The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
Young Servian Goes to England
to Prepare Himself for
Oxford.
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- VI hNutIsE ID; FONr;NON.
- witch. nineteen years Old. VIC
mas Just arrived iu England to
Prepare himself to enter oxford
hlNers!ty az tho beginning OF tho fall
us'h! IS regarded in Servia as tho hope
or MS house, despite his Darenta... Tn
uesire % his coisltrymen. aud OF MS
sontio,nl.cinn s Fe6tffr, To- make an English
the scat OF English culture ana learn
ms. where the Prince Of Wales is
SHORTY 10 take place among tho
students this tan. Will be appreciated
Dy all those who havo the interest of
tnat unhappy and much troubled Bal
Kan state at heart.
Inc British heir apparent is to reside
IN Magdalcn College. where his roo,,s
are now being prepared for his oc
cupancy while tho young Servian
prince will mako his homo al Christ
Chnrcn which is undoubtedly the coll
IcAe that enjoys tho greatest amount
Of prestige. AS fellow undergraduaies.
tue LnSllsh and the Serviau princes
cannot fail 10 be thrown into ono an
put also 10 sports. and other univer-
.ity interests, and Young Paul Kara
seorseFitch cannot fall 10 derive from
this. association. and from the com
dents those notions OF honor and
those ethical standards which one is
accustomed TO associate with an oxford
training-ethics that are so entirely
different from those prevailing in Ser
via.
Prince Paul can we'll be described as
tne nope OF Scrvia. because mis- two
cousins. George and Alexander. both
% them studying at Paris. one at the
military school OF St Cyr and the
mat their absence from the country
Just at present is a matter OF con
graduation. The conduct OF Prince
George, the elder Of the two. has been
q q ~ q re nj "a "a
years ago. as may be RENE m hered. he
was compelled by the government to
r"nounce his rights Of succession. and
his status as crownprince, 10 his
Younger brother. Alexander Had he
refused TO do so. he would have been
placed on trial at Belgrade for tho
aeatn OF ms valet. who had succunbed
TO brutal maltreatment. Prince Alex
ander. though better behaved. is a
mental weakl ne. and In frail. bad
health. and besides has made himself
20 aetested IN the army that he has
been forced by the latter as also BY
the government. 10 resign his Office OF
Inspectors General
Prince PAU. on the other hand. is a
stalwart handsome. suny- tempered lad
who has been carefully brought up.
nrst at ST. Petersburg. and afterwards
by English tutors at Belgrade. where
he has managed to keep his name sing
ularly clear from any such scandals
as have disgraced every other member
Of his house. In fact. he IS looked
upon both at home and abroad as des-
tined one day to occupy the throne OF
HIS uncle King Peter
Paul's father IS the Kings only
brother. Arsene who is so utterly dis
reouta BILE that even the Servlans VIII
not allow him TO live within their
borders. nor have they permitted the
King to grant him any rank, even
honorary in the army. He makes his
homo in Paris. and IS familiar spec
linen 10 those American tourists who
think IL interesting to study the shady
side OF cosmopolitan lie in the French
capital
lie was given the advantages Of an
education at the Imperial School OF
Pages at ST Petersburg. where Alex
ander H., and also the late Car. wished
to hold him In reserve as candidate