| Show 0 KING PETER ON BLOODY THRONE t Solemn Oath Taken by Descend Desce Descendant d dant i ant of Black Back George georger eorge r CHEERS BY THE POPULACE CE I SELVES FROM I B June 2 Amidst t great grat BELGRADE B Kins Peter tide this morning took the oath before the he had a aI I review of the thet t 1 The oath taken t by the king n the following 1 terms wP I Peter K on OR as aft ascending a the throne of the kingdom of o and assuming Dg the royal pre pie prerogative prerogative pieL L swear by Almighty God Mid ed edal 1 al that is holiest and dearest to me I uj on this earth that I will protect the Independence e of Servia and its Ita unity of If f government that thet I will maintain inviolate In the constitution of the gov ei n ment that I will govern in con conformity conformity with the constitution cOl and the thela laws la s and that in all aU undertakings and dealings dealing I will keep the weare of or ormy zm my people before etore my eyes Taking this my oath solemnly before God and alid the people I can cal as witness II the Lord G God d to whom I shall give ve ac fount at the judgment seat So help II me God Parliament Amen imen Assembled i Previous to the kings s taking tak the oath th there re was w a joint slUing sitting of or the senate arid and nd attended att by a reli relt religious Sious mus service at which the officiated I The president of the senate opened the ton session se with the announcement that t ha t the king kine would take the oath noth to maintain the constitution con King Peter then hen t appeared his orders and decorations and accompanied by Ity his bin cabinet ministers The metropolitan uttered a brief brier prayer rayer and then read the oath which the king repeated in a voice Loud cries ries of Long live Peter Pter punctuated the th kings kines repetition of the oath After fter the metropolitan had ha bestowed the th benediction all present p in inthe Inthe I the national bym I IThe The king took of u the blage with the words God be he with us ua brothers bluthe Parade of Soldiers I fin On fl the parade ground four regi regiments regiments ments of infantry two regiments of f I I valry a and aei four Said Held batteries batte of ar arr r i and one eec hone hore battery Wee were drawn draw n up before a large crowd croft of peo pee people I Jole Ie in carriages on horseback and on 1 l ot A pretty pavilion on the pound ground I as filled xv with ministers rs rII and anel their j families Both the Russian Ran and Aus Austrian Austrian trian military attaches atta hea were present p at j King Peter wearing weaning a generals ral uni uniform uniform I i form and aDd mounted on OIl a white horse hor e formerly ridden oy by the l lata e Klas K KA Kin I Alexander A lexand r and surrounded by bIr a I rightly brightly uniformed aff took up a aJ 3 ri it iton t on in I n t r wh t h e troops t p pat paaL t They were a B fine fl ne body hody of or rues men but their t equip ment was wa not DOt Bode Rode Off Amid Cheers King Peter after a march past MUtt rode roden eft ctt n followed by shouts of or Long LonA live King Xing Peter He returned direct to the palace cheered everywhere along the route I During the day the king kine had bad several sev l conferences ci with me ministers and a ax ar x r yal al proclamation was as issued and andas va as well weD received It is believed that the question of punishment of the as I of King Alexander and Queen J aga will w l be allowed to lapse It Itac 1 as ac remarked today that Colonel minister of public works took a leading part in the asses assas i 1 t mat ions kept in n the background dur duri i 3 j ig lg the ceremony remony at the parliament i building I A considerable eon number of the poorer J I IC lasses classes C of the people Ie have hare placed can cand I d 9 PS s on n the tombs fo to of King Alexander i ind Ei nd n li Queen Draga Draca j |
