London, Dec. 22.
The trial of Captain Trench and Lieutenant Brandon, who are charged with acts of espionage at Borkum, has opened at Leipzig.
The prisoners replied promptly and calmly in German to a long interrogatory.
Mr. Brandon said that he intended to collect. information and them he designated " Reggie," ace it at the disposal of a person,
who belonged to the Intelligence Bureau of the Admiralty.
th the prisoners admitted ing, noting and photographing numerous cvtails at a number of places on the coast of North Germany. The general drift of the defence is that the prisoners, despite their intentions, did not actually communicate anything to a third party.—Ezelusive Service.
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