HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1933
CLOSING STAGES
COURT PACKED WITH
EXCITED CROWD -
HEAVY SENTENCES EXPECTED
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow. April 18.
ON THE LAST DAY OF THE TRIAL THE COURT WAS PACKED WITH AN EXCITED CROWD IN EXPECTANCE OF VERBAL FIREWORKS FROM THE BRITISH DEFENCE, ES- PECIALLY BRAUDE THE COUNSEL FOR THORNTON, WHO HAS DEFENDED NEARLY ALL THE SENSATIONAL SOVIET TRIALS IN RECENT YEARS.
·BRAUDE DECLARED THAT THORNTON RETRACT-
·ED ALL HE HAD SAID TO THE 0.G.P.U., AND THAT HE
·WOULD DOUBTLESS CONVINCE THE JUDGE THAT THORN- TON WAS NOT GUILTY.
BRAUDE DECLARED THAT SOME OF THE RUSSIANS WHO ACCUSED THORNTON OF CORRUPTING THEM WERE SABOTAGEURS BEFORE THORNTON MET THEM. THE RUSSIANS WHO SOLD THEIR COUNTRY GAVE INFORMA- TION TO THORNTON IN THE HOPE OF FINANCIAL GAIN. THORNTON DESIRED THE INFORMATION BECAUSE HE BELIEVED RUSSIA ONE DAY WOULD be a COMPETITOR TO ENGLAND AND THAT ANY BRIBES THORNTON FOO LISHLY GAVE WERE FOR ECONOMIC INFORMATION, NOT. ESPIONAGE AND BRIBERY, WHICH WAS MORE CUSTOM- ARY IN ENGLAND THAN IN RUSSIA.
BRAL DE SPOKE FOR FORTY-FIVE MINUTES ARE WAS FOLLOWED BY DALMATOVSKY WHO DEFENDING NORD- WALL AND DEMANDED HIS CLIENTS ACQUITTAL.
DALMATOVSKY EMPHASISED THAT NORDWALL HAD NOT MUCH CONNECTION WITH LOBANOFF AND HIS GROUP OF SABOTAGEURS, AS ALSO HAD NEITHER
·MACDONALD.
LEBEDIEF TESTIFIED THAT NORDWALL WAS A SABÓ. TAGEUR.
NORDWALL MAY BE RELEASED
AS THE RESULT OF DAL MATOVSKY'S PLEA THE IM PRESSION THAT NORDWALL WILL BE RELEASED HAS BEEN GREATLY STRENGTHENED.
GREGORY'S COUNSEL DI U NOT PLEAD AS GREGORY'S RELEASE IS CERTAIN.
LIDOFF, ON Behalf of cuSHNY, DENIED ALL THE CHARGES AND SAID THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST HIM,
CUSHNY REFUSED TO ADMIT THE ACCUSATION BE- CAUSE HE HAD A STRONG CONVICTION HIS INNOCENCE.
KOMODOFF, DEFENDING MONKHOUSE, DECLARED THAT MONKHOUSE WAS ARRESTED FOR ESPIONAGE, SABOTAGE AND BRIBERY BUT DENIED THE LAST NAMEI> CHARGE AND HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT. TO THROW THE GUILT THE OTHER ACCUSED, BUT MONKHOUSE IS GUILTY, THEREFORE, MY TASK IS HARD. THE LONG RESIDENCE OF MONKHOUSE AND THORNTON IN RUSSIA WAS. A COMMON BOND BETWEEN THEM. THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT THORNTON DID NOT DISCLOSE TO MOKN. HOUSE ALL HIS ACTIVITIES.
MACDONALD IN MAKING HIS PLEA CONCLDUDED BY SAYING “I AM GUILTY AND HAVE NOTHING TO ADD."
FOLLOWING MACDONALD'S PLEA OF "GUILTY," NOR. WALL DECLARED, I AM NOT “GUILTY " AND REMAIN A FRIEND OF THE SOVIET UNION.
