MOSCOW TRIALS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1933, Page 6

MOSCOW TRIALS

ENGINEERS REACH -ENGLAND.

WELCOMED BY CHEERING CROWD

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegiaph—Copyright.)

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 23,

“England at last. Thank God!” wa s the Vickers’ engineers ejaculation on stepping ashore at Harwich.'Journalists swarmed, to get their . impressions which • Monkliouse aptly epitomised., “Our feelings. on reaching Enghvncj on St. George’s Day. can better he uHcler;stood than expressed—but there are still Thornton and MacDonald left behind.”

Each of the. quartette mentioned their concern for their two /comrades who qi’e, still in Moscow, and in whoso interests comments on the trial are forbidden.

There was a great cheering crowd at Liverpool Street, and many women brought bouquets. Moving reunions, hvhereon movie cameras were busy. Mr Felix Pole welcomed and congratulated them on behalf of the compa'ii-y. The crowd broke into the National Anthem, and “For They’re Jolly Good Fellows.”

Not’d wall’s Russian wife seemed swept off her feet in the thrill of the scenes.

Monkhouse. on behalf of his companions, paid high tribute to the effort of the British Embassy, and the warm sympathy of the public. Monkhouse is taking the' first opoprtunity of calling on Mrs Thornton.

OFFICIALS TO VISIT.

SENTENCED MEN

(Received Anri! 23 at 2 p.m.'

MOSCOW. Am il 23

There is no hqws of a petition on behalf of Thornton and MacDonald, hut the Foreign Office to-day • authorised British Ernbessv officials to visit them at- Sokolinlcu prison on Monday. Under the Tsars, this -was reputedly one of the worst masons in Russia. Tt was rebuilt under the Soviet and it is rv'one of the show ~ls.ro; as the model prison with gardens f-nd workshops.