New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

lena, Princess Vera. Xenia and Mill
 tza, and the heir to the throne, Prince l Danilo. One of the princess daugh- 1 ters, Militza, married the Grand Duke Peter of Russia, while another, Anas- tasie, who is not with the family, married the Grand Duke Nicholas ] Nikolawitch, and another, Helene, is now Queen of Italy. There are Ger ! man connections, as well, the Crown Prince having married German Duchess, and the daughter Anna, married a German prince.
 That the ministers remaining back at Podgoritza think they are really the government is indicated by a re- cent statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, MT. Popovitch 'ln accordance with the constitution" he said, three of us remained behind and constitute the whole of the gov ernment. I am minister of Foreign Affairs and minister of the interior, MT. Radalovitch s acting Premier and Minister of Education, and Gen. Vesovitch is Minister of war"
 These are the ministers, however, who were ordered by King Nicholas not to carry on business, and it re- mains to be seen who is the real government.
 The Serbian seat of government at Corfu is also in a hotel, the largest establishment on the island. formerly run by German. but now entirely taken over for Serbian cabinet meet fngs and administration Here the ministers have their offices. and in company with Albanian officials re- gently arrived, mingle in the draw ing and dining room Premier Pas chrVltz with his patriarchical white beard, is striking figure in these ministerial groups. Crown Prince Alexander recently arrived at the hotel and received a royal reception from the Serbian army already on the island. The Serbian forces are variously estimated from S0,O00 to 130,00o, with 22,00O Albanians French officers are now training this remnant of the old armies back to their old standard.
 Serbs Anxious for Fray.
 "There will be a surprise some day. said the Serbian minister to the As sociated Press "when some point is hard pressed, and 15O,OO0 Serbian troops spring bacl1 to the firing line in a complete state of equipment and efficiency"
 This training has been quietly going on at Corfu, and Corfu is very near the allied base in the Southeast.
 The Belgian administration goes forward much as it did at Brussels even to the appearance of the Moni. teur Beige, the official organ of gov ernment business. An issue the othe. day gave the orders of the Minister of Colonies on the Congo budget, showing that Belgium continues to have very substantial resources from that far-away source even if it's home resources are cut off. The orders re- ferred to the Congo receipts as 36.~ 049, 900 francs for the year. and a provisional credit against this amount was opened at 13,6S5.0Oo francs for certain government expenditures. A decree by King Albert is set forth giving to MT. Vandervelde, now Min ister of State, the qualities of War Minister on administrative matters at Havre and the military base, ex- cepting the army at the front. All the other n1inistries-commerc la Dor, railways and telegraphs, etc. have their full share of activities with numerous orders. showing the work they are doing.
 Some of the Belgian troops have re- gently been withdrawn from the front and sent to the Congo. where there is another extensive administration, and frontiers to be protected against German East Africa. A Belgian off, cial summed up the wealth and vast ness of this Congo region by saying it was seventy-six times as large as Belgium.
 The legislative branches of these transitory governments are about the only ones not continuing to operate, many of the senators and deputies being under restraint in their home countries, so that it is left to the kings and executive branches to carry forward the government. IL was estimated that about 60 Serbian deputies could be assembled for a m meeting at Nice. but this has about been abandoned. Aside from the leg isative, however, all these govern ments are keeping up all their func- tions as sovereign nations difficult and almost unprecedented as this Is on foreign soil, and all of them are expecting to have something to say as nations in the final settlement.