THE KING AT WORK AND PLAY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3532, 8 June 1905, Page 4

THE KING AT WORK AND PLAY.

The king-is an inveterate smoker.. Edward VTL is rather'a light eater except at dinner, and has never been a-'great wine drinker. Whether in England or on the ?o.su tinent, tlie king receives by telegraph every night an abstract of the work of the house of commons. One of the happiest moments of the king's life was when he won IheJJerby with Persimmon in . Inis had’ long been the ambition of His life.. Shooting, the king places above all other entertainments that can be offered him, and his principal visits have always been paid in the shooting season. In his own set his favorite topic of conversation has been clothes. Over the fashion of a tie, .the cut of a jacket, ami even the shape of a boot, he. will grow loquacious. The king is an expert shoemaker, a handicraft he chose to learn when a boy, being- obliged by his royal parents to learn some trade. He has worn shoes of his own make. , The king, the lord mayor and the constable are the only ones who know the password of the 'Power of London. This password is sent to the:iiiamsion house quarterly, sigrted»by ibis-ma'j-'* esty, and is a survival of ‘ail ancient custom. * Euler of the largest empire the'-* world has ever known, Edward VII.-* of England, the mightiest of mott-vi archs, reigns over about 400,000,0,01) people, or a quarter of mankind. In other words, nearly one person out ofevery four owes allegiance to him. One hobby of Edward’s is collecting Ktah.. For some time he has beencollecting historic specimens, those expensive baubles which for centuries have been regarded in the orient as ' revealers of the future. Last year, at an auction lof crystals hi» was outbid by an American woman, who paid $4,000 for a crystal. He knows all about cera{nic*e<md bronzes.