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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 16, · 1936.

SPY STORY OF GLIDER-GIRL

WHITE

WARS ON 'BOES

The campaign of Police Chief James E. Davis of Los Angeles to rid Southern California of va- grante by turning them back at state borders has caused wide. Apread comment. Chlef Davin sent squads of police to the Arl sona, Nevada nad Oregon barders to stop indigents entering the state.

Found! The Perfect Motorist

IN

AND GREEN: GORTZ

GERMAN AIRMAN ON ESPIONAGE TRIAL

Photographs from R. A. F.

Man and Cipher Code

GERMAN aviator's visits to aerodromes in East Anglia; the discovery in his rooms of a cipher identi- fication system; a copy of an application for employment in the German Intelligence Service; and the friendship of

Allen, who

You sent nothing you think you ought not to have sent ?--No. MEMBER OF NAZI FLYING CLUB Dotective-Sergeant arrested Dr. Gortz at Harwich, Bald that a search of his baggage revealed a series of documents. There was a Press culling relating to Wing-Com- mander Smith, of the R.A.F., a letter from Dr. Heinrich Rohl, a diary and notobook, and a slicet from the "Air Pilot" relating to Hornchurch.

· Detective-Sergeant Ivor T. Williams stated that Dr. Gortz, when in his cus- tody, and that he was a frequent visi- tor to England until the spring of 1931 engaged on business for Siemens, as he was their lawyer.

After leaving the firm he tried, he said, to obtain British financial help for a large hotel in Hamburg.

" was a pilot in the war," he add- with the Nazi private flying club in Hamburg."

a young woman, stated to be his niece, with a young R.A.F.ed, "but now do some private dying aircraftman. :

These were points in the prosecution's case against Hermann Gortz (45), a doctor, lawyer, novelist, and former member of the German Air Service, who was found Guilty in London last week with contravening the Official Secrets Act, and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.

The aircraftman, Kenneth Lewis, R.A.F. uniform, was next called. He atatod that the young woman des said that now he was stationed at cribed as Dr. Gortz's niece, Marianno | Halton R.A.F. camp. Emig, spoke to him when his motor- In September he was stationed with cycle broke down. She wore clarol-the R.A.F. at Lec-on-Solent. He had coloured breeches, a white scarf and a 10 days' leave, and motor-cycled to green jumper.

week he had some ignition trouble with his bicycle at the bottom of Crow Hill. A young woman with a motor-cycle came up and asked if she could help him.

At her request he aunt her photo- graphs of aeroplanes, but these could have been bought at any shop. Dur- ing his leave he saw her nearly every day.

STAYED NEAR

AERODROME

his home at Broadstairs.

After about

.

Mr. Parham produced a photograph which Lewis said was his and was of

CLARET, GUILTY

Detective F. Smith produced articles! found in the bungalow.

They included an identity sheet re-i

to Dr. Gortz file of including a letter addressed to "Dear Gaga, a book called the "Air Pilot," a plan of Manston Aerodrome (found in a trunk), and a sketch map

lowing the aerodromes in Southi- East England.

There was also an IA.F. list 1035, a list of publications on aeronautics, a map of East Angila, an exorciso book bearing the name of Marianne Emig and enclosing newspaper cut- Lings, an R.A.F. diary, souvenir post- cards of H.M.S. Eagle, aircraft car- rior, a cipher identification indicator, writing pad with a draft letter bei ginning "Dear Mr. Lewis."

DR. GORTZ'S

ALLEGED STATEMENT The detective said that Dr. Gortz the young woman. Lowls cald that stated that he was a resident of Ham- Mr. H. J. Parham appeared for the she WRB wearing elarot-coloured burg. "I do not think I hurt in any Director of Public Prosecutions, and breeches, a white scarf and a greenway the law," he added. "In any case MF Alexander Cairns defended. pullover, He ЖДА wearing Army

Gorts,

tall,

upright figure, service uniform. appeared in the dock with his dark hair immaculately brushed and wear-SAW HER ing a smart double-breasted suit, khaki shirt and red tie.

Outlining the case, Mr. Parham said that Gortz landed at Harwich on Aug. 20 this year and described him nelf as a lawyer novelist who had como to study export law cases at this Cambridge. He had been to country before.

NEARLY EVERY DAY Lewis said that he saw her the next day by her appointment, and during the remaining week of his leave he saw her nearly every day.

tality 1 enjoy in England."

