Viva La Republica!
PORTUGAL, THE STRIPLING REPUBLIC, TO-DAY CELEBRATES 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION DOWNFALL OF MANUEL^ Seventeen years ago to-day the Kingdom of Portugal banished Manoel, the boy King, to England. A republican government was substituted for the rule of the House of Braganza, which once gave England a Queen. In honour of Portuguese Independence Day, the Consul for the United States, Mr. W. F. Boyle, the Big Brother Republic, exchanged greetings with the Consul for the Little Brother Republic, Mr. David L. Nathan. Mr. Boyle's example was followed by all consular representatives of Auckland. The flag of the Portuguese Republic flying over the offices of I* D. Nathan and Co., Ltd-, and a bottle of Oporto on Mr. Nathan’s desk, signified the consul’s satisfaction at the achievement of the Republic’s 17th birthday. “Viva La Republica de Portugal!” The health of the President was honoured instead of that of Manoel, now residing in England with Victoria Augusta, his Hohenzollern princess, and uncrowned consort. CROWN IN DUST Manoel had barely two years in which to sit on the throne of his father, the murdered Carlos. Nevertheless, he set the pace while he had the chance. Gaby Deslys, the famous Parisian dancer with an inordinately expensive taste in diamonds, lias always been given credit for casting Manoel’s crown in the dust. Precisely what share of theb lame can be attributed to her, however, has never been definitely decided. Nowadays, the ex-King of Portugal, resides in his English home well content to live the life of a country squire on the revenue of a very considerable private fortune. Occasionally he opens a bazaar, very often he is to be seen at Wimbledon watching the tennis tournaments, and sometimes he dutifully escorts Victoria Augusta to the Riviera. Within the last ten years there have been revolutions and counterrevolutions. The republican regime, notwithstanding, has been maintained. There appears to be little chance of Manoel returning to Lisbon.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19271005.2.61
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 167, 5 October 1927, Page 9
Word Count
323Viva La Republica! Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 167, 5 October 1927, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in