1938-02-28 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1938.

"" MISS X": AMAZING REVELATIONS IN SPY DRAMA IN LONDON COURT

TALL BLONDE

WORKED FOR

OFFICE

Under

WAR Charged

Secrets Act

Four

Official

A tall, fair-haired woman, whose name was not dis closed, was the principal witness in an Official Secrets prosecution against four men at Bow Street Police Court last week. She was referred to as "Miss X”.

Prosecuting counsel told how she "foiled the plan of the principal defendant." She was in the employ of the War Office Intelligence De- partment.

Woolwich Arsenal, but now employed.

127-

Albert Williams, 39, Church Street, Woolwich Arsenal.

Rented A Flat

gested Whomuck won the person would like to say how the prints the mine to which the pistol was who took that plan out and put it came into their possession both men fitted.

buck,

ON

sold "no."

four

a camera

What was described as the most Ginding took away the negatives

Cameras Found

secret of all the things, said counsel, was shown upon the quarter-plate October 22. Where they went

When Glading and Williams were in his submission this implicated negatives found at Glading's house. Gluding knew, but none of the charged Glading said: "O.K. That authorities knew. On November 2 means I have heard the charge Williams. They were plates which or thereabouts Gluding told Miss X arrests there were found at Glading's were identified with five prints of a

Williams made no reply. After the could have been taken

with found at Williams' house. The plates that Mr. and Mrs. Stephens were home two cameras, a piece of paper fase used in a particulur kind of going back to Moscow owing to the containing part of an anti-tank pistol, bomb

lness of Mr. Stephens's daughter. porlant

spools of film, and, most im- They had not been developed when for attack on submarines, He further said that Mrs. Stephens quarter-plates and

of all, five photographic would probably never return, and inemas relating to the dealin of prints had been taken out and copied. a number of they were found, but subsequent development established that the that there would probably not be utrcraft. any more work for soine ime, prob- It appeared that the Navy, the and of a

The design was of great importance ably not unti Christmas. It was Army, and the Air Force and their Williams might have had access to very secret character. suggested in the meantime that Misa munitions were the subject of an it X and he might practise with the Interesting Inquiry by Glading. The opparatus which had been brought piece of paper containing part of the

"A Certain Country" plstol bore a description of a little One of the five plates showed Left With Camera

thing. It appeared to be in William's little strip of wallpaper said to be bandwriting. Although found In the same as that in a room used by don for Parls on November 6, and Arsenal, though no duties connected shown on

Mr. and Mrs. Stephens left Lon- which William had access in the partly as a dark room.

Glading's house it was a thing to Williams partly us 0 studio and Certain clips so far as the authorities knew they with it.

the photograph were almi- Ine to two found in Williams' house,

to the fint.

hard! never returned. A le later

24

an in November Ginding came to the would be of at this

It was said that this information A box containing four quarter-plates

flat and took away the camera stand, Power. It would show how much which rather suggested that he had load would be necessary to explode himself in his own house at South as indeed appeared now, a camera Harrow, where he did those experi- ments or copying as well.

fat at Holland Road there was found a foreign was found in Williams' house. In the camera which bere Glading's Anger-marks, Though not

of much importance, there was evidence niso certain documents bearing Mun- day's name found at Willems' house, At the conclusion of counsel's Miss X went into the statement witness-box.

LITTLE GREY HOME IN THE VEST Sydney council

employees

of

Mr. Dudley Collard asked that her trate, however, said the case must nume ghould be given. The Magls- go for trial, and it could then be in camera or not. decided whether it would be heard

At this stage the case was ad- Journed.

Mr. Collard sald that some little time would be useful to take further He applied for bull for all the de- instructions on what had been given. fendants.

