I.W.W. PRISONERS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3541, 31 July 1920, Page 5

I.W.W. PRISONERS.

Received 10.45 aim. SYDNEY, This day. Justice Ewing's report recommends ithe release of the following:—John Hamilton, sentenced to fifteen years, Bernard Thomas Moore and Donald McPherson, who each received ten years, and of William Teen and Morris Joseph Fagin (fifteen years), all of whom he considered to have been wrongly convicted; Thomas Glynn and Peter Larkin (ten years), Williarn Beatty and Donald Grant (fifteen years), each of whom he considered to have expiated their offences. Chas. Reeves' sentence of ten years was deemed to be not excessive, whilst John Benjamin King's term was deemed to be greatly in excess of his offence. King had been sentenced to five years' cumulative upon two years arising out of the bank forgery case, and wotild be released in August, .1921. Judge Ewing adds that the evidence of Scully, David and Louis Goldstein was the evidence of liars and perjurers. If the Judge at the first trial knew their Teal characters, the jury would never have accepted their statements, unless they were conclusively corroborated. Cabinet will consider the report on Tuesday, and it is expected that immediate effect will be given to the recommendations.

RUSSIA AND POLAND. MARCHING UPON WARSAW. BOLSHEVIKS 22 MILES INSIDE POLISH BORDER. LONDON, July 29. A Polish communique states: The Bolsheviks entered Sokolow on the high road from Grodno, and are marching upon Warsaw. They are now 22 miles inside the Polish frontier.

ANGLO-FRENCH ASSISTANCE

POSITION NOT DESPERATE. Received 9 a.m. PARIS, July 30. The Franco-British military mission to Poland considers that the Polish position is not quite desperate, and urges the immediate despatch of ammunitnon, the immediate employment of six hundred French and two hundred British officers and the strengthening of tlie northern Polish front by the drawing of troops from the Galiciau front. France decided immediately to sen J munitions to Danzig. AMERICA'S PART. Received 9.55 a.m. WASHINGTON, July 30. President Wilson is expected to take part unofficially in the Allied and Soviet Conference.

CLEAR ANSWER DEMANDED. Received 9.55 a.m. LONDON, July 03. The Russian Trade Cmmissioners at Reval are returning to London. Mr Lloyd George has sent a Note to Moscow to demand a clear cut 7 answer to tlie terms.

THE POLISH RETREAT

Received 10.10 a.m

LONDON, July 30

The Chicago Tribune publishes a report from Berlin, stating that the Poles are retreating on the whole lirie from Brest-Litovsk to Lemberg. Tre early fall of "Brest-Litovsk is predicted and then of Lemberg.