THE SERVIAN PRINCE

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12506, 6 April 1909, Page 1

THE SERVIAN PRINCE

Prince George of Servia (states an -exchange) amused himself by tryinc ™?+£ Ot a w£ are ? te out of a soldier's ™5 7 hen he missed the cigarette and hit the soldier-- another soldiQi- had *o play tho- mm to Prince Georges William Tell, but as the sport threatened to decimate the palace guard it had to be interrupted^ A less sensational story accused 'him of •insulting, and., assaulting a veritable olcl monk whose guest he was. His rriends say that Prince George's offences are nothing worse than the pranks of a high spirited lad in his cups His enemies say that he is a drunken degenerate or a violent madman. He has certainly contrived to offend every nigh official with whom he has come m contact. One dark night Major Dunutch, Commandant of the Life Guards, allowed the Prince's carriage to pass without saluting it. Prince George stopped the carriage and bellowed a question, at the major. An explanation was offered. "'March on dog, and don't bark," was the Prince's elegant rejoinder. Major Dunjitch expostulated but succeeded only in . provoking the Prinoe to hurl at him a volley of the' coarsest abuse. Prince George of course comes .of a family with an. abnormal history. His great grandfather; was murdered and his grandfather was exiled from Servia. His father . gained the throne by the assassination of King Alexander. Of course the supporters of the Qbrenovitch dynasty can find nothing good to say of; the Crown Prince, who is a- Karageorgevitch, and he certainly, provides them.with plenty of material for evil stories. Prince' George is only 21 years of age. His younger brother, Alexander, has not distinguishedjiimself so far by either virtue or vice, and if. the report that he is j of mild disposition is correct it is easy j to understand that he would have no ■ desire to succeed to Servia's bloody ,- •throne. ■ ■ " ■