CUSHNY SAID, I AM NOT “GUILTY." WHATEVER THE VERDICT SHALL BE I SHALL, LEAVE THIS COURT AS AN HONEST MÁN,
THORNTON SAID, I PLEADED NOT " GUILTY" AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIAL AND I PLEAD NOT "GUILTY " NOW,
ALL THE RUSSIANS FLE ADED GUILTY.
THE COURT RETIRED AT 3.30 P.M. TO CONSIDER THEIR VERDICT.
SPEECHES FOR THE DEFENCE
ed that Sukharoutchkin had com mitted serious crimes, but was sur; rounded by anti-Soviet plotters and sabotageurs, while Kraschennikov had confessed with the greatest re-
morse.
Spectators Laugh at Counsel.
Counsel spoke with no conviction, the_Court being very inattentive with people coughing and shut- fing their feet, and occasionally laughing.
M. Schwarz concluded by plead· ing to the Judges not to wreak veligeance, but to spare the lives of his clients. M. Pines, counsel for Lobanoff, Lebediaff and Sibert. blamed Nordwall for tenching his clients to apy and appealed to the Bench to consider thely youth.
M. Smirnoff, MacDonald's coun" sol, greatly impressed the Court,,
MacDonald Only An Underling." M. Smirnoff pointed out that Macdonald was of humble birth and was a cripple. He came to Russia, ignorant of the country, and met the Terrible Guzey" who would sell his country for a few hundred roubles.
OF MOSCOW
THE NANCHANG
CAPTIVES
BRITISH OFFICIALS PRESS FOR RESCUE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEWOHWANG, April 18. ANXIETY is growing over the fate of the three British officers of the 8.5.
"Nanchang in the hands of the fresh bandit gang; who killed seven of the original pirates on April 13, and. carried off their captives by junk.
Daily meetings are being held in this connection, between the British Acting Consul and the British Officials are very active in pressing the Japanese authorities to exert themselves to effect a re- lease.
Meanwhile, it is announced that the "Manchukuo Government" is not prepared to tolerate the pay. ment of raasom by any party.
If this decision is final the Bri- tish Officials osa do nothing fur- ther beyond continuing to press the Japanese to appoint a responsible Official to take charge of negotia tions.
Macdonald had been taught from youth to uphold the honour and interests of his firm sad was told to collect information and did so. It is unjust to class this under- ling, Macdonald, with Monkhouse and Thornton when deciding the
Responsible British opinion views verdict.
with disquietude the apparent in Macdonald had committed a ser-difference of the Japanese authori ious crime but had given his word ties. Although the British officers of honour never to repeat it. M. have now been more than three Smirnoff concluded by hoping that weeks in the bandite' hands. Macdonald would be useful to the Soviet in the future.
The proceedings were adjourned at 10,18 p.m. until 10 a.m. to-day.
Probable Sentences.
It is understood that the sentences will possibly be as follows:-
Macdonald and Thornton, 10 years' imprisonment.
Monkhouse, 3 years' imprison
ment.
Cushny and Nardwal released and bound over.
Guser and Lovanoff sentenced to j death,
The other Russian accused im prisoned.
The sentences on the Britishers may be. commuted to exile,
GERMAN PILOT BACK HOME
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT BERLIN
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]
It is believed that they are still; in the area where the fight between the pirates and the bandits took place on April 13.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
LONDON, Apr. 18.
FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER QUOTATIONS OR THE LONDON
MANKET TO-DAY :.
Apr. 18 Apr. 18 17.15/10 17
19.1/10
SPOT FORWARD .... 18
יז
INCREASE IN PIRACIES
LONDON PAPER'S STRONG COMMENT
CHINESE TROOPS
WITHDRAW
NOW ON RIGHT BANK OF LUAN RIVER
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
PRIPINO, Apr. 18. ALL the Chinese troops have now of the Lunn River, according to Chinese reports. This retreat is in. accordance with the Japanese plans, and throughout the week-end, the Japanese forces have been concen- trating wedge offensives with this motive in view.
withdrawn to the right bank
river at Lulung, near Chienan, on A Japanese attempt to cross the Saturday, was repulsed with heavy
josses
Chinwangtao was evacuated by the Chinese on Sunday night and is now occupied by the Manchukuo "Volunteers."
