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TUESDAY,

APRIL 18, 1933.

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MOSCOW TRIAL SENTENCES FORESHADOWED

ALLEGED PLOT ON

HITLER'S LIFE

MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION

Berlin, Apr. 17.

A MAK- named Paul Orlowsky has been arrested by the police at Berchtesgn. den in Bavaris, where Hitler is spending the Easter, on suspicion of preparing an at- tempt on the life of Hitler.

The police declare that Orlowsky was found behaving suspiciously and possessed

forged Nazi Party papers, a forged passport, a loaded re. volver and "narcotles." Reuter,

SILVER INFLATION

U.S. COINAGE PLAN REJECTED

SMALL MAJORITY

IN SENATE

Washington, Apr. 17. After a keen debate suggesting that the Senate is becoming leas docila to Presidential views, the Sonato to-day rejected a propogal} for the free coinage of silver at

a ratio of sixteen to one with gold.

The proposal was expressly dis-

GUILTY VERDICT INEVITABLE

GAOL SENTENCES MAY

BE COMMUTED

DEFENCE SPEECHES

MOSCOW, APRIL 17.

A VERDICT OF GUILTY AGAINST ALL. THE BRITISH ENGINEERS ACCUSED IN THE MOSCOW SABOTAGE AND ESPIONAGE TRIAL, WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF GREGORY, IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.

It is understood that the sentences will possibly be as follows:

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Mr. Alan Monkhouse, three years' imprisonment. Mr. Charles Thornton, ten years' imprisonment. Mr. William MacDonald, ten years' imprisonment. Mr. John Cushny, bound over and released.

Mr. Charles Nordwall, bound over and released.

It is considered likely that Guseff and Lobanoff will

be sentenced to death and that the other Russians will

receive varying terms of imprisonment.

It is also considered possible that the sentences upon Messrs. Monkhouse, Thornton. and MacDonald may be commuted to exile.

approved by President Roosevelt, SMIRNOFF'S PLEA FOR MACDONALD

but the majority in favour of re- jection of the proposal was only 13 to 89.

M. Vishinsky discussing thejerimes against the State, but his Senator Robinson informed the breakdowns at electrical stations at environment was against him, he Senate that President Roosevelt which the accused ara claimed by was surrounded by meu of anti- did not desire the proposal to go the prosecution to have been guilty Soviet persuasion

and sabotu- through pending the introduction of machine-wrecking, endeavoured geurs,

of silver infintion legislation.

Senator Robinson also announ- ced that President Roosevelt, want ed all inflation amendments to the Farm Bill defeated.-Reuter.

NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

OPERATION DELAYED

TO JANUARY 1

to show that the breakdowns must have been intentional and then said it would be necessary to taky

WITHOUT CONVICTION. Kraschenninikoff, he pointed out,!

into account that "we have before had confessed very remorsefully.

us auch facts as the confessionis

of some of the accused."

Counsel for the Russian accused

were

He dwelt upon the importance appeared to be speaking without and the court-- was of confessions in general, discuss- conviction

Inattentive. People Ing the legislation of different very countries in this respect and stat-coughing and shuffling their feet ed that "in England, confession while the speeches were being obviates the necessity of proving delivered, occasionally laughing, the charges."

M. Schwartz concluded by pleading with the Judges not to wreak their vengeance on the accused, but to spare the lives of his clients.

Proof In the present case had been so irrefutable that their all- tude to only one person had changed since the indictment was laid.

WHITE PAPERS.

Counsel for Labanoff, Lebedieff and Sibert, blamed Nordwall for

Typical of the scenes along the Lon River in the last few days. Photo shows Chinese forces in full retreat. The river can be seen in the jack. ground.

U.S. ARMS EMBARGO POWERS

PRESIDENT.GIVEN AUTHORITY

- Washington, Apr. 17. A Bill passed in the House of Representatives authorises the President to forbid the shipment of arms and am- munition from the United States to either-or any belll- gerents anywhere in the world in "co-operation with such governments as the President ⚫ deems necessary."

