BURGLARY IN LONDON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 45, 22 January 1926, Page 8

BURGLARY IN LONDON.

MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE. IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS TAKEN. LONDON, Jan'. 21. A mysterious burglary occurred at the town house of Sir Gerald Talbot, formerly naval attache at Athens. Thioves ransacked his rooms and cupboards for papers, and finally forced a secretaire in his study and took documents which Sir Gerald Talbot is most anxious to recover at tho earliest opportuntiy. Ho says they are of no importance to anyono else. A small quantity of jewollery and decorations is also missing. Tho Daily Chronicle says it is believed the documents relate to high international politics ,and recalls that Sir Gerald Talbot was knighted in recognition of his services in tho diplomatic field. His greatest adventure was the rescue of Prince Andrew of Greece in 1922 from the custody of .the Revolutionary Committee at Athens when tho Prince’s execution seemed certain. Six Ministers already had been executed. Sir Gerald Talbot, by means which were not disclosed, secured an interview with the Prince and motored him to Piraeus, where a British cruiser was waiting. The Prince declared that his life was saved by tho Bi'itish Government’s action.—A. and N.Z. cable.