CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, 7 February 1922, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND GERMANY

JOINT AIR SERVICE COMPANY

BERLIN, February 3

A Kusso-German air navigation company has been formed with a view to a. regular, air service from* Konigsborg to Moscow by Russian Government aeroplanes. The company consists of a combination' of- the German General Electric Company, Hamburg America Line and the Zeppelin Company with the Russian Governments

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

COURT OF JUSTICE ASSEMBLES

THE HAGUE,, February 3

The International High Court of Justice constituted under the League of Nations Convention assembled at the Hague. Dr Loder,- the TKitch representative, was elected president. and Br Hammarskjold, to the Swedish Legation, was appointed registrar of the court. The first session wag devoted to the creation of necessary machinery.

ALLIED DEBTS.

WASHINGTON, February 3

The House of Representatives adopted the Foreign debt bill' with the Senate's amendments providing for intreest not lower than 4£ per cent, on bonds maturing in .25 yearn. President Harding has withdrawn his objection to the amendments.

OBITUARY,

CHRISTIAN DE WET.

CAPETOWN", Feb. 3.' General Christian De Wet is dead. General the Honourable 'Christian Rudolph De Wet was born in 'the SmitEfield district on October 7, 18o4„ and was a sou of Jacobus de Wet*

of Dewefcsdorjp, and was educated privately. He married Cornelia Mar- • garetta Kruger, of Bloemifontein, in 1863. He "was appointed Field pornet of the Heidelberg district, 0.F.5., in 1 1881, 'and served in the Boer War of that year. He represented Lydcuburg in the Transvaal Vblksraad in 1885, and 1 continued a member until

1897. Was Commander-in-Chief if the Free,, State forceis during, the South African War, 1899-1902. His elusive commando in the later stage* gave 'the British a lot of trouble, and he was pp,pqsed to any peace, preferring to continue with guerjlla warfare. He rebelled during the European War, 1914, in spite of Mr Botha's ■personal efforts to restrain him, and was .defeated, taken prisoner and condelraoied to six years' imprisonment and fined £2090. He was a •member of »the Orange - Free State's Parlia-

ment after the close of the war, and

held the portfolio of Minister foi lAgriculture. Ho published a book, "Three Years' War," after the last Boer War. | '

FILM PRODUCER SHOT DEAD

VALET SUSPECTED. \

NEW YORK, Feb.. 3. Los Angeles City is stirred by'a

~ strange murder in the moving picture , world. William Desmond Taylor, director of the Famous Players—, L-asky. Company, was found in' 1 a /bungalow, shot through the neck,

the bullet penetrating- the head. I -Robbery was not the motive, as his money, "was not pouched. Mabel Normaud! was ono of the jpersanis, who discovered Taylor. The.policy believe a former vale'l and secretary naiimed Sands himslf on Taylor, who accused him ol robbery some time ago.

MORE HIGH LIFE REVELATIONS EXPECTED. '

« PROMIN&NT NAMES MENTIONED

NEW YORK, February 4. . The .death of Taylor at'Los Angeler bids fair to reveal widely extending high life in the cinema world, involving, a large number of prominent actresses. Mabel Normand, Mary Miles Minter and various other stair who were; close friends of Taylor; are •oehig examined by the police, -who are* making extraordinary efforts to* determines the names of, men and •wonmen who left TaylorV home near midnight on the night when he was killed.

Taylor's real name is Dean Tanner. He was a member of a well-to-do Dublin family. Ho, with his brother Denis, came to America Si number of years ago. Both married actresses and botjF deported them. Dennis died and! William, under an altered name, 'after various adventures, (including service with the British army ill the war, turned up on the Pacific .Coast. He entered the miovies and quickly became a leading figure in the movie dictatorship. '

ANOTHER DISAGREEMENT IN ARBVCKLE CASE.

j&AN FRANCISCO,. Feb. -3.

The Arbuckle jury disagreed and « were discharged. Ten were for conviction and two against. PROSECUTION WANTS THIRD TRIAL. SAN J''IUN;CTSCO, Keb. 3. Following, the discharge of the Arbuckle jury,' which'announced'its disagreement after forty hours' deliberation,, the Court adjourned till Monday. The District Attorney Stated informally that in view of the majority of the juror., favouring a convicion, he would likely press for a third trial.

CANCER RESEARCH

LORD ATHOLSTAN'S ADDITIONAL

OFFER

OTTAWA, February 3

Lord Atholstan has added 100,000 dollar's to his recent offer of u similar amount for a cancer cure, the additional sum being for research work.