ROUMANIAN THRONE

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1926, Page 2

ROUMANIAN THRONE

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION PRINCE CAROL WANTS DIVORCE. BUCHAREST, January 5. The Roumanian Assembly by 234 votes to three has ratied Prince Carol’s renunciation of his succession rights, and has recognised Prince Michael as Heir to the Throne. A Provisional Regency Bill has lieen passed creating jCrt Council composed of Prince Nicholas, an Orthodox Patriarch, and the First President of the Court Cassation. Prince Carol lias also waived his parental authority over Prince Michael. It is authoritatively’ stated that Prince Carol has intimated to the King that he wishes to divorce Princess Helen, and to change his civil status, assuming the name of Scarlat Manastireann. after his estate, called Manastires, which he inherited from the late King. v j| VIENNA, January ~4. x '. The Neue Frei Presse states that after freqeunt altercations, the King permitted Prince Caro.l to go on a holiday on condition that he returned in twenty days. Thereupon he sent him to Queen Alexandra’s Prince Carol’s behaviour in London" caused anxiety, especially his leaving London prematurely, and enjoying himself ostentatiously in Paris.

The Queen wrote imploring him to return. Carol answered with his letfej of rennimeiation from Venice. LONDON. Ja.n. L '

The “Dnilv Mail’s” Bucharest rorrosi'ondont say’s: Prince Carol lias undertaken not to return to Roumunin. for ten years. While the newspapers assert his renunciation has been directlv due to the antagonism of M. Bratiano. a report is gaining currenev in Austria and Oermanv that ex-Emporor Charles, having the support of many Roumanian officers, headed an Army plot to overthrow the Government arranging to remain aboard ‘himself. until the psyseologieal moment—planned for to-morrow. The Government discovered the plot and arrested the conspirators.