THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1938.
SECRET AGENT
NEW MILLINERY
GIRL AS WAR OFFFICE
Miss X Tells
Of
In
Photography
Flat
A young woman whose secret work for the Office enabled Intelligence Department officers to four men gave evidence in an Official Secrets Act Bow Street last month.
War arrest case at
"A long ago as 1031 the was approached by the Intelligence Deportment of the War Office In order that she might keep casual observation upon certain persons and movements which that Depart ment considered merited every attention.
Plans Taken From Woolwich Arsenal·
-Says Counsel
"In fact, she joined a body called The Friends of the Soviet Union, intending from the very beginning to act under the instructions of and in contact with the Intelligence Depart ment of the War Ontee.
"In the next year the became a typist in concetion with a concern October 21. At this stage watchers The watchers were at Charing called The Anti-War Movement, entered-people watching the fint.
"At 7.40 p.m. 'Miss X was in the which had la office in Groys Ingat. Mrs. Stevens was seen to enter Rond, where another organisation
need not trouble you with carrying what looked like a large
plos. also had an office.
"She told Miss X' it was to be "Gluding was an official of that
photographed, and that 42 exposures were necessary. "And so the two met. "Nothing happened of any momentį until February, 1937-
"In that month she was approachi-
and for three and a half hours carried "He told Miss X' to get back to
by photographing the flat by out experiments
p.m. There was urgent maps of the Underground Railway, photography to be done, he said, and apparently to see if the apparatus Miss X was to assis
"A little later on, the time 8.10 was working well.
"Now," continued Mr. McClure, "I was mentioned and the place Cilaring come to the day of the first job-Cross,
Tall and fair-haired, she was referred to as "Miss which X" by direction of the magistrate, Mr. Fry.
Her part in the case was outlined by Mr. G. B. McClure, who is prosecuting.
body.
He described how "Miss X." acting from a sense ofed by Gluding and was asked if she duty, foiled an alleged plan and joined an organisation called the Friends of the Soviet Union.
Mr. McClure declared that onej man-Glading-If the evidence was
accepted, was a person
"prepared
io net as a traitor to his country for gain to hiraself.
"PREPARED
TO ACT TRAITOR"
Counsel submited that there was evidence of contact with a foreign Power, and he fold of the photo- graphing of documents; of a secret! plan of a 14in. naval gun of thef newest type; and of document
month which might be prejudiciul to the first
of this year, if you the evidence, was safety of the State if they got into accept
prepared to act as a traitor to his the wrong hands.
country for gain to himself," said Mr. McClure.
The Men
ure:
a person
would be prepared to be the nominal person
renting a dat, in order that he and two other persons might have the flat available for meetings and other purposes.
"She at once communicated with the Intelligence Department and. found a flat In Holland Road."
Mr. McClure said that when the Gleding flat was being discussed sold that it must not be a flat with a horter to it
And you may guess, in the light of following events, why that was done," Mr. McClure acted,
Later, a man was brought to the fat and introduced as "Mr. Peters."
AN AUSTRIAN
▾
OFFICER
an
"Whether the other men were Bail was refused when the men
or were reminded until Monday. They willing not-and, in my sub- mission, whether they were willing
Glading referred to him s nothing he succced- Percy Eded Glading (45), of War-o not matters mesin perunding Austrian officer, who had served in wick Avenue, South Harrow, for-ed at different
employed mat Woolwich them to break their duty of alle- the Russian cavalry and risen to the
giunce to the Crown by which they rank of captain.
oring from Miss X and asked her if she would Albert Williams (39), of Church were employed and to bring from "On May 20, Gluding approached documents Street, Woolwich, examiner in the the Arsenal
idential and secret nature in order leave the job she then had, go for a Department of the Chief Inspector de
that he with the most ciaborate fortnight's holiday, and on her re- which he had prepared, turn take one which entailed less George Whomack (54), of Olyffe apparatus Avenue, Welling (Kent), assistant might take copies of them by means she was also told that she would foreman in the gun section of the of photographs.
