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THE LESSON OF WEMBLEY. AN EDUCATION IN EMPIRE. THE DUKE OF YORK ON SPLENDID RESULTS.
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The Duke of York presided at the Hotel Victoria at a dinner given by the Exhibition Commissioners of the Domin ions, Colanies, Protectorates, and the mandated territories to the Board and the administrative staff of the British Empire Exhibition.
Mr. Justley Rawlings (Australia), in proposing the toast of "The Board, British Empire Exhibition, sald they all appreciated that the untiring energy of the members of the board had brought the Exhibition to a successful insue.
Mr. Algernon Aspinall (West Indies) supported the toast. On behalf of the Colonies, Protectorates, and mandated territories, he asked the Duke of York to present a souvenir to Lord Stevenson
The Duke of York then presented to Lord Stevenson a beautiful silver bowl inscribed with the names of the donors.
Lord Stevenson, in reply, said Wem- bley had done more in two years to bring home to the people what the Empire stood for than had been done in the pre- vious 25 years. (Cheers.)
NEW COCOS ISLAND EXPEDITION.
VAST HOARDS VALUED AT £14,000,000.
Despite scores of failures and disap- about to endeavour to wrest the romantic pointed hopes, one more expedition is
secret of Cocos Island and recover the
£14,000,000 treasure known to be buried there, says the Daily Express,
Its leader is Lieutenant F. W. Kealey, who organised the Pacific expedition which recently returned to England in the steam yacht St. George. He will adopt novel methods, will use the latest scien tie appliances, and will draw on the most recent scientific discoveries. In this way he hopes to succeed where others have been defeated.
There are at least three vast pirato hoards in Cocos-a little island, fourteen miles in circumference 600 miles west of Panama. Doubloons, bars of gold and | silver, sword bilts encrusted with precious atozes, Church plate, and a life-size golden figure of the Virgin are among the treasures which await discovery. One of the boards has been found and lost again.
TWO OBJECTS OF THE QUEST. The objects of the new expedition to Cocos are twofold. There will be a ays- tematic search for the buried treasure,
and also an exhaustive scientific exami ration of the island.
Mr. A. F. Roberts (New Zealand) pro-
Secrets of nature are believed to lis posed The Administrative Staff."
Mr. E. B. Halifax (Hongkong) sup-hidden in the thick jungle which covers New Howers and plants, ported the toast and asked the Duke of the interior. Tork to present to Sir Travers Clarke, unknown forms of life, may exist there. chief administrator of the Exhibition, a The scientific side of the expedition will silver tray as memento of the Commis. be directed by Mr. L. A. M. Hiley, a Kow sioners' association with him during the Gardens botanist. two years of the Exhibition
EMPIRE A LIVING THING.
"Our party will consist of about eight picked men," said Lieutenant Kealey a Daily Express representative.
"We shall sail for locos just after!
Christmas and arrive there in January. I intend to make a prolonged stay-about six months.
Nothing is known of the island scien- tifcally. Parties have landed there, but the island is covered with thick jungle which has never been explored. We hope to make valuable scientific disciveries. We shall specially look for new apes of fora.
NOVEL METHODS -
Sir Travers Clarke, in reply, said he felt in a position to claim a splendidly successful result, and he felt that that would be the ultimate verdict of the people of the whole country and of the Empire. (Cheers.) The Exhibition bad made the Empire a living thing. If they looked at the daily and weekly news papes for the last three months and compared them with the newspapers of the corresponding period in 1923-not the news columns only, but. the advertise- ment columns-they would be struck with the almost universal appeal now made to buy Empire goods and to buy British goods. That appeal made itself apparent in 1924 after the first season of the Exhibition. Now they would see that
"The latest scientific applicances will appeal in almost every column of almost every newspaper. That appeal was there
be used in the search, and I shall draW because it paid the advertiser to have
on the most recent discoveries in science. there. He felt confident that the British What methods I shall use I cannot re- Empire Exhibition would find its fall justification in the fact that it had real. Nevertheless, I am confident that I brought in to the minds of the million shall find the treasure. In addition, I the soundness of the doctrine Buy re received special information which have every reason to believe is British Empire Goods:"
"I shall be in charge of the treasure hunt. Cocos is a real treasure island, and many people have tried to find the hoards that He hidden there, but have failed. I have my own views why they failed. I shall adopt novel methods.
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The story of Cocos and the burying Pavilions at the Exhibition," said the Ethere of kegs of coins, relics from chur bibition had given the people of this country an entirely new idea of the thes, and gold bars and specie, has bee
closely studied by Lieutenant Kealey. whole British Empire. It had made them The existence of the treasure is officially realize that the Dominions' were
recognised, and, so far as is known, little of it has ever been retrieved. A fortune awaits the man who can find the pirates' THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER hiding-places.
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longer mere pioneer countries, but great modern, progressive nationalities with developing industries, making their con- tribution not only to the protection of the Empire, but to its literature, art, science, and political development.
