SITUATION IN PORTUGAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 44, 11 February 1908, Page 2

SITUATION IN PORTUGAL.

Lisbon, February 0. An affecting scene was witnessed 6l»> the steps of the palace, when King Mm nuel and the two Queens took their, leave of the remains. They did not at- - tend the funeral. The remains of King Carlos and thq Crown Prince were then removed to thd Cathedral Sao Vicente. The wore crowded with mourners, bareheaded. British and Spanish cruisers fired salutes as the bodies ivcre carried to thechurch. The coffins lay during the night- at the Catafalque, in the magnificently decorated interior. Enormous crowds of officers of tha British Squadron, led by Prince Arthur of Connaught, represented Britain ut the service at Sao Vicente. Prince Eitel represented the Kaiser. MEMORIAL SERVICES IN LONDON. London, February 0. King Edward and Queen Alexandra, wjjtfi a cavalry escort, attended the requiem mass at St. James's Church, This Prince and Princess of Wales, the Am-, ba'ssadors and Ministers -of the Crown, were present. The. Sovereigns, without their with other members of the Royal Fam* ily, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, Cabl inet Ministers, and diplomatists after* wards attended St. Paul's, where tha Archbishop of Canterbury participated in an impressive service.

THE LAST RITES. VIEWING THE REMAINS. Received Feb. 10, 11.2 p.m. Lisoou, February 10. Crowds attended the Lisbon service. A sympathetic service was also held at Sao Vicente on Saturday. It was most imposing. The bodies lie in state until transferred to the Pantheon to-day. The coffins are of costly wood in the form of ironbouud coffers. They are locked, in accordance with tradition. The population yesterday passed, in an endless procession, viewing the remains. * London, February 10. The Earl of Aberdeen attended the memorial service at the Chapel Royal. THE REPUBLICANS' PLANS.

A TERRIBLE PLOT. HOW THE DICTATOR ESCAPED. SEA'TIMENT OF THE COUNTRY. Received Feb. 10, 11.2 p.m. ixindon, February 10. The Dublin Times' Lisbon correspondent states that inquiry reveals that a raid and an arrest of a number of republicans, with a seizure of arms and bombs, were made three days before the assassinations, and prevented the execution of a plot to destroy the police stations and to lake advantage of the panic to establish a republic, and hoping to enlist the support of tlio ■ soldiers and sailors. s The failure of the plot led a snnOlsection ot the militant republicans to plan the assassination. The assassins, who numbered under a score, intended to murder Senhor Franco and all the members of the Royal family. Franco's escape was due to his walking instead of driving. Senhor Franco, who the correspondent says, was a man of conspicuous integrity, did not gauge the seriousness of the situation until the new Government lorced him out of the country. The public was then pneilied. The general sentiment was now calm and loyal. Whatever coolness there was towards the late King Carlos, the sympathy of the masses was now with King Manuel.