London, Apr. 19.
T= second espionage case to be brought to light in Great Britain this year was revealed today when a thirty-year-old bricklayer, James Kelly, was committed for trial at Chorley, Lancashire, in connection with the disappearance of confidential plans from a Royal Ordnance Factory. German Secret Service agents are alleged to have purchased the plans for £30.
Counsel for the prosecution stated that Kelly had communicated with German agents following an interview with the German Consul at Liverpool. It is alleged that, as a result of correspondence, it was arranged that Kelly should proceed to Germany, and his fare was sent by post.
He said that the gathering Kelly is said to have broken into applying on the following day for a Full the factory, and taken two plans, pr labilization passport, which was subsequently issued, with a German visa. One of y, weeny og 1e ran Mia (Urged for Japan Germany as a German Secret Service agent War Minister Wants Agent Met in Germany Complete Invocation crossed into Germany on March 17, Kelly, it was stated in court, i 2 (Of Special ial er:
meeting the German agent, who Tokyo, Apr, 19. passed him through the frontier.
Tho: JigsnedoAMRy te presting for The two then went to Cologne. 1) invocztio one adi Lio invocation of all provisions of where Kelly received his instructions; the National Mobilization Act and and was alleged to have been pay [extension of the authority of the "LA oman with whom Kelly Premier in dealing with national wes. to: correspond was; mobilization, address of this woman, written on 2 gulation of commodity prices, the ioned in court.
The name-and Seriously concerned about the repiece of paper, were found upon War Office wants to attain the object ned t" Mamthester on [Of Tesulating prices increasing pro-returned to Manchester on duction, and facilitating the mobiliza-March 30, according y. polies officers, end taken to the Wosation.of the general provisions at zo to the evidence, tion of commodities by means of inocation of the gel revisions
police station.
On arrival at thei' preparations are now being made police office it was stated, Kelly spat p. reparations art now, 9, In. 11,16, out a piece of paper on to the pave and 19.
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On that piece of paper, ac-The Minister of War, It-Gen. procu ge ie te the code seishiro Itagaki, has announced the
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