The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19
PO|MP MEANS DEATH
TO 100000 WEASELS
Royalty and Nobility Require
Much Ermine at Growing
of King George.
OUTLINE TRIP TO INDIA
May Charter Liner and Will Take
Dreadncught and, of Course,
Press Agent.
OUTLINE TRIP TO INDIA
BY LADY MARY MANWARINa.
,clal Cable to The Tribune.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
LONDON, March lS,-One hundred
thousand weasel skins to make fur robes
for royalty and nobility to wear at the
approaching coronation OF King George
V. of England is the incentive that is
leading trappers in war Of extermina-
tion on the little ermine in Europe.
The stoat. or erminc. weasels skin
measures only n foot long bv three
inches wide so about 100000 weasels viii
be wanted for coronation robes.
The more biting the cold where the
erminc is trapped the whittier is the fur.
And II Is snow white in Siberia During
last coronation there was weasel famine
and fine skins popped up to $3.50 apiece.
Ermine fur Is used either plain or
powdered" on the cape OF the robe.
There the rows Of little black dots in
dicate the degree OF the wearer.
The plans for the journey Of King
George and Queen Mary 10 India next
November have been announced. The
royal party will proceed overland to a
Mediterra mean port In the kin~'s private
railway cars. A stop will be made at
Port Said before the voyage through the
canal. Here the Khediye OF Egypt. with
the British agent general, VIII meet the
king and probably proceed With him as
far ss Suez. a stop Will probably be
made at Alden for the purpose Of deal
ing with state business over the cables,
Lord Crewe, who Will he with the party,
will organize complete system OF COM
municaiions, In which wireless teleg
raphy will form q prominent part.
Garry Press Agent, Too.
The retinuc will include competent
literary man, to whom VIII be intrusted
the task OF preparing an official account
OF the tour to be published Immediately
on the return.
No decision has yet been made as 10
the vessel 10 be commissioned to convey
the royal party TO India. There Is no
precedent for such voyage. as the east
crn tours made by the late King Edward
and by tho present king were undertaken
when they held The second position In
The realm. In admiralty circles the opin
Ion is expressed that ocean liner Will
+" chartered and converted into vessel
under navy conditions. But there Is no
doubt that hstiieshlp of the Dread
rought class viii convoy the royal YES
sci and that IL will be in charge OF an
admiral OF the fleet
Montenegro's Picturesque Ruler.
one ri the most interesting invalids
of the moment is the King OF Monte
rosro He is the most paternal ruler In
Europe and Judges his little kingdom on
tho traditional methods OF the Cadi un-
der The palm tree. Law does not trou-
bile him. and when he has made up his
mind what the offender deserves the Of
fender gets II there and then. without
INV regard 10 the cdrl Win "nlcn nc
r,ay have kept within the letter OF the
law OF all monarchs there is none moro
unconventional Than the King OF Monte
negro.
King Nicholas is q patriot above all
things. His apoarel is eorgeous-a white
surcoat. over which hc wears sleeve
less Jacket of black silk, stiffly embroid-
cred with gold: scarlet undercoat COW
crirc his broad chest. likewise rich In
gold work: multi -colored silk sash hold
Ing the inevitable revolver. and wide blue
Sfousers gathered at the knee into a pair
~ DISQUALIFICATION boots.
JIo wears the little MontoneCrin can
with the black border signIfying mourn
Ing. its red center symbolical OF the field
Of blood. and five sem-crcuIar rings of
gold proclaiming that fifth century has
come and gone since the fatal battle Of
kossovo Was fought that battle which
shattered the once mighty Serb empire
forever
visitor to Cettiric once twitted the
king with the fact that his country has
no exports.
Sir" WAS the reply. you forget my
daughters
And surely his daughters have made
most brilliant alliances,