THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MOSCOW TRIAL
MUSSOLINI'S
SON-IN-LAW
OPENS
MACDONALD PLEADS
GUILTY
ITALIAN MINISTER
HERE
Three months leave in Italy la all that Count Galaszo Clano, the
THE INDICTMENTS Italian Minister to China, deems it
Moscow, Apr. 12.
advisable to take at present. He is proceeding to Italy by the Conta In the blue-daubed room in theons which arrived in port this Trades Union Hall at noon to-day, morning, and accompanying him are the six English employees of the Countess Ciano and baby son,
Frabrizio: Metropolitan Vickers listened the massive indictment for their trial, on which world Interest is contred.
to
one
is
The Countess
Ciano la Signor
Mussolini's eldest daughter, and of the main objects of the trip to present to Duce his first The Indictment by the Soviet
grandson.
Interviewed at the Italian Con- deals with counter-revolutionary
Count Ciano activity by the wrecking groupsulate-General, the In the electricity stations. They declined to discuss political events in China or the Sino-Japanese con- are charged with.
fict.
(1) Damaging plant in order to undermino Boviot industry and weaken the Soviet State.
Was
From an economic standpoint, however, ho felt that China (2) Collecting and utilizing to making steady progress. So much the Soviets, Becret inhad yet to be done that the pro- damage formation of military and civil greas might be difficult to discern, importance.
but after six years in diplomatic (3) Bribing employees of the circles in the East, he could see the electricity stations in connection country changing steadily for the
of counter- better. execution with the
wrecking Re- revolutionary and tivities.
It is said that a Sovlet expert commission appointed to study the documents reported that the either due to broakdowns wore
deliberate criminal neglect or wrecking.
Charges Against Gregory. The indictment charges Gregory with belonging to this wrecking and counter-revolutionary group and with having been occupied in and civil economic, military espionage and conveying it to Thornton,
It accusca Cushney of belong- ing to the wrecking group, and with having been engaged in Aystematic economic and military also, in his espionage, and capacity as orecting engineer, with organining wrecking nets at the Baku electricity station by deliberately erecting electrical squipment wrongly and dishonest ly, resulting in breakdowns.
He is also charged with having bribed Russian engineers technicians in his espionage and wrecking.
and
SU
Despite talk of depression, he considered Shanghai to be sound at heart. Nanking, too, was making good progress. A big waterworks scheme was being carried out there! and in two or three years' time it would be a very pleasant place in which to live.
Miss Mildrad Dawn, who will appear in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel at the gala night on Easter's Eve, Saturday the 16th instant.
FOOCHOW NOTES REPORTED CAPTURE OF TINGCHOW
·THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1933.
FALSE PRETENCE CHARGES.
THREE FOREIGNERS IN COURT
The
case in which Franola Raymond and Edward Shuster aro charged with obtaining 376 from mmy's Kitchen, Wanchal branch, by alsely pretending that 20 American trade dolars which they changed were each worth $3.80 Hongkong currency, where-
tline ns in point of fact worth only a dollar, again camo Cen- acture Me. Sehonuid at the tral Court to-day,
ריון
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for
case Shuster, and the
was nd- journed for hearing on April 26, at 2.30 p.m.
RADIO BROADCAST
RELAY FROM THE VOLUNTEER DINNER
From Z. B. W., on wave length of 855 metres (84.5 k/c.).
6-8 p.m. European Programme of Columbia Records.
6-6.40 p.m. A Concert. Instrumental-Trois Petits Pieces
Montes (Satic).
Pierre Chaguon and
Symphony Orchestra, Instrumental-Charade (Qualet)
Dubois (Violla).
Dambuis (Cello) Bosquet
(Piano). 602030. Sang-Annie Laurie. SOD-Caller Herrin' (Gow).