Preparations are being made for the defence of Charhar in spite of the Japanese assurances that the present military operations will not be extended beyond the Lian River,
DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY FAMILY.COMMITS SUICIDE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
A
SILVER PLAN' POSTPONED
TRIAL
REMONETIZATION BILL REJECTED
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18.
THE United States Senate, by 43
votes to 33 yesterday rejected Senator Wheeler's proposal for free }
coinage silver with a ratio of 18 to 1 with gold.
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The motion was expressly dis- approved by President Roosevelt, according to Senator Robinson the Democratic leader pending the in- troduction of silver inflation legis
lation.
Senator Robinson also announced that President Roosevelt wanted al inflation amendments to the Farm Bill defeated.
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ATTEMPTED
MURDER
Newspaper Proprietor
Shot
SUSPECT ARRESTED
A dastardly erime occurred at
Lyndhurst Terrace about 8 o'clock. last evening when an attempt was
made on the life of Mr. Lo Wai- Keung, the proprietor of the in Nam Daily News, of 55, Hollywood Road. Mr. Lo was walking down Lyndhurst Terrace when near the Sze Hing haberdashery: store at No. 19 ho suddenly felt something strike him on the left shoulder. He turned round and say a man about six-feab away holding a re- volver in his hand. The man in- The amendments offered included mediately fred again but fortunato that of Senator Huey Long (Lou-ly the bullet did not strike Mr. Lo siana) authorising the purchase of who then ran into the shop and G8100,000,000 of silver against hid under the stairway. The which currency will be issued
Senator. Robinson pointed out, on Saturday that the rejection would not mean that the Senate was against inflation, but that inflation should be considered separately.
Why Bill Was Rejected.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
NEW YORK, Apr. 18. The Senate's rejection of the
would-be assassin followed and fired three shots in succession, but fortu- nately struck no one Altogether five shots were fired and with tho direption of the first one which grazed Mr. Lo's left shoulder, all the bullets missed their mark.
Suspect Arrested,
SHANGHAI, April 18. MYSTERIOUS telephone call day morning led to the discovery free coinage and silver ratio is
to the Paulun Hospital yester,
The man who was wearing a dark that a Chinese girl of the modern attributed according to the New and ran away, but Mr. Lewis Wook.
suit then threw away his revolver / young society set had committed York Times, to
a message from
the former school. running cham“ suicide in the China United Apart-Washington" to the fact that Mr. ments. Two bottles of. sleeping Roosevelt may seek to make with pion, happened to be near and to medicine were found by the doctor Britain, France, Germany, Italy gother with Chinese constable No
After runding who responded to the mysterious and Japan an international agree 300, gave chase. telephone call.
ment on the basis of bimetallism. past several streets the suspect was! According to a letter addressed to
The object of such a treaty would | caught near Peel Street. Whit her parents which was found on the be to establish a firm ratio between running the man discarded his
the currencies of all countries in jacket and it was 1 body of the girl, she was Miss Chen order to prevent fluctuation on Chinese constable but nothing was picked by the Su Fen, the daughter of a wealthy international exchange. A method found in it.. family in Canton. The police are accomplishing this has already been now tracing the whereabouts of a discussed by Mr. Hull and Bir R. The revolver which had a five- young man named Lau whose photo-Lindsay and it is pointed out that round chamber was later found graph was also found on the body a multilateral treaty of this kind near the shop and on being ex-
would mean an international camamined by the Police, all the cart of Miss Cher
paign for the purchase of silver.
ridges had been fired.
SUN FO REGRETS STAND) BY. SW.P.C.
[THROUGH REUTÉR'S AGENCY-]
SHANGHAI, April 18. GENERAL CHIANG KAI SHEK
will not be able, for some time,
The arrested man gave his name.
