NO PRINCE OF WALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 848, 21 June 1910, Page 4

NO PRINCE OF WALES.

AND NO HOLIDAY. Somo of the industrial awards operating ill the Wellington district contain a stipulation, in the clause regulating holidays, that the Prince of Wales's birthday shall be observed as a holiday. An interesting position arises this year, inasmuch as the heir-apparent to the British Throne lias not yet been proclaimed Prince of Wales. The fact . has been noticed by- tho Wellington Employers' Association, whose secretary, Mr. W. A. Grenfell, intimates that he is circularis-' ing employers, informing them that they are not required to. observe Thursday, Juno 23, as a holiday. "I am advising the employers," remarked Mr. Grenfell, "that, as there is no Prince of Wales, wo cannot observe the anniversary of his . Thursday will, nevertheless, be a bank holiday, but the Government offices will not bo closed. On the accession to the Throno of his father, King George V, Prince Edward Albert George Andrew Patrick David Christian became Duke of Cornwall, and will,' in due course, by Koyai Letters Patent, become Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Three years ago ho entered tho Hoyal Naval College at Osborne, wliero ho is known as a-hard-worker and a very promising cadet. 11l the domestic circlo ho has always been known as "David." It was the belief of Queen Victoria that the British Empire would one day be ruled by a great King David, whose reign would surpass that of all his predecessors. The heir-apparent is fair, blue-eved, and strongly built, closely resembling his mother, Queen Mary, in features and expression. .He has four brothers and one sister. _ . Prince Edward will, enjoy an immense fortune. From the Duchy of Cornwall, to which he now succeeds tliero is a clear income of upwards of .£BO,OOO. The estate comprises a very largo amount of extremely valuable property ii, Loudon, as well as in Cornwall, and the falling-in of a considerable number of leases has greatly onhauccd the value of tho estate as a whole. The ,£BO,OOO per annum will so accumulate that on coming of ago Prince Edward may bo entitled to more than ,£500,000 sterling from this source alone.