KING CONSTANTINE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 5

KING CONSTANTINE.

CHAMBER ACCLAIMS NEW RULER, f'AN IMPIOUS OUTRAGE." : (Bee, March 21, 5.5 p.m.)' Athens, March 21. The Prime Minister, M. Yonezeloe, speaking; in the Chamber, paid a warm .tribute to King George's services to Greece. . ■■ . The Crown Prinoo Constantino was acclaimed King. It was resolved that a national momrmenfc should ba erected to King George. ; World-wide messages of condolence have been, received. 'King'.Constantino, in an address to the army, stigmatises the assassination of his father as an impious outrage.' Tho new King recalls the fact that ho has doyoted flho whole of his life, to tho arniy, to which tho war, whether Tinsuccessful or successful, has bound him. Ho declares that he win never ceaso to devote his whole solicitude to the land and*sea forces. , . There were many rumours lately that King George intended abdicating in Prinoe Constantino's favour after the celebrations of his jubilee, fixed for September. . ."' There are rign9 of mourning on all sides. Queen Olga had be&n inspecting the hospitals at Proveza, and is now in Athena on her way to Salonika, where King Constantino will join her, Major-General Danglig succeeds King Constantino as commander-in-ghief ot th« ■army,* '■. ' . .• _

ESTATE OF Copenhagen, MaroE 20* It Is reported that King George has left i 54,000,000 in investments in London, Paris, and Vienna. TURKISH TRIBUTES. (Reo. March 21, 5.5 p.m.) Constantinople, March 20, Tho newspapers express abhorrence at the assassination, and pay a warm tribute to the late King George,. . FERMENT IN SALONIKA. (Reo, March 22, 0.80 a.m.) Salonika, March 21, After the murder of the King tho town nas in a ferment, tho garrison belioving that tho murderer was a Turk. Prlnco Nicholas ordered strong patrols out to prevent revongo, and informed tho soldiers that tho assassin was a Greolc, though h? was not, then aware of tho fact.

MESSAGE FROM THE KING, PERIOD OP COURT MOURNING, (Br Telegraph—Frees Asaociatlon.) Auckland, March 21'. Tho following telegrams havo been received by the Governor in reference to tho assassination'of King George of Greece:— "I am deeply touched by, and much appreciate, tho message of sympathy-which you havo sent mo on behalf of tho Government and peoi>le of New Zealand. Please express my most sincere thanks to them.—(Signed) George R. and I." "My grateful 'thanks to you, your Government, and tho people of New Zealand for kind sympathy.—(Signed) Alexandra." Further, his Majesty the King commands tho observance of Court mourning for 28 days for his late Majesty King Georgo of Greece, but it is his Majesty's wish that the functions arranged in connection v/itli the visit of H.M.S. Now Zealand should proceed, notwithstanding.

Mr. Frank Dyer, Vice-Consul for Greece for the Dominion, has cabled tho Minister for Foreign Affairs, Athens, expressing the deep sympathy of tho Greek subject* in New Zealand at tho news of tho lamentable death of King Gcorse,