The Prince of Wales at Monte Carlo.
Stotuls come daily of the good times the Prince of Ywdes enjoyed in the Riviera, before he went to Berlin. An English lady related to me how his royal highness did battle vi ilh the royal tiger at Monte Carlo. He mide his bets each of 100 francs, and put thf bill -> down according to his changing fancy. Ha had no by stem, but fortune was kind. My in formanl saw him put 100 francs on No. 18--a defiance of superstition worthy ofthcX"w York thirteen club— and, sure enough, V.) won, and the Prince got thirtyfhe one-hundred-franc bills for "the one he risked. Senator Frye i<< in Paris. Through the courtesy of Speakers Peel, lie was enabled to watch the English system of law making from a veiy comfortable seat. He found it queer.
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 206, 4 June 1887, Page 2
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141The Prince of Wales at Monte Carlo. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 206, 4 June 1887, Page 2
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