Mr. D. J. Davies (Newfoundland) and Mr. W. Bevan (Cyprus) responded
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The first board was brought there by Benito, & notorious pirate, in the year 1818. It consisted of plunder from
the health of "The Chairman, and re-churches in Peru. Two years later Benite ferred to the splendid work accomplish ed by the Duke of York as President of the Exhibition. He coupled with that the Duchess of York
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCE. The Duke of York, who was received with cheers, said:
carried a second store there, this time in gold bars and specie. Shortly afterwards He he was driven south and captured. escaped from prison and made for the West Indies, but was captured again and met his fate.
In 1626 William Thompson, who had. been Benito's mate, was apponted com- mander of a ship and instructed to carry away a vast store of treasure owned by Chill and the Peruvian Government. Pera were at war, and the Peruvian GOT ernment wanted the treasure hidden in a place of safety. Thompson absconded with the ship. He is known to have gone
"I count myself very fortunate to have been able to assist in the great Imperial work of the British Empire Exhibition. The Dominions, Colonies, and Protec torates, and Mandated Territories have shown the vast extent of their economie resources. They have proved that there is little or nothing that wo cannot pro-to Cocos, where he buried the treasure.
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duce within the Empire. (Cheers.) They Then he sailed away, meaning doubt. have given abundant evidence of an lens, to return when all was safe, but the earnest desire to co-operate with the ships of the Peruvian Government dis Mother Country in the tasks of recon- covered him. His crew were shot, but he
This managed to escape with his life. struction which Lace the world. mighty Empire of ours is richly endowed went to Jamaica, where he lived with a with the good things of the earth, and man named Keating. we have the good will to use them wisely for our mutual benefit. We are not un- duly optimistic il, from these potent: factors, we derive great confidence for the future. (Cheers.)
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SECRET REVEALED. "To Keating he unfolded his tale when near his death, Keating took a ship, the Edgecombe, and wont to Cocos. He un- I have received from my brother, the doubtedly found where Thompson's hoard
of treasure was, but he and his party support of the campaign being run Prince of Wales (cheers) the following message: During ing absence oversen quarrelled, with the usual results. Some by Australian fruit-growers to induce it has been a great pleasure to me to of the treasure was found, but all subre- British housewives, to use Empire in- learn from your letters and from the re- quent attempts to find the rest have fail-grodients in making this year's Christmas puddings:"I have learnt with the ports in the Press of the success of the The treasure which was found consist greatest satisfaction that the Australian British Empire Exhibition in 19725, felt at the close of the first season that. ed of gold bars, kegs of coin, and a church Dried Fruit Board are doing their best to maka the British market a better map- the great picture of the Empire which cross.
My party will make a camp netually ket for Australian dried fruit than it is had been assembled at Wembley Park had not exhausted its usefulness for the on the island Cocoa is a wonderful at premat. This is a matter of interest, education, of the peoples of the British place, but the waters round it are infested nat merely within this limited field, but in its wider bearings on Empire trade Empire on the greatness of their heritage with sharks. The scent of the island is
so strong that it can be detected many as a whole The Board are rendering Now in 1925 the work of 1994 has been miles away. There is said to be an extra real service to consumers and producers splendidly completed. I congratulate you and all who have assisted in the work ordinary fascination about the island.
"We shall have difficult task, and alike in trying to secure that the pro of the exhibition on the results of your my party will be picked men
duction, preparation, and marketing of efforts. (Cheers.)
treasure may have sunk a great distance Australian dried fruit should be carried Finally, let me say how deeply I ap-blow the surface, deep into the ground; out as hygienically, efficiently, and econo preciate the generous assistance which I have so consistently received from the nevertheless, I am confident of Anding mically as possible." Exhibition Commissioners of the Domini
Mr Kealey will take a cinematograph ions and Colonies and from the staff of the Exhibition during this second year operator with him, and the treasure hunt of its existence. My association with the will be filmed, as well as the scientific British Empire Exhibition has been an discoveries. The burying of the treasure experience altogether delightful, and I by the pirates will be re-enacted for film count myself fortunate to have enjoyed purposes,
It is understood that the services of the privilege of being your President this
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Efforts to locate the hoards date back to 1846. There were a score of expedi tions in the last ten years of last century and the first ten of this, including those led by Mr. Harold Gray, Admiral Palliser,; and Earl Fitzwilliam. A landslide caused year. I have no doubt that the verdict Mr. Riley, the botanist, may prove help by a dynamite explosion thwarted the of the Empire will be that the Exhibition ful in the treasure hunt. He will be able hopes of Eari: Fitzwilliam, several of his has achieved splendid results, and that to tell Mr. Kealey the age of the trees Inbourers being killed
a dae credit will be given to the Commis with which they come in contact, and sioners of the Dominions and Colonies, may be able to give valuable advice re- whose wide experience, resource, and garding the condition of the vegetation energy have contributed so largely to its on the island.
(Continued at foot of nezi Columm.) ** (Cheers.)
success."
The latest expedition set sail from Canada a year ago. A German and his wife have lived on the island, which be longs to Costa Rica, for more than twenty years,
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