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BODY LYING IN STATE. QUEEN’S LAST ACT OF HOMAGE. CROWDS AWAIT ADMISSION. BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 12-1,3 p.m. to-day. BUCHAREST, July 22. The body of King Ferdinand lies in tlie State catafalque covered with red flowers and pine branches, which the Queen bias arranged as a last act of homage. The King’s crown, .sceptre and decorations were placed on a table nearby. Four chevaliers of the Order of Michael the Brave guard the chamber. Huge crowds from all parts of the country waited in the boulevards leading to the palace' tor their turn to view the body.—A.P.A. and “Sun.’’
, IN FAVOUR OF CAROL, DEMON STRATTONS DISPERSED BY TROOPS, Received 12.15 p.m. to-day. BERLIN, July 22. A message from Bucharest states that several were killed at Fagure, Transylvania, when cavalry dispersed demonstrations in favour of Prince Carol.
NEW KING OF RUMANIA. Received 1.35 p.m. to-day. BUCHAREST, July 22. Rumania’s new five-year-old King is more interested in toys than the throne. When addressed b;v the title of “Your Majesty” instead “Your Highness,’’ he asked his nurse why she had changed his name and wept when he was told that it was because his grandfather' was dead. “But they wont take my toys away will they?” he inquired through tears.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 July 1927, Page 7
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213THE LATE KING Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 July 1927, Page 7
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