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Cheyenne Record
Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colorado
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King Watriama of the Loyalty Islands, returning from WWI service with Australian forces where he was wounded in France, expresses hope that his islands will join the British Commonwealth after arrangements with France at war's end, following interviews with British and Australian officials.
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His Kingdom to Britain.
Monarch of Loyalty Islands Expresses
Hope They Will Become Part
of Commonwealth.
"King" Watriama of the Loyalty Islands
has returned from Flanders,
where he has been serving with the
Australian expeditionary force, full of
hope that the islands over which he
claims kingship eventually will be:
"While I was in England," he said,
"I had interviews with A. Bonar Law
and Walter Long of the British government,
and on my way here I have
seen Mr. Hughes, prime minister of
Australia. From these gentlemen I
have been given to understand that my
beloved islands may yet come under
the commonwealth. I am informed by
the British government that the necessary
arrangement had been made
with France so we are but waiting
until the end of the war."
"King Watriama was wounded in France.
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Loyalty Islands
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wounded in france; hopeful islands will come under british commonwealth after arrangements with france at end of war
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"King" Watriama returned from Flanders after serving with Australian expeditionary force; interviewed A. Bonar Law and Walter Long in England and Mr. Hughes in Australia; informed that necessary arrangements made with France, awaiting end of war for islands to join commonwealth