London, Feb. 23.
Belgium, Holland and Sweden are in the grip of a great spy scare, and the police of all three countries are being kept busy raiding the homes of suspects.
The Dutch police are stated to have unearthed an extensive espionage plot having branches in several parts of Holland following the arrest of six persons, including one at Antwerp, a shipping officio] at Ghent and his sister were arrested on suspicion of espionage, while Stockholm saw the end of an espionage trial, in which all five accused, including a Briton, were found guilty of obtaining information on shipping in various Swedish ports, knowing that it was intended for a foreign Power.
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The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, announced in the House of Commons last night that the House would sit for a full Parliamentary week next week, and similarly up to the Easter recess.—Reuter.
(German, at Groningen, north Holland.
Police investigations are said to have followed the attempted escape of two foreign soldiers from internment. Enquiries are still proceeding.
At Brussels last night, a German employed at the German Consulate activities were liable to endanger Sweden's good relations with other Powers.
Mr. Donald William Beach, the only, British accused, was sentenced toa year's imprisonment, and the others to terms varying between one year and eight months.—Reuter.
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