LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1921, Page 5

LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

BOYCOTT EXTENDED.

INCIDENT IN AMERICA.

BRITISH EMBASSY’S SNUB. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received July 29, 8.5 p.m. New York, July 28. The United Press Association correspondent at Washington learns that the British Embassy suddenly cancelled a dinner scheduled for to-night in honor of Lord Northcliffe at the Embassy, to which President Harding and members of the Cabinet had been invited. The correspondent learns that Lord Northcliffe was informed that he could not sojourn at the Emoassy, in spite of previous ■which had been made fur him to do so. It is understood orders for the boycott of Lord Northcliffe in Washington were sent to Sir Auckland Geddes (British Ambassador) by Lord Curzon (British Foreign Secretary). It is also stated that Sir Auckland Geddes was instructed not to introduce Lord Northcliffe to President Harding, but Lord Northcliffe met the President to-day, having had a personal appointment. Lord Northcliffe regrets that he cannot visit his friend Sir Auckland Geddes, upon whom he called and paid his respects after being with President Harding, but he is consoled- by the fact that at a dinner which . win be given him to-morrow by Mrs. McLean, wife of a prominent newspaper owner, he will mee* all the persons originally invited to the cancelled Embassy dinner.

A New York correspondent at Washington, referring to the incident, says: ‘’Knowing the methods in India of Lord Curzon (who is a former Viceroy of India), Lord Northcliffe can only feel sure that Lord Curzon adopted these methods here. He cut off the news supply of criticising newspapers and socially boycotted their writers while Viceroy of India. Lord Curzon, on the present occasion, however is not dealing with Indian natives or small Indian newspapers.’’—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.