THE WIDE WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 20 March 1925, Page 5

THE WIDE WORLD.

CABLES FROM EVERYWHERE. (Press Association—Copyright.) Down on Hts Luok. The police in the public park at Budapest found a ragged old man asleep on a bench, who turned out to be the German ex-Prince Alexander Hoheaiohe Vohringen, aged 54. He was sent to the work-house, and will be deported. He had to resign his title of prince in 1895, owing to a morganatic marriage with an actress. Spying Again. A Czeeho-Slovakian military aeroplane, observing a German tfalloon over Pilsen, gave chase. The balloon was compelled to descend, when it was found that tho occupants ineluded a German major and the editor of a newspapers, with photographic apparatus. They were arrested. Flying to the East. Sir W. G. Braneker and Lieut. Contham have arrived at Croydon, completing an aerial tour of 17,000 miles to and from Burma for the purpose of investigating the new air route. The machine and engine were unchanged throughout. Sir W. C. Braneker expressed the opinion that an air route to India was commercially possible, and was only a mattter of time and money. A Melbourne Murder.

The jury in the MarshaU poisoning case returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Marshall was sentenced to death, under a provision which allows the jury’s recommendation to be given effect to. Showing their Hand.

The “Daily Express” states that Cabinet has decided to cable the Domions asking permission to publish their replies to Cabinets inquiries regarding the Protocol.