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OCTOBER 28, 1939

TWENTY YEARS' SENTENCE ON LEADER OF IRA EXPLOSIVES CONSPIRACY

London, To-day.

SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS′ penal servitude was im- posed at the Liverpool Assizes on Vincent Crompton, 36, a seaman described as the lead- er of the I.R.A. explosives conspiracy. The Police disclosed that Crompton was not an Irish man, having been born in Manchester and ing served in the United States and British armies and the International Brigade in Spain.

Another accused, Christopher Ken-| neally, a young labourer, who was sent to the Borstal Institution for three years, told the judge that had it been known what sort of a re-

RAPID WORK

BY SOVIET

Moscow, To-day.

The first People's Assembly in Western Ukraine (Soviet-occupied Po-

land) which is 1 session at. Lwow, has hav-adopted the agenda, including propos- gime in Western Ukraine and the in-

als for the introduction of Soviet re-

corporation of Western Ukraine with the Soviet Ukraine-Reuter.

FINLAND EXPECTED TO

PROFESSOR KILLED BY GESTAPO

Paris, To-day. Professor Benedikt Schmitt- mann, of Cologne. University, has

·been assassinated by the Gasta- po in prison, according to a Ha- vas despatch from the frontier.

The professor was an active leader of the federal movement in Germany, believing that as long as Prussia dominated: Gor-- many, neither' the liberty of- Germany nor the peace of Europe would be assured.-Reuter."

SOVIET PURCHASES

cord Crompton possessed he would MAKE COUNTER-PROPOSALS IN HOLLAND

not have been allowed to participate

in I.R.A. activities.

sen-

Two other men

each were tenced to seven years, penal servi- tude.

'Sentence on one young woman who

TO SOVIET GOVERNMENT

Helsinki, To-day.

London, To-day. The Telegraaf" states that Russian gold was sent to Holland early

this

was also found guilty of conspiracy, THE FINNISH FOREIGN Minister in a statement yester-month to pay for maritime purchases.

day, declared that Finland was not prepared to sacri- fice anything essential to her freedom and existence.

was postponed.-Reuter.

GERMAN INDUSTRY FOR SOVIET

Amsterdam, To-day.

Finland's yast preparations, he said do not threaten anybody but were undertaken to guard her neu~' trality.

ENGINEERS' DINNER

A crane, a sea-going tug, and two smaller tugs are shortly leaving for Murmansk under the Dutch flag.

The balance is for two steamers which are under construction in Am- sterdam. The remainder will almost entirely be devoted to similar chases. Reuter.

An atmosphere of good fellowship CHUNGKING

It would be wrong to assume that Russo-Finnish relations could not be improved, but there were some points Germany and Russia have reached on which they could not yield. a basic agreement on the introduction It is believed the negotiations with prevailed at a dinner party held by have gone forward a little, the 22nd (Fortress) Company, Royal of a large number of Russian work- Russia

Engineers, at the Hotel Cecil lagr man and engineers into German fac-and the Finnish delegation may re- tories for training to conduct indus- turn to Moscow on Sunday. Reu-night. C.S.M. Hilton presided, and

proposed the toast of "Our Guest." trial enterprises to be founded by ter. Germany in Russia, according to the Berlin correspondent of the news- paper Courant."

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COUNTER-PROPOSALS

Stockholm, To-day. The Finnish Government is prepar- He adds that 10 per cent of Ger-ing fresh counter-proposals which its man exports

go to Russia | delegate will take are to

to Moscow directly commercial

according traffic between Monday,

to the

"Aften the two countries is in working. order. Bladet" which declares that these re- The Soviet have thus superseded present the furthest that Finland can Holland as Germany's best customer. go and will be her "last word."--

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DENIAL

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Chungking, To-day. An official denial was issued yes- H. de L. Panet, Major F. C. Notting-terday concerning foreign reports that ham, Major R. G. Lamb, Major under a Soviet-German agreement, D. M. J. Murray, Capt. D. C. Grose Germany will supply China with all (O. C. of the Company) R.S.M.R. British and" French Hargreaves, Lt. J. Allen (U.S. Army), captured munitions. and E. S. M. Raeburn,"

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