PRINCESS’ ELOPEMENT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 7

PRINCESS’ ELOPEMENT

IRAQ KING’S DECREE FUTURE PROPERTY RIGHTS | BAGDAD, June 16. A sequel to Princess Assas’g elope- , ment is a decree signed by the King and members of Cabinet being sub- j mitted to Parliament, providing that , any prince or princess marrying with- ■ out the King’s consent may be deprived of all rights, including pro- , perty and the right of residence in . Iraq. i An Athens message dated May 27 | read: A sensation has been caused t.he elopement and secret marriage of Princess Assa, eldest sister of the King of Iraq, to a hotel porter. Desperate efforts by the family to annul the marriage have been unsuccessful. The Princess, who is aged 30, arrived at Athens a fortnight ago with her sister Rajihah. She was secretly baptised in the rites of the Greek Orthodox Church in the name of Anastassia. She then disappeared from the hotel, the porter Anastassios Cliaralambi, aged 25, vanishing simultaneously. When the marriage was revealed Jiajihali called in the police, but thev were powerless. Princess Assa, ( in a statement, said: ‘*l will not have anything to do with my relatives. J love my husband.” The romance be- i gan at Rhodes two years ago. I FRENCH RESOLUTION i DRAFT IN CHAMBER ' i ABOLITION INDUCEMENTS ' ( PARIS, June 16. 1 Deputies representing all parties tabled a draft resolution inviting the Government to abolish sanctions and induce other League members to follow . their decision. THE ROMAN SALUTE ORDER TO ABYSSINIANS t MODIFIED FOR WOMEN ’ a t ADDIS ABABA, June 16. s The Viceroy, Marshal Graziana, though he issued an order that all Abyssinians riding, driving, or on foot should dismount or halt and give him the Roman salute, nevertheless when he saw an aged equestrienne conforming to the edict, stopped his car and assisted her to remount, remarking that women were frail creatures and I therefore it would be sufficient if they I saluted without dismounting*