The Washington times., 1910-05-07
BRITAIN'S NEW KING
QUIET AND SERIOUS
Speeches Made in Past Have
Not fingered in Pub
lie Mind.

The accepted picture Of Prince George
Frederick Of Wales, who becomes King
OF Great britain by the death Of Ed
ward VII, his father. is that OF an
amiable English gentleman, who has
lived forfV-fiVe years OF a life that Is
said TO have held little laughter.
He is a kind husband and father Fish
ine. shooting. golf, and billiards are his
recreations, and the fact that he has
spent most OF his lie 81 sea IS given as
the explanation OF his never riding TO
hounds He has a taste for farming
which he iT-dulses in, raising 4 ncy
fruits and vegetables He appeared IN
his fathers coronation procession on a
horse Of unexacting gait and impeccabie
His life from early manhood to matur-
fly was spent IN England's navy. and
time was when England acciaime' him
with a touch Of enthusiasm as her sail
or prince
his brother, the duke OF Clarence, d.
whose death he became direct heir 10
the throne but as Prince Of " 3'es ne
has shone dimly In the public hgnt
and is ROW praised pilnclpally on lhe
score Of mis- fawless Tespectability-
Mostly ne has lived in private, and In
| conversation IS said 70 SNOW none OF
The light, swift thought, OF the adroiE
tact that were cor sldered remarkable
Z in his late father. 1e has been ODhged
Z TO speak in public ( reQuentlyr but seems
only once TO have been able 10 tormu-
Isfe a sentence that has fingered ia the
T public mind
Makes Voyage Around World
/ He va born at Marlborough House
{ on lime 2 $50 lust seventeen months
/ after the birth Of his elder brother the
] TulZe OF Clarence. The two Eoune
1 princes entered the navy together as
/ cade.s IL 1s77. and after spending two
i years on board the trainlu g ship Brit
! tanis started on a three years. =oyagt
4 around the world aboard the BdCcnaslte
on this cruise they were accompanlec
/ by a tutor, the Rev Mr. Dalton VINO OK
I their return prepared 10Y NIhe pres Z
! volume said TO have been written D5
f: the min collaboration, giving descElI-
{ tious and anecdotes Of countries TlsiJec
{ by them The book has been described
/ as showing certain powers Of scrlF
I ton and INSTALLATION unusual on the
/ part OF youthful royal princes
/ On one occasion during the cruise
/ when called to stand watch Prince
/ George hit q cadet who aWakenec
l him. blackening his eye For this ht
/ was -msrtialeds found guilty
1 and sentenced to be spanked by tn
I cadet he injured The sentence was
: In lSss Prince George was made q
] rnidshipuan on board the Canada sta
4 IN 1855 was promoted 10 Heutenarc5
/ after passing set Of difficult exam
/ nations with distinction In $50 NJ
I vas given the command or ms ElnDoa
] ThrusA on the West Indian sta-IOu.
During the same year he opened rh'
Jamaica Industrial Exposition. and INT
year following he was made a fl-il com
/ mandeT- In the same year he vislref
/ ireland, staying with the Duke Of Clar
I ence fla Dublin. and from there #tartet
: on the last tour he and his Drothe
/ were ever to take together. a journey il
/ which they Travelled Informally thrOuEl
/ Ireland During the trip he contracTe,
typhoid fever was brought near deat
and recovered only after long con
valescence-
Becomes Heir to Throne.
| The Duke OF Clarence died on January
/ Il. 1892. and Prince George became het
70 the throne. He was hailed as a IT
ting heir 20 the dignity of the British
throne
Ii was then that the popular imaKiua
tion settled on him the title OF '-SailO
phantasy Of a sort Of royal Nelson &c
stined 20 lead the fleets OF England q
victory after victory
/ All navy officers who have served Wit
the Prince OF Wales have agreed in call
ing him an excellent captain and cap
/ able sea officer. His whole heart was i
HIS al work, and the prince was con
. | sJantly lost 20 view IN the sailor.
[ He spent fifteen years in aCt-e navs
I service. taking the work as * CAME. en-
! | thusiastiC always, and when, on th
death Of his brother, he found himSel
I compelled 20 reiinQutSh II as 2 Career
/ abandoned Il with genuine regret Sine
giving up the sea he has 50 far kept To
interests Of the royal navy close 70 hi
heart. taking part with viEoT IN al
movements and projects designed 10
the bettermeu OF the service and the IN
| creased comfort Of its officers and uer
| In 1893 theTs was announced his en-
EaEement TO Princess Mary Of TecE
. who had beer betrothed TO his brother
1.-THE Duke OF Clarence There had bee
deposition by Queen Victoria 70 the en-
EaEement between the princess and N
Duke Of Clarence, but in the case Of IN
[ Prince Of Wales, then Duke Of XOrl
: Queen Victoria favored the match {
every way
] While a Lieutenant on the Thundere