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ROYAL ROMANCE.
QUEEN'S STORY OF PRINCE'S HARRIAGE
The Asociates Prost correspondent „a?) Bucharest cahier the following account of an"interview granted to him by the Queen" of Roumania
the Queen,
speaking of her life in that town, to which the Court retired when the Germans reached Bucharest, 55 that German agenta manoeuvred the marriage of my son, the Crown Prince Carol wish to give the trud explanation of this affair, because of she many untrue reports current regardle ing the action of myself and my husband, who abroad are pięta "na tearing asunder's loving couple.":"I am convinced. that it was not a case of true, love except on the side of Carol. I have NOVOZ BEEN- the girl-except at pablis bails. She cer tainly succeeded in capturing Carol's affections, ?" She is of good family," pos sibly, but is not educated to such a róle ar the Crown Prince's wife is expected to fill: If she ever appeared in social life it was at public functions among hundreds of others. She is intelligent and ambiti ons. She saw her chance of a great ad- Feature and took it. However, it was against the publie policy of the country to allow members of the Royal family to marry Roumanians, as through such a marriage it might become mixed in party intrigues, and it was to guard against- that the country sought a foreign and Queen I begged my son to weigh theso facts, and be promised to forgo, his personal wishes for the good of the coun try; but the girl had him inther "power, and the marriage took place in Odessa, aided by the Germans. It has been annulled as ilegal both under the laws of Roomania and of Old Russia, as no baans were published. Later my san joined his regiment, which as a soldier be was obliged to do and went to Budapest with our troops. In the 'army. be associated with patriotic Roumanians and saw his duty. He realised how foolish be had been to long country for a girl. Lately be accepted a mission to Jppar, where he will stay for six months. Should his former wife marry another the affair' will be concluded
Turning to other subjects, 'ber Majesty "said:
The reconstruction of Roumanis is the great task at which I am now working, Talking of the dark days of the German invasion, her Majesty said --
My English blood kept up my courage when we retreated to Jassy, and tberg I opposed the peace which we were finally compelled to make. I was for holding out to the bitter end. Before I had to leave our capital. I had the terrible grief of losing my youngest child, and arrived at Jasay with sorrow in my heart, Wa bad many dark hours then. Cut off from our Allice and with the Bolsheviks in Russia, we felt like shipwrecked castaways on & desert island.' The Queen is at pre- sent engaged writing the story of Boo mania's part in the war but," she said," "I don't let writing take up time I ose country, try to be a practical. Queen - That is why I am interested in the reconstruction of Roumania. Our pockets are empty now, because the Na tional Treasury was deposited in Russia, as well as the Crown jeweis. It is an old tradition that a queen should wear a crown, and I had several very smart, once It is uncomfortable now to go abroad and feel shabby I don't know it the Bol. abeviks have sold my jewels. However, the safety of the National Treasuryis guaranteed by the Allies
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I have many friends in Amerien, her Majesty concluded, and my American visit will open to me new horizone. shall be able to gauge the growth of the women's movement. The war has ad vanced the position of woman the world over, and she can never go back. I say this without being an ardent or violent feminist I never wished for a vote for myself, but I have sympathy with those women who think they can be useful to "their country in that way." -Reuter, a
FLOODING THE PEERAGE,
433 PEERS SINCE 1880.
A return of all the Pétragen eranted during the tenure of each Government from 1880 to the present time was given in a White Paper just issued. The total is 433, including five. Royal peers Begin ning with the close of Lord Beaconsfield Administration (January 1st, 1880 to April 28th of, the same year), the number. of peers created was . The various Administrations foilowing were, ne follows, the number of peers being given in par entberia:
M. Gladstone, April 1880, to June, 1895
Lord Salisbury,
1880- (21).
bury, June 1885, to February,
Lord Sshoury, August, 1886, to August, -1809 (50).
Mr. Gladstone, August, 1892, to March, |1804 (9)
Lord Roseberry, March, 1804, to July, 1895 (19)
Lord, Salisbury, July, 1895; to July
Mr. Baltour,, July, 1908, to December, 1905 (25)
Bir Henry Campbeli-Bannerman, Decem. desk her. “1996, to A77]) 1908 (21):")
Mr-Asquith, "Apri2 1008, to May 1915.
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