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SPANISH PEASANTS
WILL BE GIVEN LAND
OF GREAT ESTATES

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miles from Paris. putting up his family
at the Hotel Savoy there for the time
being.
He will go to London on business to-
morrow, perhaps motoring down to
Calais for the night boat tonight.
Among other things he will arrange to
place the Infante Juan, his son, in an
English school near London, and other
business will keep him in London for
a few days.
The Queen is leaving for Fontainebleu
tomorrow and Alfonso will join her and
their children when he comes back from
London. These arrangements were dis
| closed today by the Duke of Miranda,
chief of the Spanish royal household.
May Go to Isle Of Wight.
There are persistent but so far un-
confirmed reports in London that Al
fonSo has bought Norris Castle, a beau
tiful old estate in 200 acres Of finely
wooded ground near Osborne, where he
spent his counting days. Osborne Is
| royal English residence on the Isle Of
Wight, one mile from Cowes.
None of his family will accompany
him to London. A member of the ex-
lied Kings encourage said he might
postpone the trip at the last minute II
| necessary, but that this would be only
in case of Unforeseen events" A few
subordinate members of AlfonSo'S suite
went to London yesterday.
The eXiled King is not the welcome
guest in republican France that his
hearty popular reception Thursday may
have led him to believe.
Fearing an attempt against his life,
it was understood here today, the police
of Paris have suggested tacitly that he
/ seek refuge in some smaller place,
where better watch may be kept on
him and his family.
May Join British Royalty.
There has been some talk from the
beginning that Alfonso might choose to
make England the place of his exile.
His wife is a British princess and he.
therefore, probably would be accepted
as member of the British royal family
Newspapers of the Left has seized
upon AlfonSo'S warm reception here
as an occasion to attack the govern
ment criticizing Alfonso as an enemy
of liberty. The press generally today
dropped the royal eXileS, some neWSpa-
pers not mentioning his name and 9TH
ers printing only few lines.
The impression is growing here that
he will remain in France so that he
would be close to home If the elections
go his way.
KinswOmen En- Route to Paris.
Dispatches from Hendaye today said
Infanta Beatrice, sister of Queen Marie
of Rumania, and Infanta Isabella,
elderly aunt of former King Alfonso,
had passed the frontier on the Sud ex-
press, en- route to Paris.
Though extremely i'll and borne on q
stretcher, the Infanta Isabella smiled
and chatted with numerous aristocrattc
emigres who came to greet her. The
Infantas were accompanied by DR..
Varela Marquis Bertran de Luz and
Marquis MancanedoS.
Others leaving Spain on the same
train included Prince Max Hohenlohe
and family, Warehouses Ivanrey, the
Yturbe family and Senior Santamar1a.
Those greeting the princesses included
Infante Fernando and his two sons,
and Senior Gaballero, former AmbaSsa-
dor to France.
Prince Leaving Italy.
Prince Juan Of Spain left Naples to-
day for Genoa, whence he will continue
to Paris, joining his parents there.
Infanta Beatrice is a granddaughter
of the late Queen Victoria of England,
and a Princess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha
in her own right. She is reputed one
of the most beautiful women in Europe
and visited New York and Washington
with her husband, who accompanied
King Alfonso on his trip into exile, In
1928
Their departure from Escorial station,
in Madrid, was without ceremony. A
few aristocratS saw them OF, but the
time of their leavetaking was kept Sc
cret so as to avoid any public Demon
stration.