TRIBUTES TO DEAD KING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19933, 18 October 1934, Page 9

TRIBUTES TO DEAD KING

WORLD-WIDE SORROW EXPRESSED EUROPEAN TERRORIST PLOT UNEARTHED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received October 17 7 p.m.) BELGRADE, October 16. Princess Marina to-morrow will visit the room where the body of the late King Alexander is lying in state, and place a wreath on behalf of their Majesties King George and Queen Mary. TELL-TALE FINGER PRINTS KING ALEXANDER'S ASSASSIN IDENTIFIED United press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received October 17 7 p.m.) SOFIA, October 16. The police state that a comparison of fingerprints established that King Alexander’s assassin was Vlada Georgieff, formerly chauffeur to Mihailofif, a Macedonian revolutionary. KING CAROL TO ATTEND IN PRIVATE CAPACITY BOUND FOR BELGRADE United Press Association—By Electric Telef raph—Copyright. BUCHAREST, October 16. King Carol has started for Belgrade to attend King Alexander's funeral, in a private capacity, as a brother-in-law, not as King of Rumania,

INTERNATIONAL SYMPATHY

BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES IN BELGRADE British Offlcia’ Wireless (Received October 17, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, October 16. The Duke of Kent (who is representing King George at the funeral of King Alexander, Princess Marina and Prince and Princess Nicholas, have arrived at Belgrade. They were received at the station by Prince Paul and Princess Olga, and proceeded to the palace, where King Peter and his mother, and Queen Marie of Roumania, are in residence. Admiral Sir William Fisher. Com-mander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, who is representing the Navy at King Alexander’s funeral, will be accompanied by a naval detachment consisting of fifteen officers, 100 seamen and two marines. TRIBUTE FROM GERMANY “DEEPEST FEELINGS FROM ARMED FORCES” United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received October 17, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 17. The Berlin correspondent of “The Daily Mail” says that Herr Hitler has delegated General von Goering to represent him at King Alexander’s funeral, to which he is flying to-day with a wreath inscribed: “To their former heroic opponent, with the deepest feeling from the German armed forces.” TERRORIST SOCIETY UNEARTHED CHALNY’S UGLY RECORD United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, October 16. Sylvestre Chalny, for whom the police had been seeking on a charge of complicity with Kalemen, the Marseilles assassin, was identified after arrest as Mio Kraj, ex-chauffeur, r The Jugo-Slavian police have acquainted the police chiefs and high officials that he confessed that he arrived at Zurich on September 26 from Budapest, carrying forged passports. He met Kalemen and also Kraemer, the leader of the conspirators, and proceeded to France. Chalny accompanied Kalemen to Marseilles, armed with two revolvers and bombs. Chalny’s Confession. Chalny’s confession, after the allnight police inquisition, confirmed the existence throughout Europe of a secret society engaging in internal revolutionary intrigue.

The society was carefully organised, with a president, supreme council, secret signs and oaths of fidelity, binding members to execute missions under pain of death. The Society possesses arms, munitions, and ample funds.

Chalny admitted that he had orders to shoot King Alexander. He was with Kalemen on the Cannebiere when the procession passed, but his courage failing at the last minute he effaced himself, thus accounting for his not rejoining Rajitch and Pospisel, knowing that the penalty for breach of the oath was death at the hands of the gang. The confession inculpated Dr. Anten Pavelitch as the president of the secret society.