EXPELLED FROM MEXICO.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 23 June 1924, Page 9

EXPELLED FROM MEXICO.

Departure of British Agent. REASON FOR GOVERNMENT'S HOSTILITY. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Received 5.5 p.m., June 22. SAN FRANCISCO, June 21. The difficulties of Mr Herbert Cummins, in Mexico City, were due to his official efforts to prevent the confiscation of property belonging to Mrs Rosalie Evans, a British subject, according to a statement by Mrs W. J. Pettus, sister of Mrs Evans. Mrs Pettus says that Mr Cummins’ protests against the treatment of Mrs Evans, brought him into disfavour. “My sister’s husband is now dead. He was president of the Bank of London in Mexico. My sister has been supporting herself from her ranch, despite constant harassment by the Mexican Government. Even letters to Mrs Evans were stopped, and once her ranch was surrounded by members of the Agrarian party stealing land on orders from the Government. Mr Cummins protested vigorously against such treatment.”

Mrs Pettus said her sister would stay on the ranch until given undisputed possession, even at the risk of losing her life.-

TENSE FEELING AROUSED,

MR CUMMINS LEAVES,

By Cab’e—Press Association —Copyright, Received 5.5 p.m., June 22. MEXICO CITY, June 21.

Mr Cummins, British Chare d’Affaires, left for the United States, en route for Home. When the train pulled out, a score of Britishers, who gathered at the station to say farewell, shouted, “Hip, hip, hurrah for Mr Cummins; long live England.’-’ With the exception of the Chilean Minister, all the Latin American diplomatists stationed here refrained from bidding Mr Cummins farewell; but a member of the United States ■ Embassy, and the European representatives, v»ere present.