THE KING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 24, 25 January 1901, Page 3

THE KING.

THE SUCCESSOR TO THE 1 /WONF. It ia an essential of the British' co _ n stitutioß that there is no bretk in * u < continuity, no initr rvgruiin in t v,i Bacces?ion to the throne. Htnen iru mediately on our late belov.d Queer breathing her last, the Royal familj did fealty to the oldest son, who fw sixty years has been so well-known ♦< us t?!j as tl.c Princo of Waits. Th< full titles which he bore wire as f 1 j lows: Albert E<i*viud, Pi ince of Wales K.G., K.T., K.P, Great Maatci cf the Bath, G. 0.5.1, G.C.M.G., Q.0.1.E., G.0.V.0., P. 0., V D., Piince t»f Scotland (1469), Prince of SaxeC'obttrg and Gotha (1841), Duke <f Cornwall (1337), Duke of Rothesay (1?33), Duke of Saxony (1841), Eirl <'f f irrick (1469), E*rl of Chester (1841). Eaii of Dublin (1849), Baron Renfrew (14*39), Lord of the Isles (1469) anr Ore it. Steward of Scotland, flu wa? \>yn \t Buckingham Palace, on Nove". be) v>h| 1841, his early e.iacutii.n n-in-.-entrusted to the Kev. Henry M Birch, Rector of Piestwich ; Mr. Gibr-s. Barrister-atlew; and the Rev. 0. F Tarver; nnd Mr. H. W. Fisher. Aftei studying for a sension at Edinburgh, li entered Christ Church, Oxford, wlierhe attended the public lectures for n ve*r, and afterwards resided for three

•e-rs at, i.! :i ,:it)r„; ; rV for'Mv, KXU{ ., „^ ;"*''•. in 'ii-:i';n in. ~;,; ■,!'!. i ' . ■'' ■'*• T i'i.f- I •■. ;;];:i'!a ar.i! „l l '"" ! ''"" vvii "' v J '° !:ie '' '•''■'- a verv !" :--w;- ; i..n. Tv L , vea.* l„trr ll- > •.■„:■. .: '~; '/' •'■■' ■•■'«■'«. '■lur.isreiarnr.,, .• ,r. I:Mr .-i,.: IJtX | lis ~( , d din, - «'ith:.t„e IVnnesrt Al.,.v.„dra „f iW- • .mu-K taking ,!,«- on March lOrl,, ■ labo,.*)*,, lnw BS ./ranted- £40.000 " vyear oxeW, ,< r1,,, from his Duchy wbwli totaPto, somewhere about .f 100,000. In 18(5 i 1 ; he visited Atonnwrfc, Sweden,' anj and,in 1869 went again to Kgyp-, and afterwards to the Hosphorus aud;Greece. If was shortly after this at the close of 1871, that ho was axtackad with typhoid, and for weeks his. life was hanging in theba!ance,.his {recovery being hailed with great joy, ) which manifested itself-.particularly on i Thanksgiving Day. in 18r/> he madof J a Royal tour in In.} .'a, for which a special j granii of .£IOO,OOO was voted. In! 1885 wifh the Princess he made a tour through Ireland, meeting everywhere with a most enthusiastic reception. Dune;; the celebration of His Koyai Mother's Jubilee in 1897, he played a very important patt and won goldep. opinions from the cr.ny Royal aud II- I lustrious Visitors as that memorable ( occasion.

0 For:, many yoars past, the time of e our present Xing was greatly taken . up in attendingspublic funcMons, and whenever possible he has willingly . consented te advance the interests of any Institutionswhich were deserving of that aid which h''s presence and purs i could rmder. In addition fo these calls, he had what may be called "pet" projects, such as the Eoyal r College of Music. The Imperial Ins stirute, and the advancement of Tech--1 nic.il Education, but the object on ; which he "concentrated his eftbrls was one that appealed to all classes of the community viz.—the permanent endowment of the various London hospitals. ; Needless to say, success attonded the . urgent appeal he made and the suffering poor will ever have cause to bless him far using his energies in their behalf. In the encouragement of music, the drama, and the fine arts he haaalways takeo an active interest, and all kinds of sport have found in him a warm patron, his recent success on the turf being hailed with groat plsasure. Amongst the " craft" be occupies the foremost position, having been elected Grand Master of the Freemasons in -Enplacd, in succession to she Maiquis of Ripcm, in 1874. During April of the fallowing year he was admitted to tha office at a Lodge held in the Albert Hall. In May, 1875, he was instilled at the Freemasons' Hall •s First Princip.il of the Royal Arch Freemasons. Ho is president of St. Bartholemew'a Hospital and the Society uf Arts. The Universities of Cambridge and Dublin have conferred upon him the degrees of LL.D., and Oxferd chat of D.CJ.L. His conmction with 'oho Biitisb Army dates from fcrevct Colonel, and in June 1851, joined the Camp it the Curragh, Kildare, to go through a ceurse of military I craiuieg. Hu was promoted General in November, 1862, and attained the rank ef Field-Marshal in May, 1875. His Majesty is a'si Cidonel-in-Chief of ■he Cavalry, the 10th Hussars, and tha Rifk Btigade ; Cap- , of the Household At til- L !ery Company, and Colonel d the Ciordon HU'f'and-is. lathe German Army he holds the rank of Field.•liirsUft], andh pJs j dlonelin-Chief 1 • f thes-h Pomeranian BlucW Hussars; in the Austrian Army be is Colonel of t"v> 12 h Kegiment of Hußsire. 1 Hi* JLjmty enters en his exalted f aud responsib'e duties not only richly 2 enrfo-ved »i'h wisdom, tact and ripa ex- g [■•-lience, bus coi:fi<lent <i the full love, t wspeot ur,d trust of his loyal subjects C in all p'.i t-i of th? world. „ "Long Live Tue Kieg." c