PRINCE ALEXANDER AND BISMARCK.
A SERIOUS- INTERNATIONAL C DIFFICULTY. [press association.] London, April 6. The official press states that Prince Alexander's suit for Princess Victoria, daughter of the Emperor of Germany, has failed, and that Prince Bismarck will not resign. It is unofficially stated that the betrothal has been postponed. • Berlin, April 6. Public opinion favours the stand taken by Prince Bismarck against the marriage of Prince Alexander of Battenberg to Princess Victoria. The Cologne Gazette appeals "to _ Prince Alexander's patriotism to refrain from pressing his suit. The Nord Deutsche Zeitung states that the betrothal of Prince Alexander and Princess Victoria has been abandoned. It is stated that the Emperor declined to accept the resignation of Prince Bismarck. Prince Alexander of Battenburg will arrive here on the 12th instant, and Her Majesty Queen Victoria on th© 20th.
London, April 6. The Standard states that the Emperor of Germany persists in the betrothal of Prince Alexander.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9023, 9 April 1888, Page 5
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