THE ROYAL MURDER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15650, 2 July 1914, Page 7

THE ROYAL MURDER.

THREE ORPHAN CHILDREN. GRIEF FOR THEIR PARENTS. BOTH ASSASSINS CALLOUS. COMPLICITY ■ ADMITTED. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ! <Roe«ivcd July 1, 10.35 p.m.) j Vienna, June 30. j | The three children of the Archduke' Francis Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohcnburg were staying at Chulmitz Castle in Bohemia. The news of the assassination arrived at i* noon on Sunday. The children were.! kept in ignorance until the Countess I of Chotek, sister of the Duchess of; Hohcnburg, informed them that their parents had suddenly been taken away, and they must-go to the , chapel and pray for them. When the children returned it was impossible to hide the truth any longer. Their religious instructor told the children . what had happened. They broke into convulsive j weeping. The Countess fainted at.i the sight of their grief. 1 Night of Misery. The children remained awake; throughout the night, crouched close to one another moaning at! their terrible loss. . They will at-' tend the funeral. j At first the assassins denied that I there was any connection between the two attempts, but Cabrinovi'c and Prinzip now acknowledge that they agreed, that if one failed the, other should continue the work. , Both maintain a callous attitude, j and rejoice in their success. j According to the Bosnian penal ! law, Cabrinovic is liable to from five to ten years' imprisonment, while Prinzip, on account of his youth, may get off. with 10 years. « Sailors conveyed the remains of the Royal couple from Methkovic, to which place they were removed last night to the naval yacht Dalmat, amid immense crowds. The wreaths sent in covered the Dalmat. Universal Mourning. Every village and hamlet along the Marenta River was draped with mourning. The villagers, hording lighted candles, knelt along the banks as the Dalmat passed. The coffins \fere transferred to the battleship Viribus Unitis at the river mouth, and she then proceeded to Trieste, which will be reached on One of the Emperor Francis Josef's first acts after the murder was to telegraph that the orphan children should be brought to his palace. The executive and the Provincial Diet of Bosnia, in a manifesto, denounces the inhuman and nefarious act. They are_ convinced that the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina will steadfastly stand by the throne and the dynasty.

The editor of the Servian newspaper Narud has been arrested for publishing anti-Austrian articles. SYMPATHY FROM BRITAIN. AGED EMPEROR BURDENS. FACTOR IX EUROPE'S PEACE. London, June 30. The House of Commons passed a resolution of sympathy with Austria to-day. Mr. Asquith, in moving the resolution, said: "We are confronted with a crime which has almost made us despair of the progress of mankind. Our thoughts and hearts turned to the aged Emperor, who, for 70 years, has sustained almost an unexampled burden of care borne with almost unparalleled patience." Mr. Bonar Law seconded the motion.

In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey said there was not a Foreign Minister in Europe who did not know what support the life of the Emperor of Austria had been, and continues to be, to tho cause of the peace of Europe. The House of Lords adopted Earl Crewe's motion of condolence. Earl Crewe said that the -venerable Emperor was the most dignified and the most lonely figure in the great palaces of the wdlld. Lord Lansdowne, who seconded, paid a tribute to the Archduke Francis Ferdinand's manliness and ability. FAILURE TO CLEAR STREETS, REQUEST OF THE ARCHDUKE. INDIGNATION IN SERVIA. Timeii and Sydney Sun Services. (Received July 1, 5.5 p.m.) Vienna, June 30. Some comment has been aroused because despite the attempt upon the; life of the Archduke by the bomb the streets were not cleared. According to some accounts the Archduke himself insisted that no special precautions should be taken. A section of tho press says that the visit was purely a military affair. All the preparations were made by the military authorities and the civil authorities were not informed of the journey.

A large sum of money was found in Prinzip's room. Several bombs were discovered on the railway from Sarajevo by wh.ch the Archduke intended to return.

The Servian newspapers ' express the deepest indignation : at . the assassination as an act of anarchist folly. Considering the political aspects they point out that the outrage is the consequence of the bad old Austrian police system and the lack of real liberty. Only such a system could breed fanatical criminals of this type. ANTI-SERVIAN FEELING. MANY ARRESTS MADE. (Received July 2, 12.20 a m.) Sarajevo, July 1. Three hundred arrests have been made in connection with the alleged excesses against the Servians. The violence continues. The demonstrators yesterday smashed the windows of the Orthodox Metropolitan's Palace. Three hundred students 'violently demonstrated outside the I Servian Legation and burnt the | Servian tricolour flag. 1 CRIME REPUDIATED. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. (Received July 2, 12.30 a in.) Belgrade, July 1. The Government has issued a statement expressing keen indigna--1 tion at the crime, and protesting | against the German press seeking to | inculpate the Servians. MESSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND. j | FEELING FOR THE EMPEROR. i [lit TELEGRAPH, — ASSOCIATION.) j Wellington", Wednesday. | In connection with the assassination of tlio Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, His Excellency the Governor (the Earl of Liverpool) has sent the following cablegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:" Myself, my Government, and the people of New Zeai land wish to express our deepest sympathy i with His Royal and Imperial Apostolic ! Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, at the • terrible crime which lias been perpetrated, and which we, in common with. the j whole world, view with abhorrence, (Signed) Liverpool."