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CONFESSIONS EXTORTED FROM BRITISHERS CHARGED IN MOSCOW

QUEEN'S PK.

OVERCOME

HAMILTON

Celtic's Hard Fight

Against Clyde.

CARDIFF AGAIN LOSE

London, To-day.

Queen's Park, who have secured 14 points out of a possible 16 in their last eight games, registered a creditable home victory over Hamilton Academicals yesterday by the narrow margin of a goal to zil.

The famous amateurs are now seventh in the table with a game! in hand over the majority of their rivals. Yesterday's fixture was Saturday's postponed game.

Celtic were given a hard fight against Clyde on their own ground, and just won by the odd goal in three. They are fourth in the table. Cardiff City, faced with the spectre of relegation, failed to

ORDEAL REVEALED

IN WHITE PAPER

VICKERS EMPLOYEES

INTIMIDATED

CONFESSIONS EXTORTED FROM PRISONERS BY SOVIET OGPU

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE CASE AGAINST THE SIX BRITISH EMPLOYEES OF METROPOLITAN VICKERS, MESSRS. ALAN MONKHOUSE, NORDWALL, W. THORNTON, J. CUSHNY, W. H. MACDONALD AND C. GREGORY, WHO WERE ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF SABOTAGE BY THE SO- VIET SECRET POLICE, ARE RECORDED BY SIR ESMOND OVEY, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW, IN A WHITE

PAPER.

and also those from Mr. Strange, the British Charge d'Affaires, The paper contains all the despatches from Sir Eamond Ovey from March 19 to April 7.

The despatches relate largely to the interrogation of the ac cused, and show that they are charged generally with espionage, collecting information, wrecking work and bribery. They were often confronted with alleged confessions of their fellow employees.

SIR ESMOND OVEY POINTS OUT IN THE COURSE OF

The ruins of the Berlin Reichstag Chamber after the disastrous fire believed to have been start- ed by an incendiary. On the left, firemen, are seen in the Meeting Chamber, where the most dam- age occurred, while on the right is a view of the Chamber a few hours after the outbreak had been subdued. (S & G);

GERMANY'S

ENVOYS SEE

MUSSOLINI

THE WHITE PAPER, THAT THE ALLEGED EVIDENCE ON Von Papen And Goering secure a point against Northamp- THE SUBJECT CAN ONLY COME FROM CONFESSIONS EX- ton on the latter'a ground, going| TORTED FROM THE down by a two goal margin,

Tranmere registered a home win over Mansfield, but failed to im- prove their position in the table,

PRISONERS UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH ONE CAN ONLY PRESUME WERE, AT THE VERT LEAST, MORE TRYING THAN THOSE TO WHICH MR, MONK- HOUSE WAS SUBJECTED. —REUTER.

Results as cabled by Reuter Mr. Alan Mookhouse has gained,

were as follow

Third Division' (South)., Northampton 2 Cardiff

Third Division (North), Tranmere 3 Mansfield

Scottish League. Queen's Park 1 Hamilton Ceille

2 Clyde (Tables on Page 9.)

HARVEY LOSES TITLE

McAvoy Wins At Manchester.

BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

the impression as the result of his examination, that no charge will

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which was shown to Mr. Nordwall

One despatch states that the Ogpu tried, unsuccessfully the

In Rome.

IL DUCE ALSO RECEIVES FRENCH MEMORANDUM

Rome, To-day,

ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA AIR ROUTE TO BE SURVEYED

Co-operation Offer From Dutch And Portuguese Government

London, To-day.

Sir John Simon, the Foreign. Secretary, yesterday stated in the House of Commons, that the Por tuguese Government have agreed to permit all facilities for pré- liminary survey. of the London-

Australia air route, ands that tho Netherlands Government have re- Vice-Chancellor Von Papen yes-quested their East Indies Govern o be brought against Metropolitan

whole time, to make Mr. Thorn-terday had his first meeting with ton confess that he was working Signor Mussolini.

British Wireless Service. Vickers as such, but that a charge

The latter will for the Intelligence Service and o similar to that brought against the obtaining funds for his activi-

see Captain Goering to-day. Germans four years ago, namely

ties from the British Consulate.

