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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TROTSKY

DENIES

War Veterans' Bonus Demand

ROOSEVELT'S STAND ATTACKED

(Special to "Telegraph"}

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GUILT

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Engineer's Heroism

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1985.

THOUGH BADLY SCALDED

(Special to "Telegraph”),

(Hy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Afro- Ordinance, E. Tirertred, January

London, Jan. 1.

Paris, Dec. 31. Washington, Jan. 1. Sharply replying to

The suggestion that he wan Roosevelt's statement that the implicated in the assassination payment of a War veterans' bonus of the Soviet official Kirov hos was economically unsound and un-been repudiated by Trotsky. necessary, the head of the Ameri- former Russian leader, in an can Legion; Mr. Belgrano, has open letter communicated to the flatly demanded immediate pay-press to-day,

A thrilling story was told to-day ment of the bonus,

He says that even if every word of how a crack express train, "President Roosevelt's nr of the indictment against him were racing from London to Manches- ment is really one of the strongest true and taken at its face value, ter, got out of control but was arguments in favour of immediate as the Soviet Government wished, gallantly brought up by the drivor payment that I ever read," het only stated that "a certain and fireman. wrlles.

consul" had proposed to transmit The

approaching train was "I am certain our recommendan letter to him.

Rugby when a stream of bolling tion will be accepted and adopted," It was not stated how Nikolayev water shot over the crew, drench- the Belgrano reply stated. Good had reneted to this proposal noring them. It was impossible to credit was the foundation of good if the letter had been written and reach the regulator and the crew business and the bonus maney sunt.

retreated to the ateps of the would be used to satisfy creditors Trotsky, who expects to see engine, the train in the meantime and would thus find its way into brochure elucidating the reasons racing along on its own. every channel of business,

for the attempt to drag his name The driver calmly sized up the Observers feel sure the House into "this mud criminal net", anys situation when the train was ap- will pass the bonus mensure, but the only consuls he knows are proaching a signal box. He then are also convinced that the Pre- those who refused him visas, He climbed off the step and threw sident's veto will not be aver-adds that it is hardly necessary himself forward, in the drection ridden.-United Press,

BONUS /OPPOSED

Washington, Dec. 31.

In an obvious effort to head off the strong movement in Congress for the immédiate payment of the War Veterans' Bonus, Pre- sident Roosevelt has made publie a letter which he has sent to Com- mander Garland, R., Farmer, of the American Legion Post at Hen-j derson, Texas,

In his letter, the Presklent reiterates his opposition to the payment of un immedinte cash

AVIATION MISSION

to stress the fact that during his of the, brake which he could not 40 years of revolutionary activity see on account of the steam. "I have always been opposed to However, he suceeded in clutching recourse to Individual terrorism, the brake and stopped the train even against Czárdom. I see no slowly. reason why 1 should change my opinion." Rentre,

U.S.-Soviet Relations

(Special to "Telegraph")

The firemna ran half a mile to the signal box for help and the driver was later taken to hospital, -Reuter Special.

STRIKE SITUATION

UNCHANGED

YUET ON CONTINUES SERVICE

Washington, Dec. 31.1 Bonus, fontending that the obliga-

Senator Tinkbam has announced tion in/not due until 1945, and will prove most costly. He says that that he will ask Congress to with-1 past experience has shown that draw recognition of Soviet Russia

On enquiry at the Chink Coast Tuli payment would not result in by the United States, due to the moch

Atimulus to business fact that that country was con- Officers Guild this morning, it was. trolled by a pack of homicidal learned that no new developments Reuter

terrorists who murdered and had occurred during the holidays starred ten to twenty millions of fin connection with the shipping

xtrike. people for political purposes. Sovlet Meanwhile, the

The Yuet On was in part yester London. Dec. 31. Members of the Chinese Civil presentative, M. Skvirsky, here, day, but she left last night for Aviation Mission were entertained states negotiations to settle the Kangmoon and is due back again at to lunch to-day by railway officina. Soviet debt to the United States midnight.So far, no reply has been They will all on Wednesdag for the and involving prospective credits received by the Guild to its demand United States, where they will stay for the sale of millions in goods made on The owners of the vessel for some time before returning to to Rusala, will be resumed in a that the dismissed British officers |China.-Renter

jund engineers be reinstated.

fortnight.-United Press.

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