The penalty for violation of the law is a fine of G.$10,000 and two ye imprisonment.

Hentar

VILLA SUFFER ECLIPSE

HOPE OF OVERTAKING ARSENAL GOING

SMART FULHAM

LUAN RIVER BATTLE

STORY

REARGUARD ACTIONS

THOUSAND MEN KILLED

LAST NIGHT

:

A lone machine-gun' outpost" in the fighting zone,

RIVER CROSSING COVERED

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

(Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Mas mages Ordinaner. J21. Received. April 18, 10.m.)

Peking, Apr. 18.

After fighting desperate

SCOTSBORO CASE

" A FAIR TRIAL

IMPOSSIBLE"

rearguard actions, Chinese JUDGE ORDERS

official reports state that the main Chinese forces are now concentrated to the west of the Lan (or Luan) River and are now constructing defence works on the right bank.

The Chinese losses in the Aston Villa; the only challeng-fighting along the Lan River

VICTORY

London, Apr. 17.

ers to the Arsenal for the longue

POSTPONEMENT

(Spacial to "Talegṛaph")

(Telvoraph, "Copyright. Telegraphie Mr- sapen Ordinanc 101. Beceleed. April JR. K.10 mm.)

New York, Apr. 17**** The trial at Decatur, Alaba-

championship, conceded two very last night alone are officially giv-mu, of Charlie Weems, the sec Important points at Newcastle en as thirty-five officers and ond of seven negroes who are where they were benten by three

being re-tried after being sen- more than a thousand men kill-tenced to death for an assault gents to ono.

This means that the London ed.

upon two white women at Scots. puteam now require but two points

from their remaining

Stout resistance was offered by boro has been indefinitely post- threa matches to assure themselves of the forces covering the retreat and poned.

The Judge declared that local the bonours which they last won heavy losses were inflicted on the

invaders. in 1931. ·

bitterness against the chief coun- The Eastor Monday programme Latest Chinese reports state that sel for the defence, owing to his [contained little in the way of Japanese neroplanes dow over alleged. aspersions on local citiz- surprises, Leeds accomplished a Luanchow and dropped bombs, kill-ens made a fair trial impossible at smart performance in defeating ing one officer and six soldiers. the present time. Everton at Goodison Park and Middlesborough jumped out of the dircet relegation zone by beat. ing the Wolves.

FRED TERRY DIES

YOUNGEST OF A FAMOUS FAMILY

VETERÁN ACTOR

London, April 17.. Theatredom has lost one of its most striking and best known personalities in the death of Fred Terry, the veteran actor, which occurred to-day.

LUAN HO BATTLE.

The Judge suspended the death sentence on Paterson the first Chinese despatches give graphic negro to be sentenced to death, The Spurs did well to take a details of attempts by the Japan-pending an appeal.

TWO YEARS' CASE. point from Plymouth, while Ful-ese to cross the Luan Ho and their repulse with heavy losses; ham brilliantly won at Preston.

Brentford, Exeter, Norwich and until strong Japanese artillery: Reading all won in the third divi- sion, whereas Chester lest valu- able ground to Rochdale and al- lowed Hull to take a useful lead.

The results, as cabled by Reu ter, were?

FIRST DIVISION.

The late Mr. Terry, who was the youngest of the famous Terry theatrical was born in London, Birmingham and first walked on to the stage Derby Theatro under the Bancroft Referring to the British Govern- teaching his clients to spy and heat the opening of the Haymarket Everton Shanghai, Apr. 18. ments White Papers, M. Vishin-appealed to the Court to consider regime in 1880, at the age of 15. Addlesbrough 2-Wolves An official announcement was jeky stated that Monkhouse, in en- their youth.

(Special to "Telegraph")

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Ordinance, 1994. 18. 8.55 a.m.)

Recofred. Apră)

and the

MACDONALD'S COUNSEL,

.

