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"A Belgian Princess and Her Creditors.
'Le Soir' (Brussels) announces that the creditors of Princess
Louise will receive the sum of 4,172 millions of francs, and
consequently the legal proceedings before the Court of Appeal
will not take place."
_Pall Mall Gazette_.
Such a paltry sum to make a fuss about! But, as usual, we hide our real
feelings behind this flippant mask. Reading between the lines we confess
to strange apprehensions. Why has the Princess so gravely exceeded her
dress allowance? Has she, on behalf of her beloved country, been
collecting war-ships? Has she 50 or 60 _Dreadnoughts_ up her sleeve to
upset the balance of naval power on "the day"? We make the German
Chancellor a present of these disturbing reflections.
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