ASKS $110,000.

While workmen were ripping up carpet in her apartment, charges Betty Burns, Alm actress, a tack few into her eye, imparing her vlalon. She has fled sult for $110,000 against Los Angeles apartment owners.

Hongkong

had no intent to offend the hoDoctors For some stuff for great novel with a Surgical

fle sold that he intended to get

setting in East Anglia and the Ger-

man country of Anglia (Schleswig- Convention

Holstein) describing two familles con- nected by origin and later by mar- riage. On the horizon, in his story, was the danger of a European war.

HONOLULU MEET

Honolulu, Mar. 12.

surgeons from all countries bor- Pacific will

Trenton, NJ., Mar. 6.

ile returned to Lec-on-Solent, but Joseph 5. Cortelyou of Ha

Dr. Gortz stated that after holidays returned to Broadstairs about a fort worth, Bergen county, is to-

night later for the week-end. On the of a month in Freshwater, Isle of day in New Jersey's hall of fame

On Sept. 11 he came to Broadstairs Saturday he had tea at the invita- Wight, Slapton, in Devon near Darl- for motorists after a citation by with a young woman and took a bun-tion of the young woman, Bing Emig, mouth, and Launceston, Cornwall, he

at the bungalow with her and Dr. went by motor-bicycle, accompanied PROMINENT Arthur W. Magee, acting motor galow in Stanley Road.

Gortz

Miss to Suffolk. vehicle commissioner, for having AIRCRAFTMAN

Mr. Parham: What was the tople Later they stayed at Burton Mill, driven motorcars for 39 years

of conversation at the tea table? between Cambridge and Thetford. dering the INVITED TO GERMANY without a single accident, without Gortz and the young

woman, In ten minutes Dr. Gortz started to They found at Mildenhall a guest- ever receiving a "ticket" for Marianne Emig, occupied the bunga: sell me his experience in the German house, the owner of which was Mr. traffic law violation and without low from September 14 to a date in Air Force. Gradually the converen Lewis,

October. They became friendly with tion worked round to the Royal Air ever getting a "bawling out" by a policeman.

Mr. Cortolyou has his office in New York, and commutes daily,

cars.

a young aircraftman from Manston Force.

Mr. Parhanti Did they both take

Aerodrome who was on leave, and

appeared anxious to get information part in this conversation? Yes, air. about the aerodrome.

She asked the aleman to let her GIRL GLIDER

HIS INTEREST-

AS AN AVIATOR

gather in Honolulu August

NOW AT THE

MAYFAIR

A REALLY FINE RANGE OF

BRITISH-MADE

MEN'S SHOES

(From $6.50)

FOR SPRING.

VERY SMART

SILK TIES

IN A WIDE VARIETY

BATHING COSTUMES

By JANTZEN

IN 1936 STYLES

6 to 14 for the second con- MAYFAIR, LTD. gress of the Pan Pacific Sur-

sufficient means to maintain him to latest developments in all He went to Germany and arranged!gical Association at which the end of the year.

Returning to the guest-house he and phases of surgery will come

Miss Einig cycled to places such as

Not only is he what Mr. Mageo have photographs of RA-F. machinca IN GERMANY calls a "safe driver," but Mrs. and to send her postcards of machines: Did they either, or both of them, Cortolyou also belongs in the same and also aerial photographs of the seem to have much knowledge about Ely, King's Lynn, Norwich and Bury under discussion. entegory.

station at Lee on Selent.

She also said that she and her uncle the British Air Force?--I was sur-St. Edmunds. At Mildenhall they

An official invitation to the gov Wife In Same Class were returning to Germany any day Prised at the information they were saw the aerodrome being constructed. As a war aviator and still a pilot on important work and she invited the able to tell me about the Royal Air

Force,

he was interested in new airports and ornments of the United States, "She has a perfect record," Mr. aircraftman to go to Germany, saying Lewis ainted that Miss Emig men he found that the greater number-of Cortelyou said. "One reason is she would help him financially.

It was agreed that they should toned Manston twice, and she seemed these were in East Anglia, Norfolk, Canada, Central and South Amo- that she understands what makes

to have an excellent knowledge of it. Suffolk, and Lincoln, so he saw that rica, Australia, New Zealand, write to each other. Miss Emig asked She told him that she was very