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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1940.

GIRL BLAMED FOR TROTSKY MURDER PERUVIAN

BLONDE SYLVIA AGELOFF, the New York AR THREAT

girl who has emerged as the, mysterious "femme fatale" in the international intrigue which resulted

in the alpenstock assassination of Leon Trotsky, RIDICULED

exiled Bolshevik, is blamed-as-the instrument of his death.

Albert Goldman, attorney and friend of the dead man, declared she had introduced Trotsky to Jacques Mortan, Van der Dreschd, Frank Jackson, or whatever is the right name of the "Quisling" who attacked him during a political argument in his Mexican refuge.

At the same time It was reveal-i ed in New York that Miss Ageloff, whose attractive blue eyes are. made bluer by the octagon-shaped spectacles she wears, had worked as a £300-a-year investigator for New York's Department of Wel-

fare.

In an interview in Chicago Goldman said —---

"I spoke to Trotsky's secretary in Mexico last night and was in- formed that the assailant had con- fessed in the Russian' länguage

that he had been driven to com-. mit the crime by the Kremling

"He is said to have told them: "I had to do it.. The G.P.U: threa tened to kill my mother, and or- dered: me to kill Trotsky. Nom

of us is a Trotskyite.!

"Sylvin, who is a sister to Ruth Ageloft, Trotsky's former secre- tary, and a member of our Com

munist Party was a welcome guest at the Trotsky home.

BOMBER

TRIUMPHS

OVER FIGHTER

A German fighter, shot down on Friday night by a British bomber return- ing from operations over Germany, was the third enemy machine to be des- troyed in two successive nights by RAF bombers.

The Peruvian Legation in London has issued an, emphatic denial of reports that Peru has concentrat- ed troops on the southern Ecuadorian border in pre- paration for invasion.

The Legation describes reports to this effect as "fantastic" and adds that in the Peruvian capital, it is authoritatively stated that absolute quietness reigns on the frontier.

The Legation also states that a cominunique has been issued by the Ecuadorian Government which states that the reports, after being duly investigated, have proved to be without the slightest foundation-Reuter.

DESECRATION OF

ST. PAUL'S

Further evidence of the univer- damage re- sal horror at the cently done at St. Paul's Cathe dral when a Nazi bomb.penetrat

According to an Air Ministry "On her arrival she introduced bulletin, this enemy fighter was in Van der Dreschd as Frank Juck-company with another machine son, an active comrade, and, he but only one of them attacked. ed the roof at eastern end and soon became a friend of the guards The German plane came in and attendants."'

from astern at about 500 yards In the police headquarters at and then turned on a bright Mexico City a different: story was searchlight.

Ageloff.

brought tons of masonry crashing down on the High Altar, is contained in many telegrams of sympathy from all parts of the world being. received by the. Dean of St. Paul's.

told, but it still involved Sylvia The bomber took evasive action, Then the fighter, closed at 150 Van Der Dreschd' declared that yards. At this range, the rear- he killed Trotsky not because of gunner of the bomber opened fire. politics, but because of Sylvia, In all, he fired three long bursts though he admitted he was infuri-before the fighter had fired a sin- uted by the Russian's insistence gle shot. The enemy machine sympathy at the damage to the that he should commit acts of was seen to fall into the sear

in Russia:

sabotage against the Stalin' regime Such night combats, however, are exceptional, though in recent This probably inspired him to months R.A.F. crews have report commit the crime, he said, but his led an increase in enemy fighter decision was hastened by the ex-activities at night. British Wire- dictator's decision to dictate to less.

him regarding his private life.

He said his feelings had been wounded when," after confiding to Trotsky that he wanted to marry. in New York, Trotsky had snorted,

CHUNGING

+

"You are a fool to marry the girl." CAMPAIGN

"Saving The 'World!'

It was when Trotsky made this 'statement, Dreschd' declared, that, he decided to kill the "old Bolshe- vik" and thereby "save the world."

FOR AIR

RAID FUND

A Chungking message

Miss Ageloff has been "grlil- ed" by the police regarding her association with the crime: says that a campaign for In New York: her father, Samuel raising funds for the re- Ageloff, an estate agent, her sister

from the Primate of the Cana- Among the messages is one dian Church, Dr. Derwyn Owen, in which he expresses profound

altar and thankfulness at the survival of the fabric..

the The Bishop' of

Bahamas cables: "Deep sympathy at the desecration of the cathedral from the Church in the Bahamas."

· The Protestant internees at Central Camp, Douglas, Isle of man, have also sent a telegram: "think with sympathy at the intercessions of your church and congregation, remembering Psalm 102 Verses 131 to 22"-British Wireless.

NAZI AIR LOSSES

Despite the Increased" German with the object of reducing the use of fighters as light bombers,

Ruth and her sister Hilda, an out-lief of air-raid victims in heavy losses they have been suf- spoken admirer of the Stalin ra- London has been inaugur- the destruction of, German

fering in their attack on Britain, air- gime, could not! be found; but a relative; Mrs. Benjamin Ageloff, ated by the Sino-British craft in battles over- Britain-dur- said Ruth had introduced Sylvia Cultural Relations Asso-ing the week ending midnight to Trotsky's murderer in Paris in: 1837:

ciation.

October 12, it has been confirmed werc substantially higher than, "I remember hoaring Sylvia say A circular letter signed by

British losses, while the ratio of that if anything happened to Him Wang Shi-chich, Minister of Pub pilots and crew losses are estim- 'she would kill herself," said Mrs. licity and President of the Asso- ated to been at least eight to one Agclof

clation, Tseng Yung-fu; Vice in the British favour. Sylvia Ageloft was employed by Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Sixty-six Gorman machines the New Yoric Department of Wel-Lo Chia-lun, Chancellor, reads were definitely brought down fare as a social investigator in May "During China's three years of during this period. The R.A.F. Affour several months the war of resistance, the British lost 43 aircraft. but the pilots of she pleaded illness and took a public has given aid to Chinese 26 of these were saved.--British holiday in Mexico: Again? this wounded, soldiers and wan ro

Wireless. year she pleaded: illness and refugees — for example, the London turned there. Sher was due back Lord Mayor's Fund and the Bri- at work in a fortnight:

|tish-Medical Unit-in-Ching: wit Fellow-employees describe her "Recently, England and parti- as the best-dressed girl in the of“ | cularly London!...... were subjected fice. She always, wore expensive to clothes, said one of them, and al-

Jast year..

ways seemed to have plenty of severest bombing:

¡money.

ATTEMPTED

RAID ON MALTA

To express our sympathy, there should ; bersome controta expression, on the: parts of thei Chinoto, pubiles

RAYON EXPORTS

Exports of British rayon goods are running at a high level) "We do not wish to publicise Printers in Lancashire are be- Printa-res- ther matter, nor do we hope för ing kept very busy. big sums to be faited, but we daro pecially suited to the markets of say you will malte contributions Latin America are receiving spc- were can be forwarded to iglicial attention, land through the British Ambas In August, Britain, exported According to the agency messages, sador in China for the relief of £318,918 worth of silk and arti- flallan, aircraft attempted un-bombing victims in London; d

ficial silk yarns and manufactures successfully to raid Malta,yester)- "Contributions will close at the or. £200,140 more than in the day...

end of this month-Router"": * previous August just before the Fighters went up to drive. thom

wark off, but the Italians. did not want before engaged. They seem to have found

their reception altogether too hot one Italian pilot to his base' in because reports spealt of Inter which ho described conditions as 'coption of wireless messages from "hell."-British Wireless.

Reports from overseas show that these goods have been arriving" with cloclework regularity in the various export markets,--British Wireless.