MONARCHY OR REPUBLIC.
COMING STRUGGLE IN GREECE. ELECTIONS WILL DECIDE ISSUE. By Telagtapi—pi.i. Association—Copjrijbt, “ The Times ” Service. (Received October 29, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, October 27. Additional significance attaches to tho Greek elections which have developed into a final struggle between Venezelists and the supporters of Constantine. Efforts aro being made to enthrone Prince Paul, who will arrive in Athens from Lucerne on November 1. He, however, has not yet received a formal invitation to assume the Crown. i Constantine’s staff is feverishly active, pushing his claims. Constantine maintains that he is tho rightful successor to Alexander. (Prince Paul of Greece is the former King Constantine’s third son. . The eldest son. Prince George, the former Crown Prince, is excluded from the succession by tho terms of the ultimatum ot file guaranteeing Powers of Juno 11, Ifc was in consequence of this prohibition that Alexander, who was Constantine’s second son, succeeded to tne throne on Juno 12, 1917, on the expulsion of his father. Prince Paul is hot yet nineteen years of age, having been born on December 14, 1901. A recont cable stated that France would probably veto any member of Coustantme s family if Greece decided to mainasr£Ss*,“ a —
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16260, 29 October 1920, Page 7
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