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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16585, 18 November 1921, Page 7

The Chilian training sloop. General Baquedano, arrived at 8.15 this morning at Wellington from Melbourne. The re-trial of Archibald Lloyd, a taxi driver, charged with, manslaughter, was concluded yesterday afternoon before Mr Justice Adams and a common jury of twelve. After a retirement of an hour the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged The Rajah of Pudukota and his wife (whose difficulties with the Indian Government in regard to tlie succession, of their son were referred to in a cable message yesterday), are well-known in Melbourne, where they resided for some time. The Ranee was particularly noted in society for her smart Tracking. At present they ard residing in London, in Park Lane. Last month their flat was entered by burglars, and jewels v blued at £SOOO were taken. Referring to the Ranee jewels, the Sydney “ Sl9* ” said: “ Every woman who loves p> e arl3 remembers the famous string of the Ranee of Pudukota, who was formerly Miss Mollie Fink’, of Melbourne. It was said to be- one of the few really perfect neck lets owned by a woman of the Western world, and, curiously enough, originally came from the East, where tlie inimitable and the priceless are hidden away in the jewel caskets of princesses and favourites of potentates. Tlie Ranee’s pearls were a wedding gift from the Rajah on lier marriage to him some years ago in Melbourne. Each stone matches as to colour—a pellucid ivory with a faint glow of pink, and they graduated in size from that pf a Pen to the size of a small marble, the centre half-dozen being indescribably beautiful. The fastening is comprised of a. flawless diamond set round with smaller stones, and a more than ordinarily patent security device secured the precious rope from accidental unfastening.”