THE KING OF PORTUGAL.
♦ HEAVILY IN DEBT. A STARTLING PROPOSAL. LISBON, November 2\). During a discussion in the Portuguese Chamber on the King's private debts, Dr. Afl'orea asked the Government to mortgage the Royal estates, and then expel the King like a common criminal. A scene of great confusion ensued. Dr. Braga, the Republican leader, said the King was a thief and a robber. The military were ordered to clear the Chamber. A member appealed to the soldiers to proclaim a republic, and strangers in the gallery cheered the republic. The soldiers expelled the interrupters, and the House suspended Braga and Afforea for thirty days.
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8068, 30 November 1906, Page 3
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105THE KING OF PORTUGAL. Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8068, 30 November 1906, Page 3
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