"The evidence quite clearly shows be taught by another person photo- Department of the Inspector of Naval Ordnance.
that such documents as were got out graphy, and that the work she would Charles Waller Munday (22), of for the purpose of copying were got have to do would be secret." Genesta Rond Plumstead, assistant in again, and some of the evidence chemist In the War Chemist Depart will show how they were got in agala and at what stage the matter ment.
of Armament at the Arsenal.
The Charges
Mc. McClure said the charges were brought
under Section One of the Official Secrets *Act, 1011. the material part of which, was that if any person, for any purpose preju- dicial to the safety
State, of the obtained any sketch, plon, model,
other document:
"It was photographed in sections, and negatives were developed and left for the time being to dry in the flat after the departure of Mrs. Stevens. "Miss X' was able to take notes of ceriain markings and serial numbers on the negatives, and from these it was established what they photographs, of.
WLEC
"PLAN OF NEWEST
NAVAL GUN”
"Meanwhile, watchers outside saw Mrs. Stevens take away what ap- peared to be plans in a newspaper.
"She was followed.
"She took a taxi to Hyde Park Corner, where she met Mr. Stevens and Whomack."
Mr. McClure said this was where Whomack came in, and it was the only nutter with which he was directly connected,
All three walked some distance down Plecadilly where they split up.
Mr. McClure said that some of the matters were secret, and he did not intend to do more than indicate the
said, "as that of a 14-inch naval
"The plan has been identified," he nature of these documents and ptons,
of the newest type. and confidential matter.
"There are three of these plans in the Woolwich Ordnance factory, and
It was a secret
access to them may have been open to a number of people, but it is sug gested Whomack was the person who took this plan out und put it back."
away the negatives Glading topic on October 22.
Cross at 8.16. Gluding had left the fat somewhere about 7.30. He had been to the flat at six and there was the whole apparatus set up ready for something to be photographed. BLUEPRINTS IN
PARCEL
"At 8.15 there were many officers at Charing Cross. Glading met Willums, who was carrying a brown paper bag.
After some little me Williams was seen by the officers, who were converging upon the Tube, to hand this parcel over to Glading.
"They were at once arrested. "At New Scotland Yard the parcel was found to contain four blueprints the subject of the original charge against Glading and Williams-show- Ing arrangement and details of pres- sure bar apparatus used for testing detonators.
if they
into
"Both men were asked would like to say how the prints came Qivir possession. Both Said 'No.'
Mr. McClure said that when Glad-
HO.K ing was charged he replied
That means I have heard the charge." Willams made no reply to the charge.
After their arrest search was made at once at Glading's address in War- wick Avenue, South Harrow, The police found two cameras, a piece of puper containing part of on anti-
tioned in Munday's case appeared to tank pistol, and four spools of films on which the whole of the book men-
have been copled.
AIRCRAFT DESIGN
Most important of all the finds were five photographie plates and a number of memoranda relating to the design of aircraft.
"It appears that the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, and their munitions were all the subject of interested inquiry by this mon Glad ing"
Mr. McClure said that "Miss X." took the holiday, and on her return, did not at once obtain employment. Later, Glading arrived at the flat will be suggested that there' is with a man whom "Bliss X." thought | Mrs. Stevens were going back to Mos- pistol section bore a description which
to be Mr. Stevens, though that might not be his name.
was discovered on their return,
evidence of contact with a foreign Power on the part quite clearly of Gluding und the others with whom he was associating.
"WAS FOILED BY
MISS X"
article, note, calculated to be or or information which might be useful to an enemy, "This plan of Glading's, which had he should be guilty of a felony. been going on, it is suggested, at any Mr. McClure said he thought the rate in contemplation, from the word "plan" would apply to two of middle of the summer, was feiled by the defendants and "information" to #⚫ person whom I shall t the the other two.
moment refer to as 'Miss X.
"The case for the prosecution, "She is a lady, which I have to describe as a most "She has acted out of a sense of serious one, is that Glading, during| duty. She may be attacked in this some months in last year and the' case, I know.
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She was told that Stevens's wife was going to do photographle work
"On November 2, or thereabouts, Gloding told 'Miss X' that Mr. and lness of Mr. cow owing to the Stevens' daughter.
