ROYAL BAPTISM.
BABY ITALIAN PRINCESS. (Received 2 p.m.) ROME, September 20. The baby Princess born to the Crown Prince Humbert and Princess Marie Jose was given a preliminary baptism in a temporary chapel adjoining her mother's bedroom. She was named Maria Pia Elena Elizabeth Marguerita Melina Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennaro. Cardinal Asceleti used water from the Jordan and the Piavc, the latter river signifying victory to the Italians because of the victories on its banks against the Austrians in the Great War. Tho Queens of Italy and Bulgaria, the Queen and the Queen Mother of Belgium will attend the formal christening on October IS. A member of the British Royalty is also expected. The King marked the occasion by a general amnesty, excepting political prisoners.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 228, 26 September 1934, Page 7
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