1938-03-09 — Page 17

Horrible

Poison

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Swift Changes Japanese To In Hongkong Stage Huge Temperature Demonstration Nearly 30 Degrees In Shanghai

Change In 3 Days

Passengers by the Empress of Britain may yet obtain fine weather conditions in Hongkong.

Shanghai, March 0.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1938.

Plot Revealed at Trial

Easy to

Big New York RUSSIAN ACCUSED NOW Acquire-

Brokerage Firm Fails

Richard Whitney And

Co. Insolvent

For the Brst' time since December 13, 1037, when the Japanese staged a

New York, Mar. 8. Victory Parade" through the Interna- The firm of Richard Whitney and lonal Settlement, the Japanese have Company, a member of the New York announced a vast military, naval and Stock Exchange, has announced its air force review through the Japan-innbility to meet obligations.

se sector of the Settlement on March

10.

The offcial forecast, issued at 10 o'clock this morning, holds out hope that the present cloudy and showery conditions may improve,

Hongkong hus experienced all the

It wit be in commemoration of the seasons in the past week. Since 34th anniversary of the Russo-Japan- Sunday

when the temperature use War. reached an all-time Murch record of 84 la

degrees, the

mercury has dropped place within the non-Japanese sector Although the parade is not taking no less than 20 degrees, yesterday's of the Settlement, nevertheless maximum belog 65 degrees.

elaborate precautions are being taken

The Stock Exchange subsequently suspended the firm for insolvency. The New York Curb Exchange also supspended the senior partner of the firm, Mr. Richard Whitney, former President of the New York Exchange.

-Reuter.

Last night's minimum temperature against untoward Incidents such as the Curb Exchange has suspended

in the coldest recorded those which marked the

of 50

since

February 2 Humidity at 10

.Jn.

to-day was only eight per cent. below absolute Baturation. Average humidity during past week has been between Bá

and 10 per cent.

was TC

Half an inch of rainfall corded yesterday, bringing the total

victory

{parude:-Reuter.

Understanding

since January 1 to 5.70, compared Over U.S. Claim

with an averüge of 3.44 Inches.

NEW POST IN AIR MINISTRY-

London, Mar. U,

It is understood that Sir Donald Banks will be appointed to the newly- crented post of permanent Under- Secretary for Air.

Sir Francis Shelmerdine will con- tinue as Director of Civil Aviation- Reuter.

To Tiny Isles

Washington, Mar. 8.

The United States and Britain have fairly accurate views of each other's attitude regarding the islands of Canton and Ender- bury, declared Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary for State, at a press conference to-day.

The statement is taken to Indiente that a considerable ex- change of views Jus already

been carried оп and that clarification has been reached.— Reuter.

"All my friends are enthusiastic

over D:F.'s

RECONSTITUTED

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A United Presa message says that

Mr. Clement J. Dirrick from regular membership, as he is unable to meet obligations. It is said that this action is in no way related to the suspen-

sion of Mr. Whitney,

EXCHANGE INVESTIGATING

ALLEGATIONS

New York, Mar. 8.

Simultaneous with the announce-

ADMITS HIS PART IN

Hard to POLITCAL SLAUGHTER Relinquish

Moscow Court Hears Story

Of Doctors' Deceit Which Led Patients to Death

Moscow, Mar. 8.

to-day granted M. Yagoda's request to have his evidence The judge in the sensational Soviet treason trial,

heard in secret session. This decision came after M. Yagoda had again startled the court by repudiating his denial, made in the morning, of complicity in the murders of Menzhinsky and Peshkov.

This happened after M. Paul Bulanov, Yagoda's ment that Whitney & Co. had been private secretary for many years, had testified for 90 suspended, the New York Stock Ex-minutes against his employer. change announced that It was In-

vestigating evidence that Whitney & M. Andrew Vishinsky, Attorney-General, asked: Co. had been engaged in conduct con- trary to the ethics of trade,

"What do you say now?", and Yagoda replied: "I admit complicity in the murder of Menzhinsky, and of causing Peshkov's illness, but I beg permission to testify at a secret session."

Meanwhile the Securities Exchange Commission ⚫ and the Attorney General are separately Investigating

the affair.

Whitney & Co. have filed a volun- Judge Ulrich granted the request. tary petition in bankruptcy in the M. Bulanov painted Yagoda ns Federal Court. The announcement kind of Borgian polsoner, and said has stunned Wall Street-United that Yagoda had equipped a special

laboratory for

experiments

Press.

poisons, and had engaged chemists

to prepare compounds with which he hoped to dispose of his political cnc was sprinkled in Yapo

with acid Yagoda's office after he had been removed from the Ogpu, which meant he had caused the

death of his successor, Yezhov.

M. Bulanov proceeded to describe Yagoda's dictatorial ambitions, his admiration of Herr Hitler, and his hopes of becoming head of the Gov- ernment by the seizure of power.

HOW GORKY DIED When the trial was resumed in the moming, Yagoda repudlated part of his confession. denying that he ordered the killing of Menzhinsky and Maxim Gorgy.

The plot to undermine Maxim Gorky's political activity by killing is son Peshkov was described to- day. The accused Dr. Levin said that

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agreed to murder Peshkov, who was | **** made drunk and then exposed to the cold weather so that he developed pneumonia. Dr. Levin also said that Yagoda Instructed him to accelerate the d the death of Mezshinsky. He re- commended to Dr. Kazakov that he be asked to carry out this "villianous decision by treating Menzhinsky with medicines which would cause his death.

Dr. Kazakov confirmed Dr. Levin's testimony.

HEARTLESS TREATMENT With regard to the assassination of Maxim Gorky, which Yagoda con- Armed had been carried out on his instructions, Dr. Levin declared that Gorky, though tuberculous, was en- couraged to indulge in long walks

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