PRINCE DIKRAN'S BONA FIDES.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13480, 27 July 1912, Page 6

PRINCE DIKRAN'S BONA FIDES.

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In reference to t'uo hiatemonts in tho Wangauui "c'hrin.ick-." J'riiuxj Dikruii informed a pr^;.-.:.;;.!.. !hio morning that ho was a graiiiu.io is> imjiiiciuo f'lom the American l'vcn .,;, u.riau CoiL-go at Beyrout, and Ijoa^ij i;iii::i;;i axuentiais, and the highest J.veo!n-mondatiijsiii from sucli as Governor Hay, of Washington, the Archbishop of tho Greek Orthodox Church of the East, American missionaries in Palestine, well known clergymen in America, and United States representatives in -Europe. The Prince had also many other.credentials, and a photo taken iivo years ago with his bodyguard. Tho Prince had spent _ two weeks in Vancouver, and never tried to go to any college in Canada. He came rrom Vancouver :uiu not from iSan Firanciseo. Ho then came on to Sydney _on board the steamer iiarama. He just saw Mr Wili'ord, and heard him give two addresssts. Other persons had spoken well oi New Zealand and this had decided him to break his journey at Auckland. Jiis purpose to go to Dunedin was to stay two years to become a British subject, and' lie hoped to teach and study in ova of the colleges there. The second call 10 lead the -revolution was received by a.letter, which had been sent to America and forwarded to the Prince in New Zealand a week ago.