The Telegram. — 1900-10-30 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DEATH OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTOR.  SUCCUMBS TO ENTERIC FEVER.  We regret to announce that news readled Loudon on Monday front Pretoria of the death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, the 800 of Prince and Princess Clois who' front enteric fever was c.fficially ititlaiated by the War Office last week. On Monday it WAS announced from Windsor that Her Royai Itighneas Princess Christian had received news that Ivr eon was "110 t 80 well," and although liii Highness's condition caused grave anxiety in the H.oyal lx,rough, of which he WM an honorary freeman, a fatal issue was not generally apprehended.  Prince-as Chrt;tia.u-harl arranged to go to London on Monday to witness the march of the bet on receipt of the sad intidligenee Her Royal Highness cancelled her engagers. We learn that by special desire of tins Qieee, of the Prince of Wales, and of the family of the Prince and Princess Christian, the public announce• went (it the death of Prince Christian Victor was withheld for a time in order to avoid throwing any gloom over the festivities connected with the homecoming of the City Imperial. His Highness Prince Christian Victor Albert Ludwig Ernest Anton of Schleswig-lliilsteiu was the eldest child and elder son of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswiz-1.101-itciti, and, therefore, a grandson of the Queen. He wan born on April 14th, 1367, anti received his education at Wellington College and Magdalen College, Oxford. Like many other cadets of the Royal House, Prince Christian Victor decided to adopt a military career, and accordingly entered the Royal Military College, Sandleirst, reiunininq there till 1888, when he war gaz-teed as secondlieinenant in the King's Royal Wile Corp.. Two years later he was promoted to a lieetenantcy, and in 1395 became captain, with tie • t rank of major. His war sr rvice has I -. I h He served with the Hazarit Es pi• in 1894, for which he was mentioned in ,l. <eatches, and received the medal and clasp ; else in the Miranzui Expedition of the same yQ.Ar, with the Ist Battalion of his regineeit, including the engagements at Sanger and 7iiisstan ; awl in the following year in the Isazai Expedition. When it was found neeessary to despatch a force to Ashanti against Kin fT Prempet, in 1895, His Highness volunteered his service, and was made aide•dercatiip to MajarCeineral Sir Francis Scott, woo Commanded the Expedition. For his stare in the Ashanti Expedition Prince Christian Victor received the star and promotion to the brevet rank of major. He also served in the Sendan campaign tinder Lord Kitchener in 1893 as staff ofticer to the troops on board the gunboat tiotida, took part in the lion,. bardment of the forts of Oaidurnann, and was prevent at the great battle which crushed the power of the Khalifa. For this he was mentioned in the despatches, and given the fourth elasa of the Osmonieh, the British medal, ad the Khedive's medal with clasp. In October last, the Prince was gazetted for special service on the staff in South Africa.  The floating pontoon bauntless has been dm, troy-ed by firm at Gibraltar. The tuz Atlas t•ink the burning cratt in tow to the beach, where the Datintiesa lies stranded. The crew of the pontoon were saved.  A German, named Ernest Hugo Grunwald, has been sentenced by the Correctional Tribunal of Tunis to two year,' iniorisoment and a fine of 3,000 francs for speaking iu defence ot the murder of King Humbeia Two colliers, named Hewn and Elacknell, quarrelled at Nottingham on Saturday night, when the latter knecked the former down, afterwards kicking bins in toe head. The injured mau was removed to the hospital, but died soon after admittance.  A grocer's assistant, named James Bsrgin, alleged, shot his swe,theatt, Margaret Notrison, Liverpool, late on Satt.rday night, and the injured woman's condition is so critical that she is not expected to recover. Bergin, who is a respectable young fellow, was arrOAVO a: Bootie on iiunday oveinne.