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SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE IN MOSCOW TRIAL
BRITISH CABINET
DISCUSSION
SPECIAL MEETING AFTER TRIAL
(Special to "Telegraph")
(Hy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis frangce
Ordinance
12 freeived, April 19, p.47 a.m.)
London, April 13.
It is learned that at a meeting of the Cabinet last night, it was decided that Mr. Baldwin should, In the absence of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, call a meeting of the Cabinet Immediately after the Moscow trial to consider the position, if it is
thought Reuter,
necessary.
ADMISSIONS BY
MacDONALD
RUSSIAN'S STORY OF
SABOTAGE
EFFORT TO IMPLICATE
THORNTON
MOSCOW, APRIL 12.
SENSATIONAL AND DAMAGING EVIDENCE was given at the trial of the six Englishmen accused of belonging to counter-revolutionary organisations and of engaging in espionage, sabotage and of bribery.
The accused Englishmen are Alan Monkhouse,
Charles Nordwall and A. W. Gregory.
AVIATRIX TO FLY Charles Thornton, William MacDonald, John Cushny,
TO HONGKONG
DEFYING BAD WEATHER
DID NOT LEAVE YESTERDAY
Mademoisolle Maryse Hiltz, the| French airwoman, did not leave) Halphong yesterday as expected;
The trial is being held in the Hall of Trade Unions and some 400 people were present. It was noticeable that the slogans em- blazoned on cotton streamera which usually adorn Soviet courts were absent.
The Englishmen and the twelve Russians accused with them all sat togelber, the two Englishmen on whom the prosecution sets the greatest store, Messrs. MacDonald and Thornton, being mar. shalled as far as possible from their four companions, Messrs.
Monkhouse, Cushny, Gregory and Nordwall who occupied the back
row.
DRAMATIC EPISODES IN COURT
44
Left to rightt-M. Herriott, President Roosevelt and Mr. Ramsay MecDonald, who are to figure in a fireside discussion at the White
House shortly.
HURT TO NATIONAL
'PRIDE
COMING WASHINGTON CONVERSATIONS.
Washington, April 12. Following reports of dianalis- faction among some nations at the non-receipt of invitations to participate in the Washington conversations, the State Depart- ment has sent a message to forty. four States which will not be personally represented, inviting them to exchange views through diplomatic channels-Reuter.
PLAY BALL!
A FIRESIDE MEETING
ROOSEVELT-HERRIOT -MacDONALD
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE
(Special to "Telegrapā”) {Telegraph, Copyright. 'Telegraphic hita. sdgra Ordinomie, 1804. 12.9.40 am.
C.E.R. WAR PERIL
RUMOURED MASSING OF SOVIET TROOPS
SUGGESTION OF PEACE MOVE
Harbin, Apr. 13.
Reports from White Russian sources, hitherto unconfirmed, | state that Soviet troops are mass- jang not rar prost. PriancoMing LEwan
wintii plate intit iuvernemő Cha be observed.
Meanwhite a more hopeful ole- mens, Appears iḥ sue raway uth- pule ia cupul's Unoestiny brat tut QÜVIVU me proposed to agree โบ return 150 freight curg çandil from the Chinese Eastern Kanway, Dus) not the acONIOLIVER,
Conditions on the Chinese Eastern Bailway continue 018- turbed.
Major Doolittle.
SPEED PLANE FOR CHINA
CRACK FLIER'S DEMONSTRATION
FLEET MAY BE. PURCHASED
Bandits yesterday tore up the track and derated a passenger train traveling towards tae wuo«.
(Special to "Telegraph”) Bear Tenpingung. Inoy then sud-
(Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Heer Recated. Apraected ine coaches to a tuitiode
Rerelerdi · APPR of rttip are, with the result thatoda Ordinance. 179.
18, BIT GMJ three "were killed and many In- Jured-Reuter.
Washington, Apr. 12. A suggestion for a fireside meeting at the White House be- tween Mr. Ramsay: MacDonald,
valt is reported to have been M. Herriot and President Roose
made by Mr. Roosevelt.
MAJOR LEAGUERS OFF AGAIN SIMMONS GETS THE ton has arisen out of a question
FIRST HOMER
New York, April 12.
owing to the stiff headwinds pretion advanced in the indictment witness in the trial.