T. V. SOONG'S MISSION TO to the Police as Ho Ki, 22, and stated that he was a chicken carrie employed by No 12 atall at Central Market
UNITED STATES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, April 18.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY] to leave Kinngsi for North China MR. T. V. SOONG, the Minister
to direct the campaign of resistance LONDON, Apr. 18.
of Finance, who is represent against Japan, declared Dr. Suning China in the Washington con- BERLIN, April 18. CHINESE piracy activities have Fo, President of the Legislative versation on world economic prob- THE German airman, Captain tent during the last three years
increased to a devastating ex-Yuan, in the course of an interview leras, was given a farewell dinner Haus Bertram was given &
declares the Daily Telegraph in a
to the Chinese newspapers yester last night by the various Chinese royal reception by thousands of leading article, today.
day. Dr. Sun Fo also expressed organisations. people when he unexpectedly arriv
deep regret over the stand taken by the authorities of the South-Western Provinces against convoction of the National Congress in Nanking on July 1st. He said that this attitude
This is part of the price which
ed here yesterday afternoon from the rest of the world and the un- Athens conveying a letter from the happy Chinese have to pay for the Australian Prime Minister, stat-prolonged failure of their country ing that Captain Bertram's' flight develop an effective and stable to Australia had strengthened form of Government. friendship between Australia and Germany.
PLOT TO KILL HITLER
ASSASSIN SUSPECT
ARRESTED
*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ]
BERLIN, April 18. A MAN named Paul Orlowsky was yesterday arrested by the police at Berchtesgaden Bavaria, where Chancellor Hitler is spend- ing Easter.
Orlowsky is suspected of pre- paring for an attempt on the life
of Hitler.
The police declared that the man Moscow, April 18 terday morning and said that with behaved suspiciously, and possessed The speeches of the defence coun- the exception of Gregory all the forged Nazis Party papers, a forg. sel of the Russian employees of prisoners were guilty of a crime ed passport, a loaded revolver and Metropolitan vicken pocupied a carrying a maximum penalty of “narcotion". greater part of the afternoon ses chooting Failure" of their plans, Bion of the trial in which six Bri- however, he said, was a mitigating -tish engineers of Metropolitan circumstance.
Vickers, Masers. Alan Monkhouse? He described Macdonald as being Charles Thornton, William Mao-a clever, experienced spy who had Donald, John Cushny, Charles been caught red-handed in sabotag: Nordwall and A.W. Gregory are ing and had given information charged with military and politic against his colleagues. al espionage, sabotage and bri bery.
Following the fuel speeches for the defence of the Russian accused, all of whom, it is anticipated, will
At the resumption of the trial yesterday afternoon, M. Kazna chieff, counsel for the Russian ac cused, Gusev, Sokoloff and Oleinik, tried to throw the whole blame for
be sentenced to long terms of im, the crimes on the Britishers.
prisonment, with the exception of Gusey and Lovano, both of whom
He contended that as the Rus
ARMS EMBARGO BY U.S.
PRESIDENT EMPOWERED TO TAKE ACTION"
The Chinese Maritime Customs are only able to carry on their work by dependence on the forces of sea Powers, above all, the British Navy.
It is a notable example of the responsibility our Navy has to bear, and its influence in world affairs, declares the newspaper.
JIMMY WALKER MARRIED · AGAIN
BETTY COMPTON THE L HAPPY BRIDE
}THBUUAKSEKUTER'S AGESÍLY.]
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Political Motive?
Mr. Lay we learn from the staff of the Tinam Daily News, was formerly a member of the Provin- cial Kuomintang party of Canton but when General Chen. Tsai Tong became the head, he resigned and carte to Hong Kong. The Tin Nam Mr. Soong will go on board the is stated to bo subsidised by Mar President Jefferson, sometime this shal Chiang Kai Shok, and it is morning and will sail for the United presumed that the motive has some Mr. Soong's wife will not be action of Chinay States at 11 o'clock this morning, connection with the political situa of opposition displayed by the companying hita on, his present mis- Southern-Western Political Council sion. was unfortunate in view of the pre-. The Finance Minister will be ac sent situation in China which de-companied by a group of financial mands co-operation and solidarity and economic experts, including among all Goverment Patry lend ers throughout the country.
HU HAN MIN'S DAUGHTER IN SHANGHAI?
TEROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI," April 18 MISS HU MU LAN, daughter of
Mr. Hu Han Min, former Pro sident of the Legislative Yuba), is reported to have arrived here on a' mission to convey her father's opinion of the present political situation to Ninking Government leaders. CINES, Apr 18, JIMMY WALKER the Ex-Mayor Compton, the British Alm actress to-day,
of New York, married Betty
Sun Fo yesterday, and will see Miss Hu Mu Lan called on Dr. other officials during the next few day's
Walker's first wife obtained a It is not known whether Miss Hu divorce on March 27 one ground will proceed to Nanking. boing alleged, desertion.
Walker denied all the allegations.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED
The Hon. Treasurer bega
to
JAPANESE VESSELS BOYCOTTED
CHINESE PILOTS
REFUSE
TO WORK ON MIDDLEW
AYANGTZE.
Yang Yue Cotton Mill (Chapel), Owing to business depression, the
Mr. Tsu. Yi Pei, Manager and employing 2,200 hands, closed down Director of the Bank of China, Mr. Arthur Young, Adviser to the over the week-end. The employees Finance Minister, Mr. Wei Wen are urging resumption, failing which Pin, former Secretary to the Chi they insist upon a distribution of nese Legation at Washington. and
accrued profite Mr. Chin Fen, a member of the National Economic Council.
MR. SOONG SAILS FOR WASHINGTON
HROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY;]
SHANGHAI, Apr. 18 TV. SOONG sailed for America at 11 am, today on
board the President Jefferson to
participate in the Washington | discussions."
CANADIAN PREMIER'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
(THROUGH BEUTEL’8. AGENCY.]
OTTAWA, April 18.
may be shot, M. Smirnoff made bis sans freely conlessed, their penA. BILL has been passed by their Lee Chak Lam (per Dr. From fear of possible violence by days at the White House as the
final speech on behalf of Malty should be less. donald..
anti-Japanese agitators, most of guest of President. Roosevelt
Hangkow, April 12-The abduo IT is officially announced that the tion on Monday by the local anti-Canadian Premier, Mr. R.. B. Bennett will leave for Washington acknowledge with grateful thanks Japanese group of a Chinese pilot on April 24, in connection with the and appreciation, the receipt of the in the employ of the Japanese menting between President Boose ÍTHROUGH REUTER'S agency.] following donations for the pur Navy has created a sensation velt and Mr. Ramsay, Macdonald.
chase of hospital Relief supplies among the Chinese pilots working
for Japanese shipping companies at the Canadian Legation and two Mr. Bennett will stay two days Mr. Tang Shiu King #1000. WASHINGTON, Ajril /
the pilots are refusing to go on He will return to Ottawa on, M. Kaznachieff urged
House of Representativer u. Arthur Woo), $10, that thorising the President of the
board Japanese vessela and war April 28. Sokoloff was only a second-rate United States to forbid the ship. The defence took an unusual lins sabotugaur for whom 10 years mont of arms and munitions, from During the absence from Shang practical monopoly of pilotage by ships, which on account of the Macdonald's ignorance of the coun try and his association with the imprisonment was sufficient punish the United States to either, or any hai on five months' leave of Mr. Chinese in this part of the Yang.
ment" Terrible Gusev being entered as He hoped that Oleinik would be food-operation with such Gov Consul General for Norway, who ficulty in going out and coming into long-distance telephone administra
rebelligerents anywhere in the world N. Aall Charge d'Affaires a.i. and txt, are experiencing no small dif
In an instruction to the various extenuating circumstances. Mgiven a chance to reform and work orninants as the Fresident deems left fof Europe in the s.s. Cante the port. Smirnoff's spirited speech greatly or the Soviet impressed the Court.
Rosso Mr. March Hansson will be
tion officta, the Minidry of Com- M. Gehwerte, counsel to the The penalty for violation of the acting Consul-General and Charge pilots to work, the NY.K. Shipyo tors be taught to be polite to cus Owing to the rofusal of Chinese munications orders that all opéfa, M. Vyshnial the Boviet pross- | Russian accused, Zorin Kraschanla Eine of G$10,000 or two d'Affairs a. i. at the Norwegian Maru on the Hankow Ichang run tomers and extremely attentive to cutor, concluded; his addrem you- ninikov and Bucharontenkin, plead years' imprisonment.
Legation.
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