INDIA.
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT’S VISIT.
A MEMORIAL UNVEILED.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright
DELHI, January 29. The Duke of Connaught unveiled in the ?■. grounds of the Queen Victoria Memorial Park at Calcutta a memorial to the- lata King Edward. It was erected by public 1 subscriptions from the peoples of .Bengal, Berar, and Orissa. It consists of acmarbfe arch surmounted by a bronze equestrian, statue. The balance of the la|gd tyim. raised for the memorial will be used for medical relief in the two provinces. Great gatherings listened to the Duka of Connaught’s "glowing tribute to tha King-Emperor.—Reuter.
BRITISH MISSION TO KABUL.
AMIR’S WARM WELCOME.
DELHI, January 30;'-' ■ The British Mission to Kabul . was en-f tertained at the Amir’s palace om-a royjil ‘ scale. The Amir made felicitous speeches referring to the possibility of an esrgr treaty between Britain and Afghanistan. The mission was amazed at the modern - developments in Afghanistan in the way of roads, engineering, and electricity. The Bolshevist envoys at Kabul are Btui in disfavour. —A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18158, 1 February 1921, Page 5
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