CORNER IN COTTON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15262, 28 March 1913, Page 7

CORNER IN COTTON.

EXCITEMENT IN BOMBAY. X

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Calcutta, March 26. Excitement prevails on the: Bombay Stock Exchange owing to the successful cornering of the cotton market. Prices rose considerably yesterday.. ~

• * r-T- — : 7- — — . LATE KING OP GREECE.

•. . - v - . » . - • BODY TAKEN r TO ATHENS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright : ' ' ■V- V- • . n '■ Athens, March 26. The body of the late King George of Greece is aboard the Greek Royal yacht which has sailed for the Piraeus, (the port of Athens) under escort of British, German; Italian, Austrian, Russian, and French cruisers:" ' ' ,t'

: MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY,

Melbourne, March 27.

A request was received by wireless telegraph to-day from Prince George of Battenborg, who is a midshipman aboard H.M.S. New Zealand, asking -that his sympathy be sent to Princess Alico of Battenburg, who married Prince Andreas, fifth son of the late King of Greece. SYMPATHY FROM NEW ZEALAND. ' v APPRECIATIVE REPLY. [by telegbaph.—press association. ]

WEllington, Thursday.

. The Vice-Consul of Greece, Mr. J. P. Dyer, has received the following reply to bis cablegram expressing, the sympathy , of the' Greeks of ° New Zealand at the death of King George:— " l

"I thank you, and also the; Dominion, for their expression of sympathy on account of the cruel disaster to our nation." (Signed) Cobomillas, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Athens, March 24.

- ■ Further details which have been obtained concerning the history of the man Schinas, (by whom, the King of Greece was assassinated) state that he was disowned by his family long ago, and that latterly he; had- been leading a wretched 1 existence. He is. not a madman; but is apparently weak-minded, and had lived by begging. He went to Salonika about a month ago. Schinas .was for. a time an instructor in the medical department of the Athens University. ;