale
I. ander.
l. Morganatic Marriage Denied.
1t was during this period that &
IA stories Of his morganatic maria
,: to Miss Seymour. a daughter of
to Admiral In the British Navy at VI
s. letta, near Malta, began to be hea
Iy in public.
10 The story was authoritatively d
&c MED by the British Admiralty,
a After three years OF Mediterrane
CT service. full OF much instructive d
" cipline, PIinse George returned
England and volunteered for anoth
course of gunnery training on boa
Is II. NJ. S. Excellent at Portsmoul
Is. He was then appointed to the Mort
he cumberland, Cant. Darwin. the fla
ly ship of the Channel Squadron und
hi the command OF Vice Admiral Bali
III He was prominent figure in the !
d val manoeuvres that summer a
was placed In charge OF one OF I
he torpedo boats.
C One OF the most interesting in
ut dents OF his career happened shorl
no afterward on the coast Of lrela
rs another torpedo boat OF the squt