The evidence which the prosecu- | vous-voiced, was called as the first vailing and the unsettled weather in support of charges consisted The prisoners Hstened with rapti
nol almost exclusively of the deposi- attention as the Public Prosecu- generally. But weather or weather, she proposes to make unions of the Russian accused and tor, 31. Vishinsky, shot out stacca-
of the deposition of one of the to questions. fftempt to reach Hongkong this English accused, MacDonald, who Gusev told the Court that he The baseball season opened in has not been allowed out on ball belonged at one time to the White unfavourable weather conditions fternoonoisolle Hiltz has been in and who haa, during the last four Army. He began counter-revolu- and three of the eight games constant touch with Mr. C. W. weeks, been in the Ogpu prison tionary work in the Soviet in 1929 scheduled were postponed owing Jenerics, of the Royal Observa- without being allowed to receive "when he met employees of Metro-to rain. tory, regarding conditions for Hy-advice or to discuss his case with politan Vickers." ing between Haiphong and Hong-unyone except the prosecutor or kong and seems tired of waiting. his own State-paid Soviet counsel.
To-day Mdlie. Hiltz sent a mes
It is understood that the sugges-i
of diplomatie etiquette in con nexion with the forthcoming Washington conversations.
President Roosevelt has ruled
YOUNG MARSHAL
ARRIVES
NOT LANDING IN HONGKONG
Marshal Chang Haugh-liang,
taken
Shanghai, April 18.
The plans of the National
Government for the formation of a powerful and modern fight. ing air force, already signalised by the appointment of Lieut. Col, de Bernardi as Commander, wont a step further yesterday!
Completely unheralded, Major J. H. Doolittle, one of the world's
that visiting Prime Ministers will his wife and children and secret most famous armon. and the stay at the White House whileuries, arrived this morning on the holder of a number of American members of foreign Cabinets will Conte Rosso en route for Italy. speed records, arrived in Shanghai stay at their respective Embassies, Police precautions were
M. Harriot, who is representing against incidente and it is under- by the Empress of Japan. on President Roosevelt threw in the French Government, is neither stood that the Young Marshal will Monday, and yesterday gave s demonstration of one' of the MILITARY INFORMATION. the first ball of the season at a member of the Cabinet nor not go aalore.
fastest machines ever seen in the Mr. W. H. Donald, the Marshal's Far East. Washington before 25,000 specta- Premier, but it is believed he will INSINUATIONS OF GUILT.. He added that he received pro- tors,
Indvisor, told a representative of who saw the Senatorsatay at the French Embassy.
Although there is no question of the Telegraph that although the ago to Mr. Jefferies na tollows:
positions from MacDonald to sup- triumph over the Philadelphia, "Propose to attempt to the to
around table conference, Preal-Marshal spent u fortune financing Evidence containing direct in-ply detalls of plant, especially of Athletics by a 4-1 score. Hongkong in spite of bad weather sinuations of the gulit of accused the military departments and the The first home run of the season dent Roosevelt is reported to have the Chinese volunteers in Jehol although was slogged out by Simmons for said that he has no objection to and Manchurin and Hongkon part from that which has been type of shells manufactured.
secured from the accused them- Amid dramatic eflence the Pub- Chicago at St. Louis in the meeting Mr. Ramsay MacDonald during all this time the Nanking and M. Herriot simultaneously, Government did not aond one man, extracts lic Prosecutor then called upon American League,
a ceiling of 85,000 feet, a ramark. selves, consists of some
one dollar, the from the findings of the Soviet MacDonald..
The hitting squads showed that and he is of opinion that it would one bullet or State Commission and of the testi- "Is what Guacy has said about they have yet to get into their be a good thing "for as all to get Chinese heaped criticism on the ably fast climber into the bargain. Among the crowd present at the together round the White House Marshal and never gave him Lunghwa Asredrome, whore the mony of two Russians.
your acquaintance true?" he asked. stride. One of the latter gavo part of|
demonstration, was staged, wore MacDonald replied: "Yes, Wo
fireplace."-Router.
some of China's foremost military and aviation officials, all of whom were much impressed by the per- formance of Major Doolittle and his machine. ·
norte of Tongkong.
