The Ages of Royalty.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2072, 25 May 1887, Page 2

The Ages of Royalty.

William 1., King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, the Nestor of Eurojioau monarchs, has attained the great ago of 90 jears, and the following is a statement of the ages of the rulers of various countries, ranging from the oldest to the youngest, namely;— The German Emperor, aged 90; William 111., King of the Netherlands, aged 70 ; Chiistian IX., King of Denmark, aged 69 on April 8 ; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India, aged 67 ; Charles, King ol Wartemberg, aged 64 ; Dom Pedro IL, Em] 3ror of Brazil, aged 61; Albert, King of Saxony, aged 58; Oscar 11, King of Sweden and Norway, aged 58 ; Nasr-ed-Diu, Shah of Persia, aged 57; Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, aged 56 ; Leopold 11., King of the Belgians, aged 52 on April 9 : David Kalakaua, King of Hawaii, aged 50 ; Dom Luis, King of Poi *ugal, aged 48 ; Charles, King of Koumauia, aged 47; Abdul Hamid 11., Sultan of Turkey, aged 44 ; Humbert. King of Italy, aged 46; Alexander 111., Erajieror of Russia, aged 42; Otto, King of Bavaria, aged 39 ; George, King of tho Hellenes, aged 41 ; Mahomed Tuwfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, aged 31, Mutsu Ilete, Einjieror of Japan, aged 34; Milan, King of Servia, aged 32; Phra But Somdetch Phra C. Valuta, King of Siam, aged 32 ; Kiumg Hsu, Emperor of China, aged 16 ; and Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (a minor) in his first year. In addition to the aho\ e, it may he slated that Francois Paul Jules Grevey, President of the French Republic, is in his eightieth vear, and that Grover Ckuclaud, President of the United States of America, has completed his having been born on March 18, lß3i. Of the Regents who virtually exercise kingly mwer, Prince Luitjxild, Regent of Bavaria, is sixty-six years of age ; and Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain, is in her twenty-ninth year.

Aii English clergyman and a Lowland Scotsman visited one of the Lest parish schools in Aberdeen. They were strangers, but the master received them civilly. The clergyman then said he would be glad to oucstiou the boys, and it once began— 1 How did Pharaoh _ die ? I'lierc was a dead silence. In this dilemma Ihe Low land gentlemen mtoiposed- 1 1 think, sir, the boys arc not accustomed to your English accent ; let me try what I can make of them.’ And he inijuiivd in broad .Scotch —‘ iioo did I’hawraoh dee i" Again there was a dead silence; upon which the master said—‘ 1 think,gentlemen, I'll show you how to do it I’ And he proceeded—‘ Fat earn to i’hawroah at his hinder cud Y—i.e., in his latter days. The boys, with one voice, answered, ‘ He was droonod,’ i.ud a smart little fellow added ‘ Uny lassie could hac told ye that.' The master then explained that in the Aberdeen dialect, * to dee ’ means to die a natural death, or to die in bed ; hence the perplexity of the bovs, who knew that rharaoh’s end was liitlereni. 1 '

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