VICKERS ENGINEERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21919, 3 April 1933, Page 7

VICKERS ENGINEERS

THE RUSSIAN ALLEGATIONS TRIAL JUDGES APPOINTED DEATH PENALTY POSSIBLE (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, March 31. The Vickers engineers are comprehensively charged with an " act calculated to assist international bourgeois," punishable by death, based on documents, including regular reports to London describing Russian conditions. MOSCOW, March 31. In addition to M. Ulrich, the judges will be Professor Martens (director cf the Diesel Institute), M. Dimitriev (director of the Thermo Projecting Trust), with M. Zelikov (president of the Electrical Workers' Trade Union) as relief judge. The Public Prosecutor (M. Vishinsky) and his assistant (M. Roguinsky) will conduct the Soviet's case. EMBARGO ON SOVIET GOODS EFFECT ON DOMINIONS' TRADE. CANBERRA, April 1. The hint that the British Government, having broken off trade negotiations with the Soviet, will impose an embargo on Russian goods, was given the House of Representatives by the Acting Prime Minister (Mr J. G. Latham), who said he had received information that an important piece of legislation relating to trade with Russia was to be introduced in the House of Commons either yesterday or to-day. This action would have a beneficial effect on Australian and New Zealand trade with Britain, and might even make the proposed restriction on Australian and New Zealand butter exports to Britain unnecessary. AWAITING SIR ESMOND OVEY'S RETURN. LONDON, March 31. In connection with Mr Latham's conclusion that Britain is imposing an immediate embargo on Russian goods, it :s understood that a decision was virtually reached when some Ministers, becoming apprehensive, urged postponement until Sir Esmond Ovey returned. The Press Association, however, is informed that an embargo is still possible.