Kaiser’s betiding.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1922, Page 4

Kaiser’s betiding.

CASTLE BESIEGED

AUSIKALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 3. In view of the Kaiser’s wedding, a siege ot Doom Castle by journalists and cinema operators tills commenced. A ring of press photographers already surrounds the castle Irom dawn till dusk. It was intended that Princess Hcrniione, the night, before the wedding, should occupy tho Kaiser and Kniserine suite rooms at Bentitick’s Castle, at Amerongen, hut it has now been arranged that she will come to Doom Inte in the afternoon before the wedding, and he .smuggled into her future husband’s home in order to avoid the photographers. Her room lias been specially decorated with Gobelin tapestries. The ex-4 rown Prince has arrived, and spends his time in shooting squirrels anil reading English detective “shockers.” A few guests from Germany have also arrived, with four German elu fs.

The Burgomaster of Doom performs tho civil marriage at the Lodge of Doom Castle, where the walls are ornamented with a portrait of Iho Kaiser in the 1 uniform of the Prussian Guards, which lie will wear at the wedding. The party will then cross the moat to the Castle for the religious rites, which will he celebrated in the restihule, the chief adornments of which are a specially-built throne, with magnificent tapestries, brought from tile lloltenzollern Palace at Potsdam. Fifty guests have been invited to the wedding breakfast. The Kaiser’s children are greatly displeased at the gift of their dead mother’s jewels to Princess Hermione. Wilhelm has renounced his inheritance from the Kaiserin in favour of his children, hut has reserved, as personal souvenirs, the Kaiserin’s jewels, which are by far tho most important part of her estate.

The Kaiser’s chief gift is a diamond diadem, which Silesian noble families presented to the late Kaiserin on her marriage.

Social Democrats have given notice of questions ill the Reichstag as to whether the Government has granted permission for the removal of the diadem from the country, and if so, was an adequate deposit demanded in accordance with the law regarding the removal of valuables : and. if no*, a lia' pnpitivo measures will lm rde;itd.