1937-02-16 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1937.

SPY SCARE IN

AMERICA

Ex-Lieutenant Farnsworth Appears In Court

DEALINGS WITH JAPANESE STAFF OFFICERS

Washington, To-day.

Another spy scare is sweeping the United States as a result of the appearance before the Federal Court yesterday on charges of espionage of John S. Farnsworth, a former Lieutenant-Com- mander in the United States Navy.

Farnsworth was arrested in July last year after months of veiled police activity on a charge of selling naval secrets to Japan.

The former naval

was discharged from Service nine years ago for "conduct prejudicial to the Navy," was alleged to have delivered to a Japanese naval officer a book entitled "The Service of In- formation and Secrecy of the United States Navy-Confidential Publica tion."

Yesterday Farnsworth declared that he would not offer any defence and threw himself on the mercy of the Court.

TWO JAPANESE OFFICERS

The indictment identified two Japanese naval officers, Commander Itimiya and Lieut-Commander Tamaki, as conspirators in the case.

Neither, however, was indicter on account of diplomatic inceroznity. Formerly stationed at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, the officers are now believed to be in Japan.

FIFTY WITNESSES

Over fifty United States naval of- ficers have arrived in Washington) from various stations to appear as witnesses for the prosecution

of

New President Of Finland

Helsingfors, To-day.

The new President of Fin- land and successor to M. Pehr Svinhufvud is the Premier, M. Kyosti Kallio.

M. Kallio, was elected by 177 out of a possible 300 votes at the second ballot in the presi- dential election yesterday.

Originally a farmer, the new President, who is 65 years old, belongs to the Agrarian Party. He is chiefly famous in Finland for his agrarian reform law of

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Princess Juliana and her husband, Prince Bernhard, who are now in Vienna

BAN ON BRITISH "RED" LITERATURE

STARTLING ACTION IN STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS

A ban on Communist books printed by well-known British publishing houses is announced in the latest issue of the Straits Settlements "Government Gazette," issued in Singapore.

It states that, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section Four of the Seditious Publications Ordinance, the Governor- FAKED ACCIDENT-Council prohibits the importation or bringing into the Colony of

a number of publications in English, French and Chinese,

SWINDLES

Insurance Companies' Huge Losses

"Voice Of China”

Included in the list given in the The International Press Corres-. Gazette are all Communist publica-pondence, published in London, and Itions of the Left Book Club, Lon-issued in English.”

don, the Phoenix Book Company, Ltd, and Messrs. Lawrence and American insurance companies have Wishart, while the importation of been fleeced of over £25,000,000-by fake

The Eye, published in London, At the time of his arrest last accident victims during 1936 They the famous Paris Communist news and issued in English. year, Farnsworth said he had talk-are taking steps to see that the figure paper, "L'Humanite" is also for Student Voice, published in Paris, ed with the representative of "some is substantially reduced this year. bidden.

France, and issued in all languages. Oriental Government about the work, and concentrate on cities where

Well-organised gangs carry out the The Left Book Club was formed The Communist International, possibility of his going abroad to juries are known to be sympathetic to a year or two ago to publish works published in New York, United organise an aviation corps.

wards people who have apparently suf-on Socialism and politics of the ex- States of America, and issued in all He did not know, however, whetered accidents.

treme Left and it now claims a languages. Many insurance companies, becoming membership of over 28,000. ther the man was Japanese or aware of the "soft spots," have ceased

The Voice of China, published in Chinese.

issuing insurance there.

For a subscription of half-a-Shanghai, China and issued in Eng- He denied that he knew anything

Pittsburg houses the headquarters of crown monthly a member receives lish. about confidential papers but ad-ne of the biggest gaugs of fakers the "choice of the month," usually AT Communist

Police who raided the place found a book costing far more than the emanating from the Left Book Club, publications mitted that some papers relating carefully-kept records and files. to naval matters had been stolen from his house-Renter.

MOTORING OFFENCES

Mrs. J, M. Allen, of No. 11 Felix Vilas, was summoned before M. W Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning, for failing to keep to the left when turning into Pedder Street on February 4 and with not having an appropriate driver's licence

The defendant wrote pleading guilt

and was cautioned on the first dan and fined $5 on the other.

HIT-AND-RUN-DRIVER:

Lu Tak, aged 30, was admitte the G. C. Eyesterday jajuries received when he ed-down in Queen's Road Cen motor car which failed to stop.

Torture Chamber

They also found a torture cham Inown to the members of the gang as the house of pain.

There, before the accidents of which they were to be victims, the gang had †to hit each other with bare fists and bags, filled with oranges-- to neresta fbisek and blue marks

Perforated strips of tin, resembling nutmeg graters, were used scratches and abrasions.

make

subscription

Becent Choices

London, England.

AI Communist uublications Among recent choices of the club emanating from the Phoenix Book

have been the following:-

Walls Have Mouths”- “Under the Axe of Fascism?” "The Theory and Practice of Socialism (By John Strachey)

Spain in Revolt.

Banned List:

Crooked-Doctors

The banned publications cited Krives and razor blades were other implements used by the gang to infict the Gazette are as follows:-

Gia Guo Sh Ban (Au Secour crooked doctors, lawyers, and automo France; and issued in Chinese

The group had in their employment la Patrie) published in Pa

njuries on each other, whe

Co Ltd, London, England.

AL Communist publications emanating from Messrs. Lawrence and Wishart, Ltd, London, Eng land.

All Communist publications emanating from the Workers Libr inary Publishers. New York, United

States of America

de

"An insured motorist, brakes scream- fing, would suddenly pull his car into Hthe cab. Just behind him, "the "vic- fim" would be found in the street, where he had just thrown himself with ed in Paris, France, and issued

Humanite, published in Paris, France, and issued in French

Cyan Min (L'Opinion), publish

-made injuries. fitnesses- would immediat

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Chinese.

The Chinese Vanguard,

ed in New York, United. America, and issued in Chinese

All Communist publications

Party emanating from the Communist

the United States.

5.8. Naldera" left Fort on the 14th ith the outward he here on