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Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1928, Page 4

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AlcAl Y WIT? I'.LESS MYSTERY. BERLIN, Jan. 28. Ine mystery of the arrest of five licit liswcbr soldiers at Giessen for sending out wireless messages to foreign countries lias become deeper than ever. Numerous other soldiers belonging l i wireless sections in various districts ot Germany have been arrested. One newspaper speaks of oO soldiers, members of the military wireless section of a Reieliswehr regiment stationed north of the River .Main, having been arrested for being involved in the mysterious affair, about which the military authorities are extremely reticent. A KING BREAKS THE Et'LE.v BARIS, Jan. 28. King Amaniiitmih of Afghanistan studied Napoleonic lore to-dav, when with the President of the Republic, M. Doumergue, he visited the Army museum ,at the Invalided and saw Napoleon’s tomb. IK- broke the rules warning visitors not to touch the exhibits, ior he handled nearly every one ol them, and asked many questions concerning their origin and use. The Afghan King and Queen later had luncheon with the President at the Elysee and afterwards went to the Loucro Museum. This evening the President was their guest at dinner. ARREST OK A SWAN. LONDON. Jan. 28. A policeman’s light with a swan belonging to Mine. Pavlova, the dancer, was watched by a crowd at Holders Green, N.W.. cross-roads, last evening. Police-Constable Hunt was on traffic duty when the swan, which had a wingspan of more than oil. and had been wandering about in the tube, station yard all'the afternoon, flew into the air and struck the overhead tramway wires. Amid a cloud of leathers the bird fell to the ground. I he constable attempted to pick it up, and there proceeded a stern struggle for mastery. The bird, which was slightly injured, flapped about, striking the constable with its wings. All traffic was held up, and the eonstable cventuallv got the swan under bis arm cud carried it to the policestation. Two or three times on the hall-mile journey the bird almost got away, but tla constable arrived with his capture and it was put in a cell. a The police made inquiries, -ami the hi\d was returned to Mine. Pavlova s residence in North End-road, Holders Green. Mine. Pavlova keeps seven swans In bea gardens, and this one flow away n’-a-.tt three weeks ago. WOMAN’S LAI ,000,000. NEW YORK. Jan. 2. The largest fortune ever recorded by the New York State Tax Department was left by -Mrs Anna Darkness, the widow of the late -Mr Stephen Harkiiess. The amount was £21,400,000, on which ,LJ,000,000 inheritance taxation has been paid. At the time of her husband’s death, several years ago. the value ol the estate was estimated at Lit).000,00(1, and the enormous increase is due to the consistent rise in the securities ol which the fortune was composed, which included more than hall a million shares of common stock in the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. -Mrs Harkness’s son will receive about £18.000,000. The late Air Harkness was the partner of Air .J. D. Rockefeller, sen. rn the founding of tlip Standard. Oil Company.