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Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1924, Page 4

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GERMANS RETURN IXG. SYDNEY, January 10. Sufficient time, apparently, has elapsed to restore tiie confidence of Germans that they "ill not find too much hostility in Australia to permit of tlicir sharing the good things here which it v.-ij. one of their v,ar aims to seize. Arrangements have been made for the le-opening of the German consulates, and simultaneously enquiries for the rest or'ntion of trade are being made in various directions. One enterprising firm saw visions of carrying off the rich prize of the emitriiet for the Sydney harbour bridge, tenders for which are .‘•Glut due in ele-e. This, however, was l-li'ched l.y iin rnnonn:-entent by the (■'ivernmen! that it had been decided to limit the tender' to those from British lit ms. and those can.ving on business in countries whi"h were our allies dining the war. thus embracing Ameren. A curious incident on the north toast (if New Smith AVales this week illustrate.* the antipathy which still exists towards Germans. It a; pears that a certain German. V !!> owned a slaiiy farm there, let his property early in 1911. and went to lv.irofe. It is loi ally alleged that lie fought ll.nmgheut the war nn the Gorman side. Now. In has returned In his farm, collected the whole of the accumulated rent which had been duly paid for ua, and. the lease having expued till lied nut the tenant farmer. On resuming the farm, howe' er, and despatching In* c re mi t" til-., local co-operative dairy faelnry. he nag with the hostility of neighbouring farmers, who approached the direeto;' and ,seemed the rejection m the man's cieain. Feeling runs high mi the matm ilii' disirict. and, so la a as ihe mj. (niicerned. an imp l ' -e las been

SK' i!KT 01' :)!l YEARS. XEAY YORK. Oct. 2;’>. A meric:' il preachers and editorial writers arc much exercised 1)y 1 lit* tineye I'ntc of Air I'li lv> uni I'lilsom. lor untilv years inuyor ol the town ol I I'Wiittioii, New .Jersey, ami a man renowned for liis wood works. Ten (lays alter his death, wliirll it vas ;; ij i j .iim'i I Ilia I I'cpii line t" n mis 1 1 :iji. the discovery was made that lie had died hy Lis own hand. llis ease Has similar to that of .lean \ aljeaii, lie immortal hero of Vidor Hugo's "real romance, ,: l.cs Al iserahles." Thirty years iii'ii, in the toun ol I liiiiimoinls|»irt, in the Stale ol New York, venue; l<'ol*om was found <j;uilt\ ol fera.erv and was seiiteneed to ten years' imprisonment, in love with (lie <late.;iiter of a licit nierehanl, and despairing nl ever 11 1 1 1ainit::r lier hand, he had forped the signature of his am- j plover to a nmnher of e!ief|iies. 'I It roe years Inter he received a pardon from ltie* late Theodore Roosevelt, who was then (toveriior of ihe Slate. He settled in Irvington, established there a dial Intsine-s. and eventnally married the oirl who unknowingly had instigated his . rime, lie amassed a emnfortahle furl Mile, was widely known for hi-, charity, and some years np;u wit- mayor. ILd early I his year, al'tei I'.avitip; successfully concealed Ids past' from the public, lie was threatened with exposure hy hlnekinailers.

Who 1 iii> !■ I ;if kin:ii !<■ rs were is now | i lie !1 1 i'• <• l u!' invest hellion : lint tin'j names of two women, employees of tint town, who !i:ul vainly tried In secure f rom hint an :i l lx :ilu <■ of salary. are I nielli tinted ns the authors of the hlaekmeihiin st-heiim. wliii It i. said to have heeii manipulated hv an aetie-s and (he leader of a ?Cew Vorh aim.;. For liieir -ileme lit.- paid -m-ces. site sttnis as iinirh a.s C 15,000. < heaiies drav, ii io "("ash'' for (had amninit were ] ei - er| Ihrooeh his hank. l''iiidij|o ilia strain uaemlitrnhle, he eommlt led -in eide. His death disclose.! tile fact | that his lorttitta had vanished. In (i t ine;'on, where he wits, utitvet- j '■.'illt i, loved, popular sentiment t- laj fleciefl in numerous expressions of rest ref. that the modern dean Yitlienit ditl j not del; the lilaekmailers, and take the public into Ids confidence ren.'mlitiu his past. Opinion i. lmimimoits thai i'l'.d lie talteit this rotirse. he would. if possible, have eiifi.'ineod his popularity ami increased iho respect in which ho was held.