CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, 22 August 1924, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

THE CRUMBLES TRACEDY LONDON- August -0 The Court of Criminal Appeal cTsnpss ed the appeal of Patiick Mali. n against his conviction on a charge of murdering Eniilv Kaye at Crumbles. The grounds of the appeal alleged misdirection of the Jury, that the Judge should luive pointed out'the possibility of an accident on the lines of cused’s version of Ali>s if a■> e s deadi. that the Judge gravely prejudiced the trial bv declaring that Miss Kaye was aware of her condition of health, that the Judge wrongly told the Jury that Mahon had admitted that she died by liis hands.

The Chief Justice said that there was no substance in any of the defences. It was quite clearly a most cruel, repulsive and carefully planned murder. The trial had been perfectly fair. Only the fact that it was a capital case, prevented the Court saving that it wav a frivolous waste of the Court’s t me hearing the appeal.

CHARGE AGAINST FIRPO. NEW YORK, August lb The United States Commissioner. -Mj Hitchcock, lias po-tponed until September 20 the hearing of the perjury charges against Firpo by Canon Chase. The action will not interfere with the AYill’s bout which is scheduled for September 11. Canon Chase did not oppose the pugilist’s request for an adjournment saying that he did not desire to interfere with Firpo’s meeting with Wills. “Our orjly interest, in the prosecution of Firpo, is to keep undesirables out The woman was deported. Firpo j' 1 no exception and should be deported. Firpo was released on bail of £2OOU.

IN THE BALKANS SOFIA, August lbSerious developments in the Balkans nr© possible as the result of an inquiry conducted by a Commission appointed bv the League of Nations into the deaths of 17 Bulgarian peasants which occurred on July 27 when a Ure<E, Lieutenant Doxakis., arrested -< Bulgarians after the explosion of a bomb in the small village of Tarim on. the Greek side of this Grecotßulgarian b °Lieut. Doxakis took the captives to the mountains and subsequently reported that Bulgarian irregu’ars attacked his escort. Under cover of the attacx the cantives tried to escape and the escort fired, killing 17. The others escaped. . The League of Nations Commission consisting of a oreek, Bulgarian. Englishman and Belgian, unanimously reported that there was no attack were ever, consequently- {the captives were merely massacred.

LONDON CONFERENCE PARIS August lbThe French Cabinet unanimously ap proved of the work of the I‘iench delegates at the London Conference, anda thanked them for the important results obtained in the interests of France. Mr Ramsay MadDonaldfs letter to M. Herriot, stating that Britain regarded the occupation of the Ruhr at illegal, was not commented upon by the Left Press, but was denounced by the organs of the Right. '‘The Echo de Paris declares that a series of British intrigues to compe 1 France to -reduce the period of evacuation may be expected. The action Francaise described tjuletter as a gratuitous, bludgeon at M Herriot’s head, and “ays: “ The bankers reappear behind Air R unsay MacDonalu to hlackmad France.'’ BERLIN. August lb

A Cabinet meeting, presided over bv President Ebert, unanimously approved of the attitude ol the Geiman delegation in London, and decided to dissolve the Reichstag if the latter failed to sanction' the agreement. The Government’s policy was. made clear to the party leaders by Dr Marx, who emphasised to them his c-onvyction that M. Herriot could not bo trusted. "According to the Tagdblatt, the parties agreed that the de'enation ' ia< ' achieved everything possible. Dr Streseman had on all-day inter view with the party leaders preparatory to the Reichstag debate on hursday. ‘