THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1939
Germans In Britain Watched
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Many Germans, who are ostensib¡ to premises which are known to ly paying "business" visits to Bri- be the headquarters of one Consequently, these "commerical tain, are being closely watched by branch of the Nazi organisation in travellers" and "business envoys" officers of Scotland Yard's special | London, and to another building are going back with thousands of branch. There are grave suspicions which houses several German "büsi- pounds which they collect weekly about the genuineness of their so- ness firms" which are doubtful by these blackmailing tactics. called "commercial" interests. from a commerical point of view. What makes them do their work Some of the men who are being so, thoroughly is the fact that they specially watched are visiting Brit-get a percentage of the money they ain apparently in connection with | collect. German commerical fairs, touring organisations, fur firms, and bank- ing institutions.
It is believed that these visitors are here for the purpose of carry- ing back to Germany military and economic information collected by their agents in Britain.
In addition they indulge in some profitable black-mailing of the wealtheir German and Austrian re- fugees who have recently fled from their homelands and now live here.
The "business" visitors from Germany also bring over regular instructions to their agents, and remittances for people on their pay roll.
Several of them, on being shad- owed; have been seen to go direct
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IMPRISONMENT THREAT One of their special lines of "business" is to call on German and Austrian refugees and demand the | refund of money which they brought' out with them when they left the Fatherland.
A.R.P. EXAMS
The following have passed A.R.P. Voluntary Aid Examinations:-
Passed with Credit: Miss K. Kolatchoff, Mrs. Upsdell, Mrs. A. Moffatt.
PASSED: Mrs. J. Witham, Mrs. D. W. Richards, Mrs. T. V. The refugees are told that, if they Ashmore, Mrs. F. Kelly, Mrs. M. K. do not pay, their relatives in Cen- Perdue, Mrs. D. M. Crigor, Mrs. C. tral Europe will be penalised, im- Dimberline, Mrs. M. S. Ceall, Mrs. prisoned, or sent to concentration | R. Robertson.
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