THE OBSEQUIOUS FERDINAND
GROVELLING TO THE AUSTRIAN
EMPEROR
Vienna, Jan. 2G
In thanking the Emperor Francis Joseph for the bestowal of a field marshal's baton. King Ferdinand telegraphed that he was well nigh overwhelmed by this unmerited proof of Imperial favour. He said : "My heart is still attached -with childlike fidelity to the saintly person of your Majesty."
The sycophancy and extravagance of the telegram have caused much mirth in Vienna.
The Emperor Francis Joseph was conspicuously cold in his reply.
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13996, 28 January 1916, Page 5
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81THE OBSEQUIOUS FERDINAND Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13996, 28 January 1916, Page 5
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