LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1921, Page 3

LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

18 IT A BOYCOTT

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

NEW YORK, July 28

The United i’ress correspondent at Washington learns that the British Embassy there has suddenly cancelled a dinner scheduled tor to-night in honour of Lord Northcliffe at the Embassy to which President Harding and members of the Cabinet had been invited The correspondent also learns tha Lord Northclifl'e was informed that he could not sojourn at the Embassy, in spite of previous arrangements which‘had been made for him i«> do so.

It is understood that orders for a boycott of Lord Northclifl'e in Washington were sent to Sir A. (reticles b> Lord Curzon.

It is also stated Sir A. Geddes was instructed not to introduce Lord Northclifl'e to President Harding, but Lord Northclifl'e met the President to-day, having had a personal appointment with him.

Lord Northclifl'e regrets that ho cannot visit his friends, Sir A. and Lady Geddes, upon whom he called, and paid his respects, after being with Pre_ sident Harding, hut he is eonsßled by tho fact tha at a dinner, which will be given Urn to-morrow by Mrs McLean the wife of a prominent newspaper owner, lit* will meet all the persons originally invited to" the cancelled Embassy dinner.

The New York “Times” correspondent at Washington, referring to the incident says: “Knowing the methods in India of Lord Curzou, Lord Xortheliffe can only feel sure Lord Curzon has adopted these methods here. He cut off the news supply of tho criticising newspapers, and socially boycotted their writers, while he was Viceroy of India. Lord Curzon on the present occasion, however, is noCTlealing with Indian natives or small Indian newspapers.