TRAIN WRECKING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 23, 28 January 1937, Page 7

TRAIN WRECKING.

ANTI-SOVIET PLOTS.

Evidence of 3500 Attempts in

Two Years.

MOSCOW TRIAL REVELATION

United Press Association.—Copyright.

(Received 10 a.m.)

MOSCOW, January 27

The first witness on the fifth day ol the trial of the IT persons charged with plotting against the Soviet, was Kynazeff, who told of thousands of attempts to wreck trains. He gave evidence that 1500 trainWrecking attempts occurred in the South Ural railways in 1934 and 2000 in 193r> at the instigation of Japan. The entire Press of Moscow demands the death sentence for the accused and continues to publish frenzied denunciations from various bodies. A message from Warsaw states that the Soviet Embassy lias refused to transmit a petition to Stalin from Kadek's mother licking for mercy for her son, Karl Radek, - one of the prisoners. , Turek. in evidence, declared that he had perpetrated 40 major train wrecks in the l:i?t three years. To convince the authorities that they Mere accidents the responsibility had often been shifted to innocent persons, some of whom had been arrested and shot. Ivan Grasi-he gave evidence that he came to Russia in 1920 as a professional spy, paid by the Chechoslovakian Intelligence Service, and was transferred to the (iernian Intelligence in 1032. Evidence has now been concluded. The case was adjourned until to-morrow, when Vishinsky will sum up. Sergi Sedoff. younger son of Trotsky, is reported to have 7>een arrested on a charge of attempting to poison his fellow-workers in a Krasnoyarsk machine factory by neglecting to provide for the outlet of fumes from the generators.

A nephew of Zinovieff named Zak, employed in the same factory, is also reported to have been arrested. Both men were denounced at a mass meeting of the factory workers.

TOKYO'S RIDICULE. FARCICAL NATURE OF TRIAL. (Received 12.30 p.m.) TOKYO, January 27. The Foreign Office spokesman. Mr. Eiji Ainail. describes the allegations made against Japan at the Moscow trial as fantastic. "They testify to the farcical nature of the trial." he added. "Japan will take appropriate steps to protest against the trial." THE NAVACHIN MURDER. PROMINENT TROTSKYIST? (■Received 10 a.m.) PARIS, January 27. According to the "Echo de Paris" Soviet circles say M. Navachin. who was murdered when taking his dogs for a walk, held funds for the Trotsky party and supplied money for Trotskyist propaganda, even in Russia itself. A post-mortem examination reveals the surprising fact that M. Navachin was stabbed and not shot, as' originally reported.

PLOT TO KILL STALIN.

TIME-BOMB NEAR OFFICE,

(Received 10 a.m.) BERLIN, January 27. The Nazi journal, "Angriff,"' alleges that two electricians were detected attempting to instal a time-bomb in a

room adjoining Stalin's office.