Show l w Bf IN Ay f Al A IA TIRANA Sept 1 Church AP-Church chimes frenzied popular acclaim th thunderous canon fire and one tense moment ot of triumph today marked th the fInal step in the rise ot of Ahmed Ah- Ah med from a mountain til to king ot Iris his native Albania Albana The national assembly without a dissenting voice had proclaimed of the Albanians iles and prominent prom prom- anent citizens who packed the tiny hall or of the smallest state Balkans arose in n a body and greeted the announcement with cries of Lon Long live our king The They left the hall and marched COQ olt strong to the palace where President was waiting for them the salvo ot of guns had scarce scarce- the elevation ot of n a j fn n presIdent to the dignity ot of kingship king king- ship when the new ruler started his triumphal journey journe from the pala palace e eto to th hall lIe rode through densely thronged streets while Albanian and Italian guards t termed a barrier against the of a hostile act uHe He appeared profoundly moved and showed sl Signs ns of nervousness as lid mounted the parliamentary tribune tri tri- bune to take the oath Falteringly he ha raised Ills his right hand and swore to rule to rule the country with wisdom m and nd justice and to support the con con- O 1 JIe Jle made no attempt to speak and confined hIs acknowledgement of t tine the extraordinary ovation to a seH serIes se- se rIes H s of grave bows ne res of the dan Greek and Roman Catholic ch churches were present to signalize the unanimity the with which the varius various vari- vari ous us religious groups In Al Albania red re- re g d the esta establishment ot of a monar monar mon mon- ar y y new sovereign took a double oath cath once on the Bible and once on tt the koran He is a Mohammedan i u li had guaranteed the tho country complete f of worship rhe he return trIp to the palace brought a repetition of flag waving frantic cheers and acclamations The rie processions followed by a disorganized disorganized dis- dis organized m mob b of shouting citizens p passed sed the AmerIcan legation Officials Officials Of- Of saluted the legation flag and cheered for Charles G. G Hart the American minister city was wa's filled with thou thou- ot of visitors in hOliday spirIt The trek toward Tirana began early the is week and peasants arrived illan n Increasing ever stream by root foot arid donkey carts Flags fly from and rare PersIan rugs are draped from the windows windows- of wealthy middle class houses |