The letter, he was told, criticized M. Dmitri Bogomolov, former Soviet Ambassador to China who was recently recall&i from China and arrested for being more favourably disposed towards Great Britain than towards a certain other foreign Powel It also requested M. Yurenev to influence M. Bogomolov to divert some of the funds obtained from the sale, to Japan, of the Soviet interest in the Chinese Eastern Railway. M. Rakovsky said that he then considered himself compromised and decided to join the Japanese Secret Service.
All 21 accused have now confessed" to the various charges against them of attempted murder, espionage, treason and plotting to overthrow the Soviet.
Washington, Mar. 1.
The body of Mr. Charles L. Ensminger, victim of the bombing of the U.SS. Panay, will be interred in Arlington cemetery on, Monday with full military honours. Mr. Ensminger, storekeeper, first class, was among three persons on board the Panay who were killed when the ship was bombed by Japanese planes. The others were Mr. C. H. Carlson, master of the s. Meian and Sig. Sandro Sandri, Italian journalist.—United Press.
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