Show NEW KING OF PORTUGAL dom manuel II 11 Is popular with hit subjects new york dom manuel II 11 who was recently proclaimed king of portugal following the assassination of his father and brother king carloa and crown prince bulz Is the second son of the late tiller ha Is said to be a young man of consider able force of character and unlike hla elder brother Is popular with tha masses he Is eighteen years and two months old the favorite son of his father and who was ID much closer touch with the court clr cle than his elder brother the crown DOM MANUEL 11 prince was brought up for a naval career while the crown prince waa allowed to lot his taste for the army develop prince manuel in his early teens was sent to the naval school at lisbon where ho showed a marked aptitude tor maritime affairs he became a skilled yachtsman and owns a fine sailing vessel which he manages himself the young prince was a prominent figure in the most notable of the regattas along the mediterranean and last year be won the kings cup offered by king edward of great britain in the yachting contests off marseilles prince manuel bears the title of duke of beja as well as his hereditary title of duke of saxon he Is the owner of 14 christian names by one of which be Is known as manuel made a sweeping change the dowager queen 0 italy has just sold all her horses and carriages and transformed her stables for use by motor cara only this Is tho first royal household in to mako BO sweeping a change A jd |