Signor Mussolini also saw the o that the arrested Metropolitan Vic-

French Ambassador yesterday, and kers employees in Russia and also Mr. MacDonald whose examina. it is understood that the latter pre- certain of the Company's designers od covered by the White Paper, was, Power Plan-Reuter.

tion was uncompleted during the per- sented a memorandum on the Four and engineers at the Manchester unable to speak about the matter works, are acting under instruc- to the Embassy officials. tions from somebody who wished Mr. Strange reported on April 4

- UNABLE TO SPEAK.

to hinder the industrial develop-that Mr. Thornton was astounded at ments in the U. S. S. R.

what occurred during his confronta-i In one instance Mr. Monkhouse tion with Mr. MacDonald. was disturbed by Mr. Thornton's japparent voluminous "confes-

sions" and suggested three pos- sible explanations, namely, that he had written down everything suggested by the Ogpu or the; prosecutor, intending to deny it! at the trial, or that he had lost his nerve or had been indiscreeti in helping the needy Russlans.

London, To-day. Len Harvey, British middle- weight champion, Iout his title to Jock McAvoy, of Rochdale, on points in a fifteen round Sir Esmond Ovey earlier bout at Manchester last night. reported that Mr. Thornton Harvey was attempting to set a

appeared to have lost the new record in British boxing by

power of concentration and making a second Lonsdale belt his

was reduced to a condition own property,

of mental apathy. Recognised as the best middle-conference with him on April 4, re- Mr. Strange, after he had held a weight in the country Harvey has reported that Mr. Thornton was worn vealed everything that goes to de-out. He had been continuously In- note a fighter of high degree, except terrogated since his arrest, on one finality. He has not yet learned the occasion, for 21 hours without inter- lesson of the danger that comes from ruption. temporising and has not yet overcome his weakness of showing only half! measures from the first bell:

CONFESSION REPUDIATED.-

He totally denied Mr. Mac. Donald's statement that he gave Mr. MacDonald 4,500 roubles for spring purposes (and had received from Mr. MacDonald information about the number and calibre of shells, electrical and mobilisa- Lion plans.

. Mr. MacDonald was embarrassed by Thornton's astonishment, where- upon the latter was made to sit with his back to Mr. MacDonald. -Beuter.

SOVIET AND

MANCHUKUO

RAIL DISPUTE Tense Incident At Manchuli.

Mr. Thornton admitted' giving RUSSIANS REFUSE TO DES Harvey, who boxed two draws with small presents for obtaining informa Dick Slade, the bost America could tion on behalf of bis Company, but

PATCH CONNECTING TRAIN produce, has now lost his opportun-totally denied the other charges. He ity to step into Jack Petersen's shoes repudiated the alleged confession, as the best cruiser weight in the country.-Beuter.

KING'S FAMOUS YACHT

OUT AT COWES

London, To-day," His Majesty the King's racing yacht, Britannia, took the water again yesterday at Cowes after her winter overhau).

Girl Pilot At Athens

England To Australia Flight.

Athens, To-day, Miss Jean Batten, the 28-year- old New Zealand girl who left England on Sunday on an at- tempt to make a solo flight from England to Australia, – arrivod: Where yesterday evening. --

The famous yacht will compete at all the first-class regattas this man-- son, and will make her first appear- ance at Harwich on May 27-British Wireless Bervically

The forthcoming marriage of Miss Batten, who is the second Michael Alar Kyodaroff, hotel assist woman to attempt the fight, is ps ent of the Hong Kong Hotel, and ing a Gyspy Moth seroplano former- Ellabeth Alex Tooshima, ofcly owned by the Prince of Walok Nathan Road, Kowloon," has been pounendi

Harbm, To-day.

Nazis And Free City: Of Danzig.

DEMAND DISSOLUTION OF VOLESTAG.

Danzig, To-day. Keen to extend the Nazis'. grip to the free city of Dan zig local Nazis have decided. to demand the dissolution of the Volkstag. It is expected that the resolution to dis- solve it, will be adopted at the next, sitting, on April 18, with a General Election in six weeks time.

The Danzig Government has

FLYING AT 4372 MILES AN HOUR

New World's Speed Record.

BRITISH LOANS TO CHINESE

RAILWAYS Restriction Of Advances Suggested.

· SIR JOHN SIMON FEARS REVENUE WOULD FALL

London, To-day.

SILVER ISSUE

∙DISCUSSIONS IN

WASHINGTON

No Decision Reached Yet, Says Mr. Hull.

REPORT DENIED OF INVITATION TO INDIA

Washington, To-day, Mr. Cordell Hall, United States Secretary for State has confirmėd the re-

port that he has dis-

cussed the silver question with Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador to Washington. He emphasised that a decision had not been reached,

The talks would continue next week regardless of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's visit.