Thereafter his name became a Newcastle. household word; and he acted in Sheffied U. almost overy town of Importance West Brom. in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada,

Plymouth

The Scotsboro case has attract positions were established on the od widespread interest. Original- east bank and subjected the ly heard in 1981 it has been drag- of Pattersoni commenced in Nov- Chinese defenders to an intensive ging on ever since. The re-trial bombardment.

The Chinese claim that they ember last and ended on April 9 inflicted well over a thousand with the passing of the denth son- casualties on the attackers before tence once again. the river was crossed in two days of fighting.

Yesterday, Japanese aeroplanes bombed Fulung, Luanchow and 1 Funing,

2 Sunderland

0

2 Portaomuth

0 Leeds

1

3 Aston Villa

1

3 Bolton

4 Manchester C. SECOND DIVISION.

1 Grimsby

2 Notts Forest

0

1

CHANOLI RAID.

Chang and the railway station were occupied by the Japanese yesterday in a swift raid, and the station mastor was arrested.

Later in the afternoon, the Japanese continued their advance

1 to the south of Changl.

1

In the Fulung situation, the

2 Chinese claim to be making a

stand with success.

o Port Vale

1 Southampton

2 Burnley

2

2. Tottenham

Z

t Fulham

2 Charlton

1 ade yesterday of the postpone.deavouring to discredit the pre- ment from August 1, 1933, to liminary examination

M. Smirnoff, counsel for the January 1, 1934, of the enforce-Court, was following the line of ment of the now Custom regula-exhibit No. 27 the first White accused MacDonald, who pleaded

guilty originally, retracted his He married Julia. Neilson and Bradford tions requiring the name of the Paper.

The Court, he said, would do a plea and then admitted various had one son and one daughter.

Manchester U. country of origin to be plainly

His interests went much beyond great service to humanity if it offences. greatly impressed the shown in Chinese characters

the stage, the actor being particu-Millwall each piece of articles imported into showed British public opinion the Court. China.

way in which it had been so cruel- Ho pointed out that MacDonald for koen on all sports and re-Notts County No reason is given for the post-ly hoodwinked.

cycling and racing-Router. ponement, but it has followed an He said the first liar in the cam-Was of humble birth and a cripple, creations such as goling, boating, Oldham

Preston N. E intensive campaign against the paign of mobilising British public He came to Russia ignorant of the.

Bloke... new regulations by the Shanghai opinion was probably Monkhouse. country and met "the terrible He reminded Monkhouse that it Guseff" who was quite prepared

Swansea was no use suggesting that the to sell his country for few hundred with Monkhouse and Thornton when the Court was' deciding upon roubles,

West Ham firm of Metropolitan Vickers was

their yerdict. sitting in the dock. Monkhouse MacDonald, he said, had been MacDonald had committed a

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). taught to uphold the honour and serious crime, but he had given was personally responsible so far

interests of his firm and was his word of honour never to re- Bournemouth,

Brentford trial At the resumption of the

told to collect information and pent it...

Bristol R. | this

M. evening,

Kaznachieff.

M. Smirnoff concluded by hopBater did so. counsel for the Russian accused,.

ing that MacDonald would bo uso Norwich

(Continued on Page 7.) - Guseft, Sokoloff and Oleinik, tried to throw the whole blame for the "conspiracy" on to the British ongincors charged,

American Chamber of Commerce. -Reiter,

CANADIAN PREMIER FOR as the court was concerned.

WASHINGTON

It was unjust, he declared, to class the underling MacDonald |

He contended that as the Ru FIGHTING PLANES FOR CHINA sinna had freely confessed to the crimes, their penalty should

be

2 Bury:

3 Chesterfield

1 Newport

2 Bristol C.

4 Queen's P. R.

3 Clapton 0.

3 Crystal Pal.

4 Glilingham

2 Brighton

1 Luton 6-Northampton.

2 Cardin

THIRD-DIVISION" (NORTH),

1 Halifax

3 Tranmere

Reading

Southend

Swindon

Torquay Watford

SECOND RATE SABOTAGEUR.

