BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS
TRIAI. or COMMUNISTS.
[Reuter Telegrams.]
(Received this day at 1125 a.in.) LONDON, November 17
The trial of twelve Communists recently arrested on a charge of seditious conspiracy has opened. The jury includes two women. All the defendants pleaded not .guilty. The AttorneyGeneral in opening the ease said the nature of the conspiracy which the prosecution undertook to prove was that the defendants were the heads in Britain of an illegal organisation calling itcslf the Communist Party of Great Britain, the supreme control of which was in Moscow. The object was to forcibly overthrow, hv arms, the existing state of society and as a means thereto seducing the armed forces of the Crown from allegiance.
PARLIAMENT KK-OI’FXS. LONDON, November 10
Parliament has re-opened without ceremony to complete the business begun in February. Questions as regards the Government’s policy will be more prominent than legislation during the five week’s silting to Christmas. There was a large animated gathering in the Commons.
SCULLING CHALLENGE
LONDON, November L 7
At ii dinner at Ham Bridge Rowing Clnl). Ernest Harry ox-world's cliainpion deposited CIOU sterling lor ;i match between liis nephew Uert Harry and any sculler in the world lor £SOO aside on Putney-Mortlnke course.
A LONG FLIGHT. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, November 17
Alan C'ohham departed Irom Croydon on a trans-African Might to Capetown on a Oc Havilland fifty, tlic same in which he recently went to Rangoon with Sir Sefton liranckner. The machine has been reconditioned. -Cobhum,’s ct.mpanion.s are -Mechanic Klliofc and a film representative Kmott.
SARRAIL IN PARIS. PARIS, November Id
General Sa trail lias arrived, and was jnet at the station by M. Do Jouvcnel. He was snhsefiuently received by -M. Pninleve. sarrail in an interview, declared lie was not pessimistic regarding the situation in Syria. There would lie only one Moslem policy for France, Africa and Syria.
REDS’ SUCCESS. PEKIN, November Id
Messages from South China indicate Ited Kuomintnngs have driven out the anti-Rods from Kuantung and are preparing to follow them to hukin. to complete the work of annihilation of armed opposition to Red control in Kiangtung Province.
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