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Show EX-KING MANUEL SHOWS FORESIGHT : YEARNS FOR THRONE AND " FIANCEE'S RICH PA WOULD PAY WELL TO MAKE HER A QUEEN Left to right : Ex-King Manuel. Princess Augustine Victoria and Prince William of Hohcnzollern. In nicking out Princess Augustine Victoria of tho Catholic branch of the German house of Hohcn-rollern Hohcn-rollern as hi" bride-to-be, ex-King Manuel of Portugal showed unusual foresight. The ex-king, who has been without h job s"nco Portugal became a republic, would like to recover the throne, This cant be done With-out With-out a good 3 deal of money, if at all Pnnce William, the bride-to-be's father, is a very rich man and is willing to pay well to make his daughter a queen. Ixmdon. June 9 (Special I The unusual foresight of ox-King Manuel of Portgugal Is exemplified In his betbrothal to Prluceas Augustine Victoria. Vic-toria. ih& eldfut dauKhter of Prince William of Hoheniollern. Ever since Portugal became a republic the ex-klng ex-klng bus been out of a Job. He would Verj much like to gt back on the old Job' again But he realizes thut to! bring about this happy consummation bo must have a good deal uf money. New It develops that his fiancew's father, who is one of the wealthiest men In Ruropo, Is willing to dig far down Into hi6 jeans to make his daughter a queen. According to the Portuguese mon- ' archlsts. whose heudquarter are in thih city, Prince William has declared his intention of dedicating his fortune to tho return of .Manuol to his king don and making his daughter a queen. lif belongs to tho older branch of j the Hohenzollerns. and the rights of i his family In the Gorman empire, es-peoially es-peoially In Prussia, were superior to these of the reigning line. Theso l rights wore surrendered to Prussia in ' 1850, but over since that time the family fam-ily has longed to get near a throne again The best chance seems to be ! via Portugal. The bride-elect, her father's eldest; fhild and only daughter, has been prurtkalh ;it the head of his household house-hold for the last year or two. and It Is expocted that she and Manuel will maintain an establishment In Berlin as well as having an apartment in Sijiiiniringen castle fitted up for them Blgmaringen astle Is tho home ol Prince William and Is one of the most romantic and Inaccessible places In all Germany. Manuel and his bride will style themselves King and Queen of Portugal and bo In active com munlcation with tho monarchists. It Is likely, too, that they will spend considerable time in England, plotting plot-ting with the monarchists the overthrow over-throw at' the Partus uesti op"hii3, LbbbI BBS! |