"NEVER RETURNED" "Mr. and Mrs. Stevens left London at the flat and "Miss X." was asked for Paris on November 6 and, as far if she would assist, She was told as the authorities know, they have that the work would begin in Octo-never returned.
"Then Glading told 'Miss X that ber.
Mrs. Stevens would probably nover "FOREIGNERS" On October 11, a long refectory return and Stevens, if he did return, the flat. On would return for no longer than a table was sent into October 13, there was another meet-week.
"He Implled in what he said on ing at the flat, when "Miss X" was there with Ginding, and the two that occasion that someone else was people he would call Mr. and Mrs, coming. Stevens.
said Mr. McClure, The paper containing the anti-tank appeared to be in the hardwriting of Williams.
would be of value to a foreign Power "It is said that this information in order that it might by means of tests be shown how much load was which the pistol was necessary to explode the mine in fitted," spid Mr. McClure.
The most secret of all the things mentioned was shown upon the five negatives found at Glading's house, and the evidence was extremely in- teresting. They were plates that
could have been taken in a camera found at Williams's house.
"On January 12 this year, Glading "Incidentally," said Mr. McClure, told Miss X that he had a special Mr. McClure said the plates were "Miss X will tell you that Mr. and job to do at his house at the week-identified with five prints of a fuse Mrs. Stevens were obviously foreign-end of January 15 and 18.
used in a particular kind of bomb ers, and the husband addressed his "That was communleated to the designed to attack submarines. wife in French,
authorities by Miss X, who was in "One of the five plates showed a constant touch with those responsible.ttle strip of wallpaper, and | Gloding added that he had to photo-wallpaper, it is suld, is the wallpaper graph a book of something like two In Williams's own room, which he hundred pages.
used partly as a studio and partly
"The table was brought in and on "the ̄18th"Mr."and Mrs. Stevens called
Italian Who Fought For Italy's Foes
By Aldo Forte, United Press Staff Correspondent.
Vatican City, Feb. 15. Adolfo Pacetti is the only Italian who fought against his country and is not ashamed to
admit it.
Pacetti, who is 92 years old, is a veterun of the campaign of.1870. He fought with the rank of corporal in the army of Fope Pius IX against Italy.
A full-fledged Roman, Pacetti had
bore
that
"On January 15, in consequence of as a dark room," sald Mr. McClure. that information, watchers were out again. At 2.40 Glading was seen to leave his house. At 5.55 he was seen to return with something that looked like a magazine in a folded news- paper.
"On the following day, January 16, ut five p.m., he was seen carrying something similar to what he had been carrying on the previous day.
"He was noticed coming from the Underground at Charing Cross. At the bottom of the steps he hunded these papers to a man.
"It was not known who that man
was at the time, to the person who
was watching. The man, in fact, was afterwards found to be Munday. The watch continued and next day It was found that Munday was em ployed at Woolwich Arsenal.
The evidence
WBJ
quite clear. added Mr. McClure, that the book
MISS X GIVES
EVIDENCE
tume with a long black fur over one Miss "X" wearing a black COS- shoulder, and a smart black hat, then Rove evidence.
Miss K said that in 1931, when working in the provinces, she agreed to come to London and net under the
instructions of the Intelligence De- time matters. partment of the War Omce in spare-
She began to do certain voluntary the Soviet Union." In 1934 she came work for at body called "Friends of
who was employed
hcross
by anlading in the same build.!
+
ing in
Gray's Inn Road. Miss X, after describing how she look a
for Glading, said that the Dat
The Glading (from the dock): date is rather significant,
Miss went on to tell of her meet- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Stevens In September last, Mention was made, she said, of future experiments.
but one sovereign: the Pontif. He could be identified by a particular lease was from April 1
no sympathy for the Pled-number. It was a text book un ex- I plosives used by the Service since
1025. montese King Victor Emmanel who was then battling for the un- bore no
no sympathy forthe Pledmontese Acation of Italy.
When
army.
