BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18625, 5 August 1922, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

ASSASSINS’ APPEAL DISMISSED. '. % ’ Pit* A—o "ration—By TeWjTapb—Copyright ,\ ] v LONDON, Augusts., The Court of Criminal Appeal aisnuased, the appeal by field-marshal Sir HantyUv Wilson’s assassins (Donn and against the death sentence. The prisoperw* l j3| did not appear, as the grotmds of the ap- r 'J peal were eoleJy on questions of law.— A. and N.Z. Cable: i LONDON, August 3., -.:U The estate of Mr Daniel Coates, : of s jjz Paisley, thread manufacturer, is valued St ■ jte £1,234,000. The duty payable is £365,000. ; (Received August 4, at 7.45 p.mA;: * -"Z Mr Lloyd George, leaking in the Bouse of Commons, inf armed Ladv Astor that her'}-’' ,|s had decided to send women in an capacity to the League .of National to ,t|3 Which the British delegates would be the : Earl of Balfour, Mr H. H. I*. Fbhnr, and Mr John Ward. > ' Lord Northdiffe’s condition is less satis- J’S* factory. He is growing weaker. ■ 1 1 In the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd ' Geoxge announced that the Honours (Joni- V, mission would consist of Lord Dunlin -.ffi (chairman). Lord Denman, Mr Henderson, Lord Evelyn Cecil, Sir Hoare, and Sir George Maria. The Duke 9 ■ of Devonshire was also invited to set. The .;J inquiry will not be retrospective. The appeal of Thomas Henry AHaway" against nis conviction and death sentence c for the murder of Miss Irene Wilkins, waa. .'-vet dismissed.—A. and N.Z., Cable. ■ • LONDON, August 3l - -■ (Received August 4, at 9.50 p.m.J -■ There has been a sharp revival of Autumn General Election rumours in'ihif * ; c- ! f lobbies, based on the tone of Mr, Lloyd . o v‘ George’s reparations speech.—A. ahd,N-Z- r /? Cabb. ] ■ .'.c PARIS, Augustus. Two hundred visiting school from Australia and New Zealand a wreath on the tomb of the unknown .I'• soldier.—Reuter. , Owing to the .handsome ' salaries -thajt ,-£ r < have to be paid to professional cricketer* in consequence of Parkin’s salary when hs A., played for Rochdale Central, the ,Lia»cashire League tea decided ttel sionals’ wages must be reduced. y ; V’ '• (Received August 4, at 9.5 p.m.) Lieutenant Saints, an American, who was terribly 'wounded during the war,’' , " vowed that if he recovered he wonld r wa!k from Chicago to Jerusalem and other holy ,- . places via Lourdes, whither he ianow* tramping.—A. and N.Z. Cable. VjV.^.T