Senator Hull stated that there had been no discussion regarding the inviting of an Indian repre- sentative to participate in the forthcoming conversations Washington. Reuter.

At.

During the conversations be- tween Bir Ronald Lindsay and Mr. Cordell Hull, at least three methods of raising the price of silver were discussed. They were: 1. The limitation of production, combined with the limitation of males by the Government of India.

2 The use of larger amounts of allver as taken colas by: the princip

APRIL 15.

In the House of Commons yes The purchase "by landing "coun- tries on the gold standard. For those ment to grant similar facilities.terday, Sir John Wardlaw Milne desiring to return to it, of allpulated asked whether Sir John Simon price, and adding it to the reserves Sponts of silver up to a certain would make representations to the of the Central Banks without fixing restricting advances to Chinese Chinese Government in favour of definite ratio between silver and

gold. railways out of the British share of PREMIER SAILS FOR UA ON the Boxer Indemnity Fund to such railways as had made definite ar

London, To-day. rangements for the liquidation of past loans,

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- Sir John Simon said that the the House of Commons that he say MacDonald, yesterday informed rehabilitation and completion of hoped to leave England for Ameri existing railways would tend to ca on April 15, and arrive back on increase the revenues of such May 3. railways and thus improve the position of the bondholders of subjects which may be mentioned in He intended to set no limit to the Warrant Officer Angelo yester-loans already secured thereon, day broke the world's air speed re-

the course of conversations between The policy suggested by Sir the United States President and him cord covering a measured course at John Wardlaw Milne, he said, self. a speed of 437 19 miles per hour, might have a contrary effect

The object of his visit was not to through making it impossible negotiate and fix agreements, but to according to

an official com for any particular, railway to re-discuss the questions with which munique issued from the Italian ceive an advance for revenue both of them were confronted,

ITALIAN PILOT'S PHENOMENAL FLIGHT

Rome, To-day.

Air Ministry yesterday.

The fight took place at Lake Gardone, Warrant Officer Ange- lo speeding five times over a mea- sured straight course at an aver rate 682,403 kilometers

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producing expenditure, without British Wireless Service. which, ravenues might still.com (Continued on Page 1) tinue to be insufficient to meet

normal expenditure. Heuter.

(Continued on Page 10.)

hitherto been based on a coalition per hour. On one lap, the air LONDON JEWS'

of the Centre Party, Catholic Party and German Nationalista, though recently, these have been

man reached a speed of 692.529 Kilometers per hourg

The record was previously held by in a minority in the VolketagGreat Britain at a speed of 408.3 miles per hour set by Flight-Lieut. Stainforth in 1981-Reuter.

Reuter.

Reichsbank Credit.

BANK OF FRANCE SHARE

OF LOAN IS REPAID."

Berlin, To-day.

BOYCOTT OF

GERMANY

Police Advise Removal Of Posters.

London, To-day The Home Secretary, Sir John London, To-day Gilmour, yesterday explained

ARGENTINE TRADE MISSION:

SILVER STRONG ON

NEW YORK MARKET Brighter Prospects As Stock's Rise.

BUSINESS IMPROVES

New York, To-day. Signs of recovery on the New York Stock Market were more apparent yesterday and business showed great im provement, 1,760,000 shares changing hands.

In conformity with the polley tine Trade Mission took place at the London Police, as a measure of A further meeting with the Argen- the House of Commons that the Grave potentialities of a railway laid down by Harr. Schacht, the Board of Trade yesterday. It la ex-ax dispute between Manchukuo and Reichsbank has repaid G$17,500,- pected that satisfactory agree-

the report on yesterday's mar Russia w

precaution against ches of ket, Mesara. E. A. Pierce and Com- a were borne out by a tense to the Bank of France, that ment between the British Govern peace, had advised, the removal of incident at Manchuli yesterday,

ann being France's share.

through their local agents, ment and the Mission will be reached the posters advocating the boy Messrs. Asis Lands, Ltd., state- when the local rail officials, acting

very soon-British Wireless Service. cotting of Germany and German The momentum which gathered on instructions from M. Rudy,

to-day should carry further but General Manager of the Chinese

(Continued on Page 13.)

Easter Railway, refused to der Briton Held In Germany

patch the connecting train to Har bin after the arrival of the Siberian express

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Finally the train steamed out, but only after the Japanese mili tary authorities had threatened to mainta

themselves by

uning their own crews.

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of recovery and they might have a fairly sharp rally.” Wheat ruled 'no- tive and strong, mainly owing to crop nawa Cotton prices advanced an ing and bad crop