COLLECTORS DETAINED.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16602, 14 July 1914, Page 8

COLLECTORS DETAINED.

REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN CHURCHES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. MELBOURNE, July 13.

Tho Secretary of External Affaire, referring to the case -of the Rev Stephen Georgo and Deacon Aluahenu Nissen, of tho ancient- Nestorinn Church, detained at Port Darwin, said that they were collecting for Armenian churches. Previous arrivals on a similar mission had not carried credentials recognisable by the Government, which had decided to restrict tho landing'of any more of them. They could tranship for New Zealand, provided they gave an undertaking not to collect in Australia.