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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 165, 21 October 1910, Page 5

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. London. October 1!). Ex-King Manuel ami ex-Queen Amelia are at Plymouth. A WARM RECEPTION. Received 20, 11.55 p.m. London, October 20. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with the Portuguese Royalties aboard, arrived eight hours before time. The vessel aimlessly steamed about the English Channel while wireless messages were forwarded. The Due de Orleans and others of the public of Plymouth greeted the Royalties with silent sympathy. A special train carried ex-King Manuel and Queen Amelia to Wood Norton, arriving there at midnight. The townsfolk loudly cheered the Royalties. THE WOMAN IN THE CASE, We take the following from a special cable sent to the Australian Associated Press:—

Berlin, October (i. King Manuel has a woman to thank for his downfall. It is really a pert and pretty little Parisiehne, Mdlle. Gaby Dcslys, who has brought about the tremendous crisis through which Portugal is now passing. The full story of King Manuel's many little escapades with Mdlle. Gaby Deslys has yet to be told, but it is already known how terribly tragic they have been in their consequences. She is the •beautiful danseuse who is known to all Parisian theatregoers, and with whom Manuel fell desperately in love. High officials here, on the strength of advices from the German Consul in Lisbon, tell the story of how Portugal's youthful ruler flaunted the woman in the face of his followers, and heaped jewels and money upon her so lavishly as to almost drain his treasury. It is asserted that in jewels alone the King spent £200,000 , upon the woman with whom he was infatuated. Manuel not only lodged his mistress in the Royal palace when she visited Lisbon, but allowed her to accompany him wherever he went. The King used to pay frequent visits to Paris to enjoy the society of the young and charming danseuse, and in other ways did he neglect the affairs of his kingdom . Manuel all along noted but utterly disregarded the growing discontent of his subjects.

Vienna, October 7. Gabrielle Deslvs, the actress who "has been declared to be responsible for the revolution in Portugal and the downfall of the dynasty, has openly admitted hei relations with Manuel. "Gaby"' has been interviewed on behalf of the United Press. She ma'kes no attempt to deny or conceal the fact that all that has been said about her and King Manuel is true. The actress, who is now appearing as a dancer at the Apollo Theatre here, actually glorified •Met intrigue-,with the boy King. She said: "There is no disgrace in being the King's mistress. We haye always kept quiet about our relations. "Paris offered me a large sum if I would permit myself to be advertised as Manuel's mistress. I first met the King five years a«o. It was a ease of love at first sight. Last February Manuel invited me to i-iisbon, 'where I danced at a charity entertainment for the victims of the Oporto fire. I was introduced to the Queen Mother during my visit. The Republican papers attacked me at the time. 'lt is untrue and unjust to say that I caused the King's downfall.' ; The Royal presents to me were of only little value. I last saw Manuel in Paris in August last, and I have just had a letter saying that lie hoped to meet me in Paris in October."