EX-EMPRESS ZITA’S JEWELS.
ACTION AGAINST SPANISH BROKER.. (Received 5, 9.10 am.) _ Madrid, Nov. 4. t Ex-Empress Zita i s suing a leading jewel broker in Madrid for unlawful detention of many priceless jewels, including the golden fleece cross pearls, estimated t o be worth £1,000,000, also the famous Frankfort diadem. It is alleged that during his exile in Switzerland Baron Steiner, the Emperor Karl’s financial adviser, contrary to instructions, pledged the jewels for £30.000. Karl learned of the loss when on his deathbed. Among the missing treasures is the Hapsburg opal, worth £200,000. known as the “Cursed Opal” n'/ 1 )" t 0 itS tragic history.—(A. and
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 279, 5 November 1924, Page 5
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106EX-EMPRESS ZITA’S JEWELS. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 279, 5 November 1924, Page 5
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