CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS
CREEK UNREST. /PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT./ ATHENS, August 6. Tha police, taking ruthless action against labour organisations, arrested hundreds of members of trade union committees, some of whom are reported to have been maltreated.
ROADSIDE MURDER.
LONDON, August 7.
The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict that Roger Vernon, alias La Croix, was guilty of the murder of Max Kassel (on March 3),. and that Susanne Bertrand was an accessory after the fact.
Both are still in France, where proceedings are pending in this case.
DUTCH QUEEN.
THE HAGUE, August 6.
Rumours of the betrothal of Princess Juliana and Prince Charles, of Sweden, also the intention of Queen Wilhelmina to abdicate in favour of Juliana, are denied.
LONDON "TRANSPORT.
RUGBY, August 6.
Tho London Passenger Transport Board has issued orders for work to begin on a £40,000,000 development scheme as soon as' the act endorsing tho scheme has received the Royal assent. The underground extension to be carried out during the next five years will particularly benefit passenger transport in north and north-east London. It is estimated that the work will give employment directly and indirectly to 35,000 workers for five years.
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