Before the court wer

| she resigned owing to ill-health, and On January 12 this year Glading Percy Eded Glading, 45, Warwick was asked if she would keep casual told Miss X that he had a special Avenue, South Harrow, Middlesex contact with certain persons, includ-job to do at his house at the week- who was said to to have worked at ing Glading. That she agreed to do. of January 15 and 18. That

was communicated to the authorities cleaning up the statue of Captain by Miss X. Glading also said

that he had to photograph a book of some- Cook for the first time since its Woolwich, formerly an examiner at tinged, Miss X was asked by Glading 15, in consequence of the info nest beneath the upturned end of

In February 1937, counsel con- thing: like 200

pages. On January crection in 1874, found a bird's If she would be prepared to be tion, watchers were out again. AL nominal person to rent a flat, which 2.40 Glading was seen to leave his the intrepid Captain's waistcoat. she was to find, in order that he and house. At 3.55 he was seen to re-

others might have the place for turn with something that looked like As the sentor cleaner withdrew

in after communicating with the Intel- On the following day at 5 pm, he to the upturned face of the Junior a folded newspaper, the nest a sparrow's cur fell full on Egence Department, found a font in Holland Road. to what he had been carrying on the a great bird lover.

and was seen carrying something similar cleaner below. Cook was reputedly

This the police strongly opposed. Glating had told her that the flat previous day. must not have a porter at the door.

The authorities are taking advant- it was suggested by the police that Refusing ball, the magistrate sald Ile paid the rent by handling notes to

Mr. McClure said that Glading age of the sesqui-centennial cele- the defendants "might be received was noticed coming from the Under-brations to spruce up Sydney's build-with opn arms by a certain country." Miss X. and also paid instalments on furniture, although he was said to ground at Charing Cross. He went ings and statuary generally, says with open arms by a certain coun- be unemployed, Glading also asked for three sets of keys to be made.

In April Glading took to the flat a

George Whomack, 51, Olyfic Avenue, Welling, Kent, assistant foreman at Woolwich Arsenal; and

Charles Walter Munday, 22. Genesta Road, Plumstead, assistant chemist at Woolwich Arsenal.

The charges rigalnst them were taken under Section 1. of the Oficial Secrets Act. The material part says

that:

If any person, for any purpose pre- judicial to the safety or interest of the State, obtains any sketch, plan; model, article, note, or any other

an enemy, he shall be guilly of felony..

Mr. G. D. McClure prosecuted and Mr. Dudley Collard appeared for the defence.

agreed,

to a public lavatory in the station, Austral News. and at the bottom of the steps he handed these papers to a man, who was afterwards found to be Munday.

try."

to be, or which might be, tiseful to tween those two, but in casual con-er House, and nt 0.30 returned 10

Jerusalem Court Rules Out Theory averantion Peter was referred to as unparted at the main line. Munday was Charing Cross Station, where they

Sun's Source Is in Mediterranean Austrian who had served during the War in the Russian cavalry. Towards Arsenal station by train, took an He followed. He went to Woolwich the end of that month another, man omnibus to Plumstead, and went in- was referred to as "rather a bump-to an address in Swingalo Lane, the Hebrew University of jerusalem for an order forcing the univer-

Jorusalem, Jan. 1. Benjamin Cohon, 70, an American, lost his case when he sued lous person." who Glading said he where he was seen by the watcher. Glading, until 1928, was employed had to tolerate for business reasons. at Woolwich Arsenal, said the pro-During this period Miss & was still That was not his address. The next sity staff to investigate his theory which seeks to prove that the accutor. Since then he had been in in her ordinary employment and day it was found that he was em-source of the sun is in the Mediterranean Sea. other employments and, according to just went to the flat when her day's ployed at Woolwich Arsenal.

un-work was done.

his own statement, had been employed since March, 1937, WHI-

Was

Text-Book Copied

luxu, at the time of the Incidents On May 20 Glading asked Miss X The evidence was absolutely clear, if she would leave her job, go for a sieged, at the Chief Inspector

an examiner in the de- fortnight's holiday, and take another could be identified by a particular continued counsel, that the book Job which entalied. less work. He Armaments at Woolwich Arsenal-tered to make up any salary the number, and was a text-book on ex-

0

Naval Ordinance,

was

told

that

"she'

worth while

Cohen, who formerly lived in New York City but is now residing in Tel-Aviv, brought his case before the District Court of Jerusalem. He also asked for £5,000 damages.

