THE COURT OF SAXONY

Southland Times, Issue 16840, 16 September 1911, Page 6

THE COURT OF SAXONY

PRINCESS’S STARTLING MEMOIRS. [By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. ] LONDON, Sept. 14. Louise, ex-Crown Princess of Saxony’, has published a volume of sensational memoirs, in which she makes an amazingly frank exposure of European Court life. She alleges that Royal children are moulded into clever automata. She refers to the present King of Saxony in terms of affection and gratitude. She lays all the blame for her misfortunes upon the late King. She states that Johann of Orth, Archduke John of Tuscany, who resigned his dignities in 1889, and became captain of a merchant ship which was supposed to be lost, is still alive. Princess Louise described a scene between the Emperor of Austria and the Archduke Johann of Orth, which led to the latter’s disappearance. The Emperor requested him to apologise for references to the Archduke Albrecht, Commander-In-Chief. Orth refused to be dictated to, ,and a violent scene took place. Orth, in a fit of ungovernable rage, tore off the Order of the Golden Fleece and flung it at the Emperor.

THE POLICE CONFISCATE. VIENNA, Sept. 14. The Austrian police have confiscated all copies of the "Matin” containing Princess Louise’s references to the Royal family. A GRUESOME STORY. LONDON, Sept. 15. .Received Sept. 15, 9.15 p.m. Princess Louise gives a remarkable version of Rudolph’s death. She states that his skpll was smashed, pieces of bottle glass protruding from the wounds. She alleges that a gamekeeper told her that he went to Meyedling lodge and found the nude dead body of a woman, with bleeding revolver wounds. Then he saw a valet with the dying prince upstairs. Princess Louise believes that the woman attacked Rudolph with a bottle and was then shot down by other members of the prince’s party-