"It had been worth while, apparent- ly, to somebody to copy the whale Garibaldi in 1862 launched of that book," sald Mr. McClure, "be
cause when search took plaće battle-cry "Rome or Death and following the arrest, four spools of besieged the Eternal City, Pacetti,
Alms were found developed and when then 10, volunteered the Pontifical
in
they were enlarged it was seen that The
rod-shirtedt troopers of were first defeated and then they were enlarged it was seen that Garibaldi
the photographs were photographs of ordered to
retreat
by King Victor..
the book. Pacolti returned to his work. He
"It was one of the books which In his home
me town in the Roman hills. to eat European food.
Munday was employed. 1870 he enlisted cnce again and was Wild animals are also immune, first wounded and then captured by while those in captivity are the Bersagliori of General Luigi often attacked.
Cadorna who battered down the The investigation into the cause of ancient Balizarian walls and captured appendicitis which is being reported Home, placing an end to the tem- In the British Medical Journal has poral power of the Vatican. so for shown that the amount of Pacell now lingers around
He mingles Vatican. nellulose in the dict may be respon- sible.
pilgrims and almost daily gets This is contained in
Buch vege-elimpse of the Pontiff,
never affected until they begin had a small farm at Albano Laziale were in the very department where
"It was a book not allowed to go
out.
"It was quite possible that any one could have taken that book out and no one would have noticed it when it was returned. It was re- turned quite clearly in this case by the Munday.
the with
a
He
tables as swedes, turnips, carrots, He is & feet 2, rubleund and has leeks
and cabbages, which are eaten white handle-bar moustache, much less to-day than a century ago. constantly wears two medals won on
Apes in captivity and rabbits on a the battlefield during his youlit.
Pacetti has aeon Ave-pontiffs: Plus cellulone-free diet are very liable to
Tought: Leo the disease, which is also very com- IK for whom he mon on Tristan da Cunha where it XIII: Benedict XV and the present
Pope Pius XI. is impossible to grow cereals.
Te receives a pension from the Vatican of eight lire (about 40 cents) a day. While not with the pilgrims, Pacetil spends his time with the Vailean Gendarmes.
Eddie Cantor Ill
Hollywood.
Eric Cantor is in hospital here with a strepiececle Infection of the throat. A doctor said to-day that he Is in no Inmediate dangor. He is 44. --Britlah Unite Press.
Mr. McClure:
the date when matters passed beyond experiments, and came to the photo- graphing of something different from maps of the Underground Railway? -I think it was about the third week In November,
Do you remember
"VERY NERVOUS" Mr. McClure: Dld. Mrs. Stevens do the actual photographing or did you help?
Miss X: No, she was very nervous and asked me to stay in the bedroom. At the conclusion of M/s X's
evidence there was a discussion on the question of bail.
Inspector Thompson said the po- Ilce strongly objected because there "That is the only case in which it was a great possibility that the men as suggested that Munday has taken might abscond,
part in these neilons, insilgated, no
Mr. Dudley Collard, for the four doubt, by
Glading
sald Mr. Me- men, said Ginding's passport was al- Clure.
rendy in the hands of the pollee. "THE HEAD"
Inspector Thompson: These prl- *In January, "Miss X got the im-soners could leave this country quite pression from Ginding that a man was expected to arrive in this:
new casily.
Mr. Fry said that it had been sug. country shortly, and was to be hend gested that the men would be re- of the organisation.
ceived with open arms by a certain "On January 20, the day before the country. arrest, Ginding rang up 'Miss X' and When Mr. Collar suggested
sub- asked her to have lunch with him stantial sureties. Inspector Thompson next day. You can imagine that at anid ho still objected, however great this stage the watchers were active, the amount.
"It was thought right just to see
Mr. Fry sald that much as he die- that they did meet for lunch. At 1.15 Hked refusing ball, he had to say they were seen at lunch at the that this was at present a very serious Windsor Castle bar. Ginding was charge and Ite inuat, therefore, refuse carrying a suitcase.
悲
His tales of battles and ducts are legendary.
Pacetti has ave nephows. All of them are enrolled in the corps of the Pope's Gendarmica.—United Íresn.
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