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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Jun 06, 1902

Page

4

Portrait Row: Cecil Rhodes Refuses Sit for Luke Fildes

The late Cecil Rhodes disliked posing for portraits and clashed with artist Luke Fildes. Rhodes walked out after a tense studio row, forfeiting a handsome fee, before the painting could be completed for a future exhibition.

Cecil Rhodes Lord Rgadhery Rhodes Lucy Sydney Learning Herald Luke Fildes R.A Fildes Mr Rhode Couras Wildes

Remarkable Extortion Case in Loiret Assizes

The Lefebvre family extorted £5000 from banker Force through kidnapping and a coerced confession. Isid a trap led to the banker being beaten and forced to sign a false confession claiming £120,000 embezzlement. The assailants bound him for days and fled. Force filed a complaint and police arrested them. The sensational case paused as the Home Country’s last mail departed.

Loiret Orleany France Mme. Letrbyre Force Mme. Lefebvre M Force Lefebvre AL Force

Holyrood Palace Rumors of Increased Royal Attention Surface

The article notes renewed talk of the king spending more time at Holyrood Palace after recent refurbishments. It recalls Prince Charles Edward’s brief residence in 1745 and describes unchanged Queen Marie Antoinette era rooms and the famous bed chamber. It also mentions the assassin band that killed Rizzioascending the stair to prayers in the abbey ruins beside the palace.

Holyrood Palace Holyrood Prince Charles Edward Ala Scotland Pha Mary Queen of Ben Wallace Borg Conczain Rizzio

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