ORGANISED SOCIETY

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1934, Page 5

ORGANISED SOCIETY

CONFESSIONS OF CROAT INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE REVOLUTIONARIES’- PLOTS MURDER OF ALEXANDER By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 10 p.m. Paris, Oct. 16. The existence throughout Europe of a secret society engaging in international revolutionary intrigue is confirmed by the confession of Chalny, the Croats who was arrested at Melun after escaping into the forest at Fontainebleau. The society is carefully organised with a president, supreme council, secret signs and an oath of fidelity binding members to execute their missions under pain of death. It possesses arms and munitions and ample funds. Chalny has been identified as Mio Krap, a former chauffeur in the Yugoslavian police force, who was acquainted with police chiefs and high officials. Chalny confessed, after a severe examination, that he arrived at Zurich on September 26 from Budapest, carrying forged passports. He met Kalemen (the assassin of King Alexander of Yugoslavia), and also Kraemer, the leader of the conspirators, and proceeded to France. Chalny accompanied Kalemen to Marseilles, armed with two revolvers and bombs. Chalny admitted that he had orders to shoot King Alexander. He was with Kalemen on the Cannebiere (where the shooting took place) when the procession passed, but his courage failing at the last minute he effaced himself, thus accounting for his not rejoining Novak and Benes, the two other arrested terrorists, knowing that the penalty for the breach of his oath was death at the hands of the gang. His confession inculpated Dr. Anten Pavelitch as president of the secret society. Three Croatians have now confessed to participating in the crime. The police state that a comparison of fingerprints establishes that King Alexander’s assassin was Flada Georgieff, formerly chauffeur to Mihailoff, a Macedonian revolutionary, states a Sofia message. GERMANY PAYS TRIBUTE FUNERAL PREPARATIONS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 11 p.m. London, Oct. 17. Herr Hitler has delegated General Goering, Prime Minister of Prussia, to represent him at King Alexanders funeral, to which he will fly to-day with a wreath inscribed, “To their former heroic opponent. With deepest, feeling, from the German armed forces.” King Carol of Roumania has started for Belgrade to attend King Alexander’s funeral in a private capacity as brother-in-law and not as the King of Roumania. The Duke of Kent, who will represent King George at the funeral of King Alexander, Princess Marina, and Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece (Princess Marina’s parents), who arrived at Belgrade to-day, were received at the sta-' tion by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Princess Olga (sister of Princess Marina) and proceeded to the palace where King Peter, his mother, arid Queen Marie of Roumania are in residence. Admiral Sir William Fisher, com-mander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, who will represent the British Navy at King Alexander’s funeral, will be accompanied by a naval detachment' of 15 officers, 100 seamen and 20 marines. Princess Marina to-morrow will visit the lying-in-state and place a wreath on behalf of Their Majesties.