PRINCE WHO SHOT KING

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1925, Page 2

PRINCE WHO SHOT KING

IN ASYLUM 23 YEARS. [Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON. Sept. I. Mystery surrounded the disappearance of Prince Ahmed Sie Feddin, the bro!her-in-!nw of King Fuad of Egypt. The Prince for 23 years has lieen an inmate of a private asylum at Ticeliurst in Sussex. Accompanied by two attendants. Prince Ahmed yesterday went to Hastings for the day. While they were listening to a band on the pier, one of Ihe attendants left to purchase a newspaper. On returning, he found that his colleague and the Prince had gone. Scotland Yard was informed, and a description was circulated. H is thought that they may havo leit Hasti„,rS by a Boulogne boat. The'••Daily Chronicle” mentions a theory that the Prince was abducted by friends, who have, recently keen making strenuous endeavours to secure his release. T wen tv-seven years ago. when bo was milv 17. the Prince fired a revolver a) King Euad. After serving Mur years’ imprisonment, he was declared to he insane, and was sent to 1 icelinrstt. , r, The Prince’s aged mother at Constantinople. has never ceased i in her efforts to obtain his release. Recent 1 she in-tructe.l a writ to Is? n ,r.iin.si it,.* British Government, claiming four millions damages for her soil s ;|Rural detention, and also accumulntei '•evenuo- from the Prince’s estates. ..-bill, are stated to yield £150.000 per annum. .. . . Vv\ !i«v Ahmed Since Jjvmi: m burst, learnt to speak English, hut it iq atv*l that he did not read books ur Write letters. His only source of amii-cniciii was the gramophone. Ihe Prince’s Sister married Txmg Fuail. anil he shooting arose out of her complaint tl> prim e United of her husband s condni Prime Ahmed met the future Kinir in a Club m Cairo, (Rev . to volver. and shot, him in the throat, but not wounding him seriously The Princess afterwards obtained * divorce from Fuad, and she married a Turkish officer.