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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 10, 1938

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THE SKOBLINE TRIAL Story Of Dungeons Beneath Soviet Embassy

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Paris, To-day.

-HAMMOND

STRAINS MUSCLE

Pretoria, To-day. Walter Hammond, captain of the M.C.C. team which is now touring South Africa, has been ordered three days' rest, as he is suffering from a strained muscle. Hammond will be unable to play against North-Eastern Trans- vaal to-day. Reuter,

evidence on Thursday that she had ried to a former Czarist general). been an opera singer. She is mar

The question of whether dungeons exist under the Soviet Embassy in Paris was raised during the resumed case against Madame Skobline, wife of a White Russian emigre, General Skobline.

The case centres round the mysterious disappear- ance in Paris last year of General Miller, an- other White Russian ex-officer and a comrade of General Skobline. General Bezedowsky, former Counsellor of the Em-

bassy, giving evidence yesterday, unwillingly fighting against the Bolsheviks after declared that he had knowledge of the exist-the Great War. was next called. ence of the dungeons, but said the house was old with numerous cellars and subterranean passages-

He admitted: "I have seen a cor- but he had since been executed ridor which was closed by an iron Moscow. door."

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MOSCOW'S AGENTS Asked whether the Soviet Em- Replying to a further question, bassy had secret houses dotted General Bezedowsky said: "I do not around Paris, General Bezedowsky think any doctor was attached smilingly replied: "Secret agents dispose of bodies. -may-have-secret-houses.”

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He agreed that there was former-since been poisoned." ly a chemical expert attached to the He added that Yanowitch, the Embassy who was second-in-com-chief of police, had declared that mand of the "most secret" police, Moscow knew all about White Rus-

RUSSO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS AT DEADLOCK

Moscow,To-day.

It is learned that the Soviet- Japanese negotiations for regula- tion of Japanese fishing in So- viet waters, have reached' a deadlock.

In the course of a two-hour conversation yesterday, the Jap- anese Ambassador, Mr. Togo, told the Soviet Foreign Commis- sar, M. Maxim Litvinoff, that the Japanese Government could not accept the Soviet proposals.

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These suggested establishment of a year's modus operandi with condition that Manchukuo, pay the Soviet Government the defaulted payments on the Chinese

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Railway, which the Japanese Gov- ernment had guaranteed. ·

TOGO'S STAND

It is understood that Mr. Togo declined to link Manchukuo's debt to the fishing rights, and insisted on conclusion of a permanent con- vention.

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M. Litvinoff thereupon refused toj negotiate further.

Unless the Japanese yield, Japan- ese fishing in Soviet waters will be discontinued after December 31, depriving Japan of an annual catch worth more than 10,000,000 yen- Reuter.

DENIKEN CALLED

General Denikin, who commanded the White Russian forces in the

ROOSEVELT TO REORGANISE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt yesterday told journalists that he planned to send a message to Congress recom- mending legislation empowering him to reorganise the Government agencies.

He added that the legislation would be wide in scope.

The President, who conferred with-Government-reorganisation-- Now 66 years old, General Deni-experts the previous day, an- kin's head was completely shavednounced that the conference had but he was wearing long mustachios. resulted in very good progress.

Asked whether he was related to Madame Skobline, he replied: “The Lord preserve me.”

General Denikin declared he knew nothing about the kidnapping of General Miller.

He had no idea whether the new programme would contain any fundamental changes compared with the Bill which passed the Senate in the last Congress but was defeated in the House.

WORE THE TROUSERS Colonel Theodonescu, the next

IMPROVING GOVERNMENT · witness, declared: "Undoubtedly President Roosevelt said the There was-an-accountant-who-has-Madame-wore-the-trousers-in-the point was a simple one, namely, Skobline family. She was certainly that everyone admitted the need aware of everything that General for improving the government. Skobline was doing."

Congress had as much informa- He admitted, however, that he did tion_dating back forty years as it sians in Paris, having there a not know Madame personally.

would ever have on the reorgan- double-faced agent who was first Most of the witnesses, either from|isation question, and it was there- class. He was a general and mar-personal knowledge or hearsay, fore, up to Congress to act in order ried to a singer.

stated that Madame Skoline (Madame Skobline stated in the household.-Reuter.

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rearrangement of Government agencies. Reuter.

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