"Hope to arrive in
this evening.”
FJORDEN WRECK
MASTS VISIBLE ABOVE WATER
COMMENCE
la ovidence in the Ogpu prison, were good friends in 1930." while the evidence of the other "Why did you ask Gusov for in- consists of a statement to the formation?" asked M. Vishinsky, effect that he had immediately
handed the Ogpu, money he had received from Thornton.
THE CHARGES.
the
SENSATION,
Mac- "In my own interests," Donald replied in collected tones. The reply evoked a sensation in The Indictment, as a whole, court. The principal judge was SALVAGE EFFORTS deals with counter-revolutionary forced to ring a bell violently to
activity and wrecking by a group of secure silence. workmen in the electricity stat- Gusev then proceeded with his The two Chinese members of lons, charged with firstly, damag-evidence, embarking upon a detail- the crew of the wrecked steamoring the plant in order to under-ed confession of how he wrocked mine Soviet industry and to weak-machinery and obtained informa- Fiorden, which sank off Cheung on the Soviet State; secondly, tion. Chau last night, are still miss-1 collecting and utilising to ing, although no anxiety is felt damage of the State secret in- for their safety.
formation of military and State The men left the sinking ship importance, thirdly, the bribing! in a small lifeboat, which capaized, of the employees of the State elec and when inst seen, were being tricity stations in connection with pulled aboard a sampan. The in- the execution by them of counter timation was conveyed across the revolutionary wrecking activities, intervening water that the sampin After the reading of the Indict would bring them into Hongkong.ment accused were interrogated
Interviewed this morning, then to whether or not they plead agents of the Fjorden. Messra. cd guilly, Wallem and Company, of Prince's Building, said the wreck had been located in five fathoms of water pleaded guilty and MacDonald who
All but one of the Russians
Guser declared that he put metal in the machinery at Zlata- oust and that MacDonald co- operated in the plan.
Results:
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Rain. New York at Boston. Rain.
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
Chicago Washington
R. H.
1
4 0
1
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston at New York. Rain.
St. Louis
Chicago Detroit Cleveland
(Thirteen lanings.) Washington.d.
Philadelphia.**.
In completed matches, the team is given first-Rueter.
7
1.
1
PIRATES ATTACK
VILLAGE
LIMA ISLAND RAID
Early this morning Information
was received from Gap Rock that
credit.
Mr. Donald added that had the Marshal yielded to the Japanese as did Pu Yi, Chang Hsuch-llung would still be in Manchuria:
APRIL SESSIONS CALENDAR
the village of Muiwan, on Lima FEW CASES FOR THE Island, had been attacked by pirates. The news was conveyed
to Gap Rock by junk fishermen,
who esenped in their craft.
Although information in meagre,
last
Junka
it in understood that the piracy raid took place at 8. p.m., home night when a number of captured the village.
Mulwan is fifteen miles due Routh of Gap Rock and is frequent changed loftors signed with secretly passed by vessels en route to Manila and Australia. The group MacDonald replied: "Yes. That's names througie a uld also cold of islands are Chinese territory
MacDonald was again called upon to state whether Gusev was or was not speaking, the, truth
true,"
.
Klabova, MacDonald
FIRM'S BUSINESS.
of
COURT
245 MILES AN HOUR! Major Doolittle's machino was a biplane Attod with a Wright- Cyclone engine, capable of a speed of 245 miles per hour and with
It is believed that China will purchase a fleet of the most up- to-date bombers and fighting pursuit planes from the United States.
MAJOR DOOLITTE. Major Doolittle first sprang into prominence when he won the Schneider Trophy for the United There is only a small calendar Staten, setting a record for that
for the April Sessions which com- time of 202.47 miles
an hour,
once at the Supreme Court on This was in 1925. In the follow- Tuesday.. Casca to be heard being your, the Trophy was wrested foro Mr. Justice Wood, acting from him by do. Bernardi, the Chief Justice, are as follow: Italian "ace.
