EDALJI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13480, 20 July 1907, Page 5

EDALJI.

SHOULD HE BE COMPENSATED?

United Press Association — By Bleotric , Telegraph. — Copyright. LONDON, July 19. Mr Smith, member for" Walton, raised an "Edalji" debate in the House of Commons, protesting against the cruel refusal of redress. Mr Herbert Gladstone insisted that the case had been sufficiently investigated It would, he said, be most regrettable to convert the House of Commons into a Court of Appeal. <

(Edalji was, convicted of doing mischief to a number of horses. After much agitation his innocence was established. The Government refused to grant redress.)