The Archive · 1897

THE KAISER'S HEALTH

These seems to be little doubt that the Emperor of Germany is in a most unsatis-lactary state of enh, The papers are very quiet about it, but it is generally felt that a crisis is approaching. For a long time he has been much troubled with a growth behind his ear. Lately the pain from it has caused him great inconvenience, and his medical advisers speak very gravely about it, so much so that there is a distinct chance of his being invalided for a time and his brother Prince Henry being appointed Regent, or whatever is equivalent to that office in Germany. There appears to be a law there that no Hohenzollern can reign who has an incurable disease, and this is said to be causing great trouble to the very excitable Kaiser; bearing in mind the sad cause of his father's early death there is undoubted cause for uneasiness.

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