NO RUMANIAN ALARUMS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 103, 22 July 1927, Page 13

NO RUMANIAN ALARUMS

DEATH OF THE KING BRATIANO STAYS IN OFFICE WILD RUMOURS OF CAROL By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 9.5 a.m. BUCHAREST, Tliurs. There were no disturbances anywhere ■ overnight. The Prime Minister M. Bflatiano, formally tendered his resignation, and the Regency Council requested him to continue in office. It is stated that King Ferdinand died in the arms of his wife, Queen Marie. His end was agonising. He struggled to the last against' suffocation in the presence of all the members of the Royal Family except Prince Carol. THE DYING KING The dying monarch was kept alive for the last 48 ' hours by doses of strychnine, though his wonderful fighting spirit helped to keep death at bay. His last words were: “I feel very tired.” No political trouble is expected, although a section of the people would not be averse to Prince Carol’s return as King. The fear that a section of the army might not prove loyal to the new regime necessitated an army order being issue that all ranks must take the oath of allegiance. HISTORIC CEREMONY At sundown all the places of amusement in Bucharest were ordered to be closed until further notice. All meetings have been forbidden and the newspapers have been placed under a censorship. There was a historic ceremony at 6 p.m., when the three Regents took the oath to the boy King and the Constitution. A solemn session of Parliament was held, at which King Alichael was present and kissed the Holy Cross. Thereupon the President of the Senate shouted: “Long live King Alichael I.” 4 The boy stepped forward with military precision and saluted the Assembly, which burst into a chorus of “huzzas.” PRINCE CAROL MOURNS RETIREMENT TO VILLA BUCHAREST, Thursday. The Regents telegraphed Carol the news of his father's death. They also warned him that the Government was firmly resolved that'Carol's abdication decree must be respected and that they intended to maintain the Regency. Despatches from the French capital say Carol has shut himself up in his villa at Neuilly and is in mourning for his father’s death. Wild -lmours are afloat that Carol intends to fly to Berlin and from there to Rumania, via Vienna, but this is most unlikely, especially as all the French air companies have been offi cially notified not to give Carol a passage under any circumstances until further notice.-—A. and N.Z.