WAR'S ILL WIND BLOWING GOOD TO-AUSTRALIA

In his case, Cohen said that his theory not only disproves the Corernican hypothesis but when put into practice would enrich all humanity because of The ill wind of the Sino-Japan-application in utilizing natural the possibilities arising from its It was seen that the photographs eae conflict is blowing some good were photographs of the actual book. to at least one country.

energy. Aus-

Whomack had reached the position of bad to £5 a week. That was agreed plosives used by the Service since assistant foreman in the gun section of the department of the inspector of upon, and to some extent was curried 1925. It had been

out. Miss

X

apparently to somebody to copy the Woolwich, and would be taught by another_person whole of the book, for when a search Munday-was-un-assistant chemist in photography, and that

work took pince after the arrest four Department

would be sceret. On Aug. 1 she was spools of film were all found deve- called upon by Glading, who warned loped, and when they were enlarged, The case for the prosecution, Mr.her that within a week she would

the War Chemists' Woolwich Arsenal,

the

Photographed Maps

Coben's claim occupied 52 type-

It was one of the books which were tralia's tourist traffic, already in the very department where Mun- considerable, is growing by leaps written pages but when the British day was employed.

Judge

atorted the case he asked

McClure went on, was that Glading, get certain instructions. during some months in last year and this year, if the magistrate accepted the evidence, wan a person prepared

On August 16 Glading arrived at to act as traitor to his gain and succeeded in persuading the thought was

country for

for the flat with a man

It was a book not allowed to go jand bounds during the present Cohen to explain orally his demands who Miss X It might not have been parti-summer season, as a result of as they were not clear to the court defendants

called Stephens. apparently to break their duty and allegiance to was said that Stephens's wife would culurly secret, but it was certainly the far eastern "closed door" toas on we the Crown and to bring from

om the do photography work at the flat and confidential, and bore on it a notice travellers and globe-trotters. Arsenal documents of a confidential Miss X was asked to assist with the "Not to be communicated to the

other

he had

by

were got in again.

Mr. and Mrs.

out.

Service." It was quite possible

Speaking in Yiddish, Cohen ex-

American and British liners are plained that he was deeply grieved

with the most elaborate apparatus Miss X that they must gel a refeg. an official position in his Majesty's for Australla with full complements, clala whom he had persistently asked and sceret nature in order that he work. On October 11 Glading tall Press or any other person not holding leaving the Pacifle, coast of America [by the attitude of university off-

prepared, might take copies tory table, and one, said to have been ser

the otherBought by Glading. arrived four or anyone during a week-end to have and more than one cruising ship, in- for two years to investigate his theory photograph Whether

is and discoveries which would benefit tered nothing in counsel's submit the flat on October 13 without being noticed. "It won on being diverted to Australia which ex- !ali humanity. He sald that be had defendants were willing or not mat- live days later. There was another taken the book out and returned it cluding the Empress of Britain

was 13. that it was returned by Munduy. Pects to benefit by hundreds of spent the best part of 40 years in sion. Such documents as were gol

says Austral the United States elaborating his out for the purpose of being copied present. They obviously were so were That was the only instance in which thousands of pounds,

News, foreig

theory and finally, upon his arrival It was suggered that Munday had ners and the husband was wont to taken part in there actions, instigated,

Meanwhile Japan continues to buy in the Holy Land, he had discovered address his wife in French. On

scrap iron in Australia and is now in Tel-Aviv the stellar processes and October 18 Mr. and Mrs. Stephena

no doubt, by Glading.

negotiating for the direct purchase the sources of the

dio- sun. His called at the flat and for 31⁄2 hours į In January Miss X got the impres of large quantities of buffalo hides, covery, Cohen said, would prove experiments were made In photo- sion from Glading that a new man Buffalo shooters in the Northern the composition of matter and would graphing maps of the Underground was expected to arrive in this coun- Territory are now receiving ad. to be a boon to students of physics. Railway to see If the apparatus try to be the head of the organiza- 7d. a pound for a hide of between to

On January 20, the day before and 10 pounds, and prices are rising. of the Nobel prize, and added that tion.

Cohen argued that he was worthy the first arrests, Glading asked Miss X over the telephone to have lunch-

his discovery was worth at least con with him next day. She was

£50,000,000. He refused to sell it. also asked to get the flat ready for something Important the next day.

Watchers At Work

It is suggested that these copies would be prejudicial to the Inter- esis and the safely of the State they got into the wrong hands It was also suggested that there was contact with a person con- nected with a foreign Power, not only by Glading; but by certain other people with whom he was associating.