Major Doolittle's exploits since Kwok Ping, breach of deporta
on order; Ho Chong, breach of that time havo almost baen in deportation order; Yip Sam, rob- connexion with high-speed planes. bery with violence and assault. Ho would have piloted the machine The cases before the Pulane which America was preparing for Judge, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, are: the last Schneider Trophy event, Li Hing on three counts, one of but the machine was not per robbery by two or more and two |fected In time for the event, meet counts of forcible taking of Aing with a mishap in the trials.— person with intent to procure a Reuter, ransom; Hung Fing-wo, robbery by |
two or more,
-
U.S. NAVAL VISIT
HOME FOOTBALL
GOALLESS DRAW AT KILMARNOCK
fle admitted that he gave Gusev the accratary at Metropolitan outside British Juríad'etion,
Vickers" ethico, Mademolaclio- 2,600 roubles.
any question Kutuzova, to send Instructions to that there was
espionage. Gusov went on to say that he Gusev ander a fictitious name.
"I do not know what you mean off Cheung Chau. Tho masts and was interrogated first of the Eng-tried to slow down the rate of
by espionage," he added. the tip. of the funnel are above lishmen-out of his order in the production at Zlatnousi by sabe-
The Judgo: "It is a bad word.”- Replying to the Assistant Pro- list of accused-alno pleadedinge. water.
MacDonald denied all knowledge secutor, M: Rogulniky, Mac-1 M. Vlahinsky proceeded to rend The Norwegian marine surveyor, guilty. The other five Englishmen
Donald, with downcast eyes, de- passages from Thornton's alleged accompanied by a diver, left early interrogated after him, pleaded net of thin.
clared that he wrote to Gusev but depositions, in which ho adraltted this morning to make an examina-guilty.
THORNTON ANGRY. The plea of guilty by W. II.
on the firm's busincas only and cognisance of caplonage activities. tion of the wreck.
Guney said that all the sabotag: not in order to get information. "In that trug?".anked Vishinsky.
FOUR WARSHIPS IN The fore and aft holds are MacDonald provided a dramatic
prosecution then on- Thornton paused and deliberat- lended with rice, which is llable conclusion to the morning's pro-ing was directed against the off. The
FROM MANILA- Je deavoured to prove that Thornton ed and then said clearly and to considerable expansion, and in coodings in the trial.
elency of the Soviet Army.
In the Scottish League to-day, order to prevent the hull of the The court rono immediately added that when he was at other was aware that Gusev was carry loudly, "No!"
"Thon, why did you admit it on Four American destroyers ar Kilmarnock and Hearts participat- ship from bursting it will be after the pleas had been taken: stations, he helped workers to get ing on asplonage work under the
March 16"
rived in Hongkong to-day to begined in a goal-less draw. The match nocessary for the diver to remova
"It seems that the Itusslan into touch with MacDonald, who direction of MacDonald,
"I was nervous,' replied Thorn-¡their summer cruise to the North was played at Kilmarnock---Reu- the hatches.
Thornton was called upon to bear has twisted the Hon's tail," recommended him to Thornton ar
They were the U.S.S. Pauliter, d romarkel a Soviet spectator to a man from whom they could get comment upon allegations made by ton.
Gusev. He admitted meoting "Did they apply third degree Jones, Parrot, Bulmer and Edahil, FAIR WEATHER
one of Reuter's correspondente information.
from Manila. After remaining In While GUBAY was giving Gusev at a station buffet in the methods. Did you suffer?"
Pte. Davidson, of the Lipcolas, wA 'The anticyclone has moved east- when the hubbub caused by
Avidonen. Thornton wa Ural-Mountains.
Thornton: No,
Hongkong for a few days the war- ward to Cintrat Japan. Moderato MacDonald's plen had begun to this
fumbling angrily with his copy of Thornton said he was awareUpon this, the Court adjourned, shirs will continue on to Shanghalent to the Military Blokpital; renters
day for precautionary: 1 stside: monsoon will prevail over the
that Gusaw Fava MacDonald Wing The prisoners left the Court The US.8. Black Hawk, depot at bf ind China coast and the Northorn In the afternoon, when the pro-the indictment.
Gusev then sold that when stac. formation antami 3 the Army Lecithar gohl MacDonald'showing phHIDS to the destroyed virke to hypers Chips Sea. Local forecast-East coedings were rozumed a TARA
Inamed Gusev, red-haired and was Donald sietig zlatasúnt, .... ha - an- wind, moderate; fairgio
London, Apr. 12.
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