BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 72, 26 March 1914, Page 4

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[PBEBB ASSOCIATION.! AfURDExV MYSTERY REVIVED „ ■--■_.: LONDON, March. 25. * Mr McKuinon Wood, Secretary id* - Scotland, has ordered an inveswl tion of Oscar Slater's sentence, owmm to fresh doubts as to his identifier's^ evidence (which was the subject pf V searching analysis, by Sir Aribxntr Conan Doyle in 1912). [Mention of this subject is made i*s-\----out leading columns.] FERRY BOAT CAPSIZES. BERLIN^ March 24. The ferry boat at Koepenick cap* - sized, with 22 operatives on board,. 16 of -whom were drowmed. POULSEN'S WIRELESS SYSTEM*LONDON, March 26. Poulsen's wireless system ia expected to operate across the Atlantic!commercially in a few weeks. PACIFIC CABLE RATES. LONDON, March 25. At a meeting of the Pacifio Cable Board, Mr Nathan moved the rejeo-"- ---; tion of the concession, on New Zea-r laaid rates. Discussion was* deferred^ at Sir Henry Babington's Smiths inatanoe. ROYAL TOUR ABANDONEDBERLIN, March 25. The Crown Prince has abandonedhis visit to the colonies this year.