IN BELGRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 240, 10 October 1934, Page 7

IN BELGRADE.

DEEP MOURNING.

News Sent by German Radio Stations.

DOCTOR CALLED TO QUEEN.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received 2.30 p.m.) BELGRADE, October 9. The whole city is in mourning but is intensely relieved that Queen Marie did not share King Alexander's fate. The Crown Prince will not accede to the Throne until he attains his majority. The Government did not intend to publish the news of the King's death immediately, but was compelled to do so because it was received by the public from German broadcasting stations. A Rome message says that diplomats deplore the tragedy but do not think it is likely to affect Italo-Yugoslav relations. At Prague consternation prevails. The papers are .vapidly issuing extras. A Marseilles official dispatch says that a policeman was killed and nine civilians wounded by the assassins' bullets. Queen Marie's train Mas specially halted at Lons le Saulnicr and a doctor was hastily summoned to attend her. Kin"; Alexander's political testament nominated, as members of the Regency, Queen Marie, prince Paul and the President of the Belgrade Supreme Court, states a Vienna message. LOCAL YUGOSLAVS. DEEP SORROW AT TRAGEDY. When the news of' the assassination of King Alexander was conveyed to the local Yugoslav community this morning, profound sorrow was expressed at the untimely death of a beloved King. The work of the late monarch has been closely followed by the local community, and his efforts to improve the position of the poor and the lot of struggling farmer have been greatly admired. The officials of the Yugoslav Club were summoned to a meeting, and it was decided to cable a message of the deepest sympathy and condolence with the Queen, and the nation from all loyal subjects and compatriots in Auckland. THE ASSASSIN'S TOLL. LEADERS WHO HAVE FALLEN. The record of assassinations during the last 80 years includes the deaths of over 100 inonarchs, Presidents, and Ministers of State, anions' the victims being:— IS(!,').—President Lincoln, United States. 1894.—President Carnot, France. 1900.—King Humbert of Italy. 1901.—President McKinley, United States. 1903.—King Alexander and Queen Draga of Serbia. 1908. —King Carlos of Portugal. 191.'k—King fieorge of Greece. 1914.—Archduke and Archduchess of Austria. 1918. —Count von Mirbaeh, German Ambassador to Russia. 1922.—Walter Kathenau, German Foreign Minister; Michael Collins, Irish Free State Minister. 1927.- —Kevin O'Higgins, Vice-President of the Irish Free State. 1931.—Premier Hamaguchi, Japan. 1932. —President Doumcr, France; Premier Inukai, Japan. 1934. —Chancellor Dollfuss, Austria; King Alexander of Yugoslavia; M. Barthou, French Foreign Minister.