The plan of Ginding's, which had been in contemplation from the mid- dle of the summer, was folled by a person to whom he (counsel) would i refer as "Miss X.” In 1031 she was approached by the Intelligence: De- partiment of the War Once so that she might keep casual observation on certain --rsons and movements. The case raised, so far as he (counsel) was concerned, no question of: politics.

worked all right.

By October 21 watchers were engaged in keeping observation on the Даt. On that evening Mrs. Stephens was seen to enter with something that looked like a large plan. She told Miss X that it was to be photographed, and that 42. ехровится tvere necessary to do it. The camera used was a small one, and the photographs were made in sed- flons, Miss X was able to nolo marks and numbers in the nega lives, and from these It had been established what Uke photo- graphs were.

With this information the watchers

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POLICE STATION ROBBED

Brisbane. the sake of the general good he would The Luxury Blend of prisoner on remand agree to give it to the university. escaped from the police station at Babinda, the whole of the small the refusal of the university to start In his statement, Cohen said that town's police force was mobilized to

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became active and it was thought hunt for him. They didn't he the research in connection with his theory SCOTCH WHISKY right just to see if they did meet prisoner, but when they returned to was a crime which had done much for luncheon. On January 21 they the police station they found that It hnd Juncheon at publichouse. had been robbed. The burglar had Glading was carrying a suitcase. taken £20.

He told Miss X to get back to the Not by 6 p.m. as there was urgent photography to be done and Miss X I was to assist.

harm to all the world.

Counsel for the university submitt ed that even Newton and Einstein did not have the right to force their universities to adopt their theories and teach them.

ONE JOB IN TOWN OF 258

Selo, Ore. The only full-time employed per- Cahen insisted on permission to ap- When the casc was dismissed, son here is apparently the one who peal, took the unemployment census: The mediately lodging his appeal, Cohen which was granted. Im- population of Sció, according to the Included the statement that he "wish- Postoffice handled 257 unemploy- the judges an he

understood bi

On Special Mission

Mrs. Stephens was seen to leave

During conversation with Miss X with what appeared to be plans. She Incidentally, however, Miss K in was followed and met Stephens and Glading sald he was running short 1931 joined a body of the Friends of Whomack. This was the only mat-of money. He added: "I have got the Soviet Union, intending from the ter with which Whomack was con- the stuff parked all over London. beginning to act under the instruc- telligence Department of the War split tack went to his home at photographed and was prepared to

followed to Piccadilly, where they maid counsel, was that he had stuf Omice. In 1932 she became typlet Welling and was later found to be elve or to hand it over to come in connection with a concern called employed at Woolwich Arsenal. unknown person, and had thought it the Anti-War Movement. Al the

right le hide it in different houses. xame address another organization Plan Of Naval Gun also had an office. Glading was an official of that body, and so the two

tions of and' in 'contact with the In-ied in this case. The purly were What the remark seemed to imply, federal census was 258, The local'ed the law would be understood by

had been known to each other ever since,

ment cards.

theory."

At 3.15, ut the time of the arrest, NO BLIND CHILDREN IN

Some of the matters were secret, there were many officers at Charing said counsel, and he did not proposé Cross Station. Willams was seen to

to do more than to indicate the be carrying a brown paper parcel, nature of the pluns and documents which he handed over to Glading.

In 1934 dinding Interviewed Mins to be produced. The plan had been They were at once arrested. Inspec

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X in connection with tome special dentined by Miss X's notes us that for Thompson told them they would te, apart from accident. This is the stariling but welcome, bellef mission with which she was entrusted of a 14-inch navit gun of the newest be taken to Scotland Yard in order by ophthalmia experis following publication of figures which show that to travel abroad, taking moneys to

that the contents of the parcel might in England and Wales blindness in children is being wiped out. Of a folal band over to certain persons not in... Europe. When aho returned from is importance, if known to an sald anything. The parcel was found sixteen.

be investigated. Neither of the men blind populsilon of 49,278, there are now only 1,924 under the age of that Journey she entered Into other Power, he thought might not to contain four blue-prints, ordinary employment. A me later have been very great. There were feet of the original charge against over a period of years, is attributed to better medical she was asked to become the secre- three of these plans in the Woolwich Glading and Williams. The prints services There is, however, serious increase In blindness among This number was formerly 60 per cent, higher, and the steady decline Inry of another movement the name Ordnance Factory; and access to showed the arrangement and detalls

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