THE GREEK THRONE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 27, 27 October 1920, Page 7

THE GREEK THRONE

« K DEATH OF KING ALEXANDER VICE-ROYALTY TO BE SET UP "By Telograph-Presi Aiiocitttlon-OojTrlth London, October 25, According to a dispatch from Athem Kin? Alexander of Greece has died.it Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. October 26, 9.30 p.m.) \ t. Athens, October. 26. j . lladunoisello Jlanos, who was living i: 5 ' Paris. came back to Athens and nursei l ~ Kin? Alexander throughout his illness. e 111. Yenigclos says a vice-royalty wil iv bo tet up. Later, after the election Prime Paul will return to take posses siou of tho throne.—Aus.-N.Z. Cabh Assa. r Tun;; Alexander was 27 years of age, t was ijip second son of ex-lting Constan i. tine, who in June, 1917, retired fron l' tho Greek Throne, under compulsion o i an Allied ultimatum delivered on th e preceding day. This drastic demand o d tho Allies was tho result of. tho ex-King' o nro-Gcnnan attitude. Alexander prompt i- ly expressed his adherence to the Alliei c cause, "but pressure had to bo exerted b; t Prance and Britain to secure his accept ance of M. Vonizelos as Prime Minister 0 This succeeded, and; Greece entered the var u&ainsfc tho Central Powers, havinj hitheito, under, tho rule of Constantine f acted as tho tool of Potsdam. Tin 1 00-iiJ?rinco Georgios went; into exili . with his father, and by tho terms o; - the Allied ultimatum is excluded froij succession to the throne. The liSir-ap . 'pare"t, Prince Paul, is nineteen yean f of aut:. and under tho Greek Constutu f tion. is old enough to reign' in persor 1 wit'r.ut a regent.