The Archive · 1938

Swedish Skipper Takes Own Life in Japan

Capt. Johnson of Grounded Ship Hangs Self in Train Munich, Sept. 7.

Ex-King Alfonso of Spain telephon ed his Queen in London today regarding where his eldest son, the Count of Covadonga, who died yesterday, at Miami, United States, should, be buried.

No decision was reached but friends [recalled: that the Infante Gonzales, who died in a motor accident in Corinthia, Austria, in July, 1934, was buried in Austria. Because of this precedent, it was believed possible that the late Count of Covadonga would be buried in the United States.

Ex-King Alfonso is the guest at the moment of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria whose wife is ex-King Alfonso's aunt.

The former Spanish King will depart for Munich tomorrow. and may go to Lausanne or Rome.—United Press

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