ANECDOTES OF A KING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1891, 28 October 1913, Page 7

ANECDOTES OF A KING.

9 7T~ EBWAJID VII. ■ MR. LEGGE'S BOOK. By Tclograph—Prcsa AssocloAlou—Copjrijljl - "Tiroes"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. 3 London, Octobor 26. Richly anecdotal are "Additional itominiscxfficcs of King Edward," by Mr Edward Le.gge, and published by tbo Nash publishing firm. The book is creating tremendous interest. King Edward was a life.lo.itg reader of tho Radical journal, "Reynold's Weekly Newspaper." When a Court official at--1 tempted to dissuade him from doing so, > on the ground that it was a revolution.iiry paper, King Edward responded, * "Never mind, my friend, I know what » Government thinks; I want to know what other people think as well." The "King's intimate 'relationship with tho Dudley family was. recalled. Lord Dudley's grandfather was very eccentric and absent-minded. He know that the King and Queen Victoria liked a cboi.co dish, and, forgetting palace etiquette, . turned to the Queen, and said: "You really ought to take same." Tho 4 Queen smiled, and thanked iilnl. After short intervals ho repeated the advice a ' . second and third time, and tlio Queen, finally remarking, "It imißt Ijo a very good dish, as it is the third timo you have told mo." Dudley exclaimcd, "Damn tho woman; $o it is." King Edward was distressed when the • Dublin. Crown jewels Vanished. Ha pulled off his gloves, and thumped the table savagely, saying, "I will have no scandals. I'll novor come to Dublin again. I'll give nobody honours." Ho was never seen in such a rage before. (Ree. October 27, 8.60 p..m.) o Mr. Legge says that King' Edward. i t once said:—"You might expect polited ness' from an Englishman, but not manners."" j ). King George, years later, requested the Bishop of Worcester to emphasiso d tbo value of manners when addressing. , r some schoolboys. The Bishop inquired t why? King George replied: "Because o I have been mixing among all softs and , r condition.? of men, and it has been a it positive distress to mo. to see how often t When .abroad Englishlben lo.so in thd raco with Frenchmen, Italians, and • Gw mans becauso of their "want of manners." 1 , .