TWELVE TO BE PURCHASED BY THE

Barnsley

Mannfeld

Now Brighton Rochdale Botherham

the disposal of the Government Stockport for use in the campaign against Walsall

Wrexham the Japanese In North China..

York An announcement to this effect

4 Barlington

3 Donemater

Carlinte

TO MEET ROOSEVELT AND MACDONALD

Ottawa, April 17. It is officially announced that Mr. B. Bennett, the Canadian Premier, will leave for Washing less. ton April 24, in connexion with the meeting between Pronident Roosevelt and Mr. Ramsay Mac- M. Kaznachleff urged that Soko-

loff was "only a second-rate sabota-{ Но will stay for two daye at the geur," and that quite sufficient Canadian logation and two days punishment for hle offences would at the White House as the guest be ten years' imprisonment.

Donald.

· SHANGHAI ASSOCIATION

(Special to "Telegraph”). (Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Mes

Bacsies, Am agre Ordinema, 2894.

Shanghai, April, 18.

of President Roosevelt before re- He also expressed the hope that *** turning to Ottawa on April 28. Oleinik would be given a chance to

1 Accrington 2 Southport

2. Cheater

I Hartlepools

4 Gateshead

The railway stationa west of the

The verdict was followed by mass negro demonstration in New Work when disturbances lasted for two hours. Reuter.

ARMED KIDNAPPER SENTENCED

Seven Years in Dr. Wong Seizure Case

"On your own confession you Luan Ho are in complete con area momber of an armed kid- fusion as a result of the influx of napping gang, the type of coun- thousands of refugees.

RAIN'S BAN ON- BASEBALL

NO PLAY IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

nt

drel this Colony intenda strongly to suppress was the remark of Mr. Justice Lindsell (Puisne Judge), at the Criminal Sessions this mor- ning when sontencing. Li Hing to seven years Imprisonment with hard labour. Li pleaded guilty to rubbery by two or more and forcibly taking Dr. Wong Choung-lam with. Intont to procure a ransom Shamashulpo on March 10.. Now York, April 17.. Prisoner was charged with rob- Bain came again to ruin the base-bery, in which a parse containing ball programme in the National $75, a gold watch and a bundle League to-day, not one of the three of keys were stolen for which off matches being played.

ence he received three year's hard In the American League, Detroit labour, and forcibly taking à per- hammered the Chicago pitchers to son with intent to procura a ran scoro eight runs in response to the son on which charge he was sen Inttor's five, whilst St. Louis Just tenced to a further four years. nosed out Cleveland by the odd run in soven,

"American LEAGUE..

Washington

Boston...

4.0

R. Johnson scored a home run for

Bonton)

· Dotroli

Chicago Skins

has been made by Mr. Wu Te-chen, (The revised league tables will. Twelve fighting aeroplanes are the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, be found on Page 8) reform and to work for the Soviet. to be purchased with the funds who revealed so that the funda At the Criminal Bession this more M. Schwartz, counsel for the

contributed came mostly from 19 ning before Mr. Justice Lindsell three Eussian accused, Zorin, Kras- already realised by the Chinese middle class, and lower clase A debate on War is an Undesir. (Pulsno Judge) Hung Ping-wo was cheninisikoff and Bukharoutchkin, National Aviation Association's citizens, wheresat the wealthy able Means of Bettine International Hentenced to two year's hard labour pleaded that the fast-named had membership campaign. ...

people have given comparatively Disputes will be held on Friday "for robbing a Chinese of 800 in many admittedly committed noribus

nexty at 8.00p.m. in the Union Ass The machines will be placed at [Uttle-Reuters

sembly Room, of the Univurally,

Louis son March 27. Ho pleaded guilty.

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SHARK'S, LIVER

FOUR PERSONS TAKEN ILL

A Chinese woman and her throu Kowloon Hospital suffering from White homered for Detroit) children have been admitted to the St. Louis..

the affects of poisoning after eat Cleveland (Pox scored; a home run for Bting & dish of shark's livery Their

condition is not serious,