Muriol Brunskill
(Contralto). 917R. Octet Marilano-Scenes that
Are Brightest (Wallace). -
The case against Jose. Loreda but Novarro, who was similarly
Also TOLA charged, separately mentioned, the accused on his re-Octet The Bohemian Girl-Then
appearance expressing a wish to be present at the trial of the other two defendants.
Det. asked The Magistrate' Serut; Fitches, the prosecuting police officer, if Novarro was coing to give evidence, and the officer re- plied that the police would have to consider the point.
Novarro's case was formally ad- journed for a week.
In reply to the Court, Sorgt. Fitches sald the case against the man Gifford, now under remand, would have to be heard indeven dently, as it did not arise from the same facts,
BANK'S NEW HOME
PREMISES TO BE OPENED
NEXT WEEK
On April 18, the new building One of the National Commercial and
Count Ciano is well acquainted conditions in Shanghai, with having spent most of the last two years there. He considera that the relations between foreignore and Chinese are quite friendly and.
Foochow, Apr. 0. still closer co-operation may be
Rumour has it that Tingehow expected in the future,
has been taken by the Nineteenth Questioned concerning the re- establishment of an Italian Con-Army. If this is true, it is good in Canton, the Italian ows, as Tingchow has been the anlate
ern Fukien for four years. Minister anid such a recommenda- Headquarters of the Reds in West- tion had been made, and he hoped hopes also that the Government Savings Rank, on the corner of Ico the Government would act on it.
At 11.30 6.m. a reception in honour will have some constructive plan House Street and Des Voeux Road,
and will be officially opened. given on for solving the agrarian
Including the ground and of the
Quarto other problems which are at the
mezzanine floors, the bulling la board the Italian warship,
those prosent
Bis-back of the Red peril. ara Among
eight storeys high, and is of a Superler hop Vallarta, the Mother of the Italian Convent and Sisters, the The Ching Ming Festival has unique design. It has been com Rev. Fathers Teruzzi, Riganti, and been observed in and around Foo-pleted two months before the con- bera of the Italian community chow with greater enthusiasm tract time.
than cyer, and the brilliantly fine weather lins been in keeping with the date.
Minister
was
Galbiatti. A large number of mem
attended.
the
+
1
The bank oflices, will occupy only the ground and mezzanine floora, but a keen demand for office space on the other floors has already set In. Every available foot of space has been let.
CB- ex-
You'll Remember Me (Balfe).
J. II. Squiro Celeste Octet. 0107. Song Gipsy Moon (Borganoff), Song A Little Love, & Little
Klas (Silesu).
Trevor Watkins
(Tenor). DB318. Plano Solo-Lelio Stuart's Popular Songs (Stuart).
Lealla Stuart., 9093. 6.40-7.5 p.m. Dand Selections. Songs of Britain (Traditional).
The Band of H.M. Royal
Airforce. MX18. Martial Moments (Art, Winter). The Reg. Band of H.M.
Grenadier Guards. 9065. The Thistle (Arr. Winterbottom). ·
Reg. Band of H.M.
Grenadier Guards. 7.5.7.20 p.m. Dance Selections, Waltz-Roll Along, Kentucky
Moon.
V102.
Fox Trot-Her Name Is Mary.
Debroy Somers Band. CB569. Quick Step-What A Pefect
Combination.
Fox Trot-In The Moonlight.
The B.B.C. Dance
Tango-To-night. Waltz-Play Fiddle Play.
Geraldo's Caucho Tango
7.20-7.30 p.m.
Orchestra. CB508.
Band. CB500.
Belected London and New York: Stock Quotations etc.
DB811
7.30-7.43 p.m. Organ Solos. Allegretto (Wolstanhelma). AD. 1620 (Mac Dowell).
G. D. Cunningham, Cinema. Memories.
Quentin Maclean. DX882. 7.80-8 p.m.
Wembley Military Tattoo,
The Band of H. M. Grenadier
Guards, 1037/4. 8 p.in. Local Time and Weather Report Etc.
All records in the above European mira. Anderson Music Co.
grammes are kindly supplied by
Espionage Alleged. MacDonald is charged with par-
collecting of information ticipation in the wrecking group
Yesterday a large group of while working in electrical stations useful for Metropolitan Vickers, friends assembled at the jetty to
The ground floor entrance Is at Zlatoust Zugers, and also, in and for the discovery of minor de-say farewell to Misa C. J. Lambert, his capacity na orceting engineer, fects which had been remedied,
who is going home on furlough. done in marble and leads to the on
8-3.0.15 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert. with having collected,
MacDonald's Admissions. Miso Lambert has seen over forty horseshoe shaped banking counter. Thornton's Instructions, a quantity
9.15-9.45 pm. (approx:). Foochow, and On the left hand side of the The indictment alleges that
years service in
A relay of the speeches from the of secret, military
community tranco are the offices of tho and other
MacDonald admitted capionage has laid the whole
Bub. S. C. Cadre Annual Dinner from information at Zlatoust Zugers under the direction of Thornton under a great debt. She has been change manager and the and Chelyabgrca.
and Monkhouse.
specially associated
with the manager. The chief manager's the Sports Club by courtesy of Lit. Another charge against him is
The whole of the evidence for CMS. Girls School, and indeed spacious office is on the opposite Colonel & G. Bird, D.S.O.. O.B.E. and Omcers of the Hongkong Volunteer based оп
Defence Corps. Speeches will be that he collected information
it is unlikely that that school ajde
Nearby are a number of tele-made by the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, regards the output of munition the prosecution is factories and instructing Soviet alleged confessione by the ac would be what it is now but for
0.B.E., Major C. M. Manners, O.B.E engineers to commit wrecking acts cused on the report of the Soviet her energy, devotion, and wisdom. phone booths for use by exchange 0.M.G., Lt. Colonel L. G. Bird, D.8.0., which resulted in numerous break- expert commission on certain do- All her friends hope for her, brokers.
At the rear of the ground floor, and Mr. C. Champkin. speedy recovery of full health and strength and an early return to steps lead down to the main trea- tion has been takon against the the field-Our Own Correspondent.sury room. Here every precau- bank robber. Double steel with combination locks will protect the bank's deposite. Above this vault is the book vault for the bank's account books, also protected by doors almost a foot thick.
downs.
cuments,
Accused in Dock
The five accused who surrender. The indictment further charges MacDonald with bribery of Soviet
ed to their ball, entered the deck employees and mentions that a
guarded by two Red soldiers and total of 10,000 roubles is involved.
wore joined later by MacDonald Revolutionary Alms.
bearded and hollow- Monkhouse is accused of having who was belonged to the counter-revolution-eyed and the Russian prisonera and with having except one who was ill. A dozen group ary
soldiers stood on the red-draped followed counter-revolutionary
platform. *alme. Charges against him are:
(1) Collection
secret, of military and civil information.
(2) Participation in wrocking and diversional activities.
(3) Systematically bribing
COTTON & WHEAT LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS
Moserb. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz The court, which was crowded with officials, lawyers and press have received the following quota- the judges, dressed tions on the Now York cotton and
wheat exchange for yesterday. rose when
Cotton in mufti, entered.
Opening Closing The President of the Court M.
Hango Rango Soviet engineers and technicians Vascliulrich, questioned the pri-
6.03-0.65 0.50-6.00 soners as regards age, occupation May
6.80-6.70 6.74-0.70 and nationality. MacDonald's re-July
6 99-097 6.96-6.07 (4) Systematically" bribing plice were almost inaudible.
7.11-7.10 7.71-7.11 7.10-7.10 7.17-7.18 Soviet engineers to conceal defects
7.30-7.30 7.81-7.32
6.70
In return for wrecking, and espion-
age.
October
The clerk of the court, who was December
in equipment erected by Metro-surrounded by stacks of docu-January politan Vickers.
ments, started reading Into a Merch
The Indictment accused Nord-microphone the enormous indict- Spot wall of belonging to the counter-ment. The accused were paymit- revolutionary group while acting led to sit.
as erecting engineer at Ivgres, and
May
Milltia patrolled the streets out. July
with having instructed technicians side the court proventing the September
October to wreck the plant and cause break-crowds from entering. Reuter. downs at Ivgres, and bribing technicians with 5,000 foubles for
the purpose of concealing defects in
Metropolitan Vickers machinery.
.Wheat
Chicago Winnipeg
58 50%
61
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
621⁄4 53%
The Hongkong Benevolent Society Charged. BY HONEST,| The indictment accuse Thom-AND YOURSELE COMPLE, BUD WALL acknowledge with acuteful Shaska ton of helonging to the counter- ENJOY THROUGH LIFE THE RESPECT the sum of $25 in memory of "Steve" revolutionary group and with hav-AND LOVE OF FRIENDS.-Sherman. ing occupied himself in technical,
civil and military espionago and **To-morrow being, Good Fri systematically instructing, through day, there will be no issue of the his subordinates MacDonald and Telegraph. Next publication will be
Soviet Cushney, numerous
on Saturday. gincera and technicians to on- gage in wrecking activities several electrical stations.
en"
from Mr. and Mrs. C. N. C.
The annual dinner of the A. S. C. Cadre of the H. V. D. C. will bo held to-night at the Sports Club. Speeches will be made by the Hon. Mr. W. T. Bouthorn, Colonel L. G. Bird, Major C. M. Manners, and Mr. C. Champkin.
ΔΙΟ
Several bank departments altuated on the mezzanine rfloor, Des The Board Room overlooks Voeux Road,
Hero, too, is the highly protected safety deposit vault-burglar and fire-proof. The outer door is of solid steel, opened by the opera tion of two combination diale. The inner door is constructed of bars of tested steel.
The comfort and convenience of clients has been the bank's first consideration. Six panelled cu-i bleles, furnished aimply, are available for clients who wish to perusa documents withdrawn from the safety deposit vault.
A feature of the offices on the unper floors is the excellent vou- tilation.
The building contractor is Wing
and the architects Palmor and Turner, The Marble doors for the treasury and vaults work-in by Raoul Bigazzi and the were supplied by Mustard and Company and the Jardino Engi- neering Corporation.
The micro-movement Waygood- Otle lift was supplied by Dodwelt and Company.
At At the memorial service to the late Slr Claud Severn at St. John's Cathedral Tast evening a detachment Taking delivery of a new car of Wolf Cubs, under Mrs. . Cat & o'clock yesterday evening, Mr.
Stanley Smith of the New Zealand 8th. Womack, attended. ·
He is also charged with having systematically bribed engineers and techafclans for caplonage and wrecking and for concealing de- focta.
Mr. C. A. da Roza, who has been Perpetual Forests this morning neting Consul-General for Portugal, awoke to discover that it had run departs for Lisbon on the Conto into the harbour and sunk. It was Rosso to-day, and Mr. P. V. Botelho, a Merria Minor and diving opern- | Vico-Consul, will be in charge of tions to recover, the vehiclo from the Consulate.
MILITARY SPORTS.
Heavy Brigade Hold. Successful Meet, KEEN COMPETITION. The indictment covers the years 1927 to 1982.
Close finishes were scon in the Russians' Confessions.
the bed of the harbour were ear-athletic sports meet of the Bth.. Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery, which was Twelve Russian employees of also
hold on Tuesday- and yesterday at Metropolitan Vickers
Jean Harlow, the platinum-blonde ried out this morning.
Bookuppbo charged. Among them is Madame
In connexion with the local cele Among the officers present were Kaluzova, Secretary of the Mos girl, Mae Clarke and Mario Provost are three experienced players taking Cow Officer of the Company, the title parts in "Three Wise Girls bration of Children's Day, entries for Majer A. C. Hancocks, 0.0., and Mrs. whose alleged confessions, to now being featured at the Queen's. the Health Centest, tentatively fixed Hancocks, Major Parken, Captain and gether with the confessions of The story is not too strong in cohe- to ba closed last night, will be ac- Mrs. Wright, Capt. Mould, Lt. and
Jones, Lt. Shields, other Russians, also extracted by sion, but it is interesting a Booking cepted up to Sunday. So far over 120 Mrs. Wobb, Lt. Purcell, Lt. Birt, Lt Ogpu methods, comprise the evito convey the experiences of three entries for children between the age Garthwaite, Lt.
girls-in-a-city in which the men for of 8 and 12 have been received by Skey, Lt.Laine, Lt. Hebert, LL dance.
The indictment mentions Mac the most, part are represented as members of the organising committee Flowerdaw, Lt. Tollington, L. War
being too rich for a proper safe- of the Children's Day Celebration ating, Lt. Baines and Lt. Ravenhill.
At the conclusion of the sports, Donald's alleged admissions but guarding of morula and inclined the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and South China
Resulta, shows that the remaining British wolfiably, to prey on every innocent, Athletic Association. The contest will Mrs. Hancocks distributed the pritet.
Tug-of-War---1, 20th. Battery.. prisoners deuled the accusatione girl that comes up from the country. be opened on Wednesday at the Hop
One mile relay-2, 20th. Battery wholesale, excopt an admission of Three Wise Girls" fa billed. to run Yat Church by Hon Mr. R. H. Kote-
walk. having given small gratuitics for until Saturday.
News.
cert.
9.45 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press 945-11 m. Chinese Studio Con-
11. p.m, Clone Down.
Stainer's "The Crucifixion" will be rendered by the choir at Bt. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to-night at 9 pm.
High Jump 1, 20th. Battery. Long Jump1, 20th Battery. 120 yards burdies.1, 20th. Battery. Putting the shot-1, 12th Battery, 880 yards relay-1, 12th Battery. 100 yards relay-1, 20th Battery, Pole Jump-1, 12th. Battery, 220 yards relay-1, 20th. Battery. Ono mile.-1, 12th Battery. Thureo miles team race1, 18th. Battery.
Open mile-1, Singapore Brigade.
Hongkong and
Championship Cup.-20th. Battery.
POWELL'S
9, Queen's Road Central.
Special
Value
IN
SUMMER PYJAMAS
Price
$5.95
per suit.
Made from an excellent quality Cambric in plain White, Cream, Grey, Blue, Hellotrope, also many colours in fancy stripe designs.
Priced of $5.95 per sult they offer the utmost value obtain- able.
Wo allow 10% discount for Cash,
Cut on full, free lines with half
Кисо Sleeves and
Length Drawers, they are ideal for Summer Wear,
B. V. D. Sleeping Sults $4.95. With Long Sleeves and full Length Trousers $8.50 per suit. Inspection Invited.
31" WIDE
CRETONNES
FROM
90CTS. PER YD.
50" WIDE⠀⠀
CRETONNES
FROM
$1.00 PER YD.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY:
AT
ARTS & CRAFTS
4A, DES VOEUX RD.
Why do you suffer?
The Great
Star in a Marvellous
Flaming Romance!
Remember
GARDAN
prevents and stops pain. It acts quickly and surely and helps to win many happy hours from life.
Obtainable at all Chenitats.
GRETA GARBO
ESIREA!
ME
Metro
QUEEN'S
From SATURDAY.
B
BAYER
„, TOZABLETS DI DA
GARDAN
If it's BAYER it is good!
THE MACAU GREYHOUND RACING CLUB. MACAU.
Every Saturday at 9.15 p.m.
Every Sunday at 2.15 p.m.
See newspapers for special steamer service. Admittance to Members' stand $1.00, Public Stand 40 cts.