RESTLESS RUSSIA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20381, 12 April 1928, Page 9

RESTLESS RUSSIA

TRIAL OF POLICE OFFICIALS.

TORTURING PRISONERS.

(United Press Association.)

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 10.

The Riga correspondent of The Time* reports that the supreme tribunal in the Ukraine has begun the trial of six of the highest police officials and A number of the rank and file in the town of ChuguieS, in the Donetz region, for alleged torturing of prisoners by slow strangulation and pulling out of hair, in which the police chief personally participated. It is also alleged that they terrorised Ghuguieff’s population of 13,000 instead of protecting them.—Times Cable.

THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL.

EXPULSION OP TROTSKYITES. •

LONDON, April 10.

Th Riga correspondent of The Time* states that the Third International has opened a special session to discuss plans to create revolutionary organisations in Latin America to combat the Pan-Ameri-can Federation.

The Labour Communist Party admitted two important Trotskyites—both oT whom abjured further support of the opposition, namely, Krestinsky (an 'ex-Ambas-sador to Berlin and Canton) and Offovsenky (who was prominent in the revo« lution in 1917). The expulsions of humbler Trotskyites continue.—Times Cable.

M. TCHITCHERIN RESIGNS.

CONFIRMATION FROM MOSCOW.

LONDON, Anril 11. (Received April 11, at 9 p.m.) A Riga message states that confirmation has been received from Moscow of the report that M. Tchitcherin is resigning owing to ill-health. The Communists are reported to have chosen M. Litvinoff ■tw fill the post of Commissary of Foreign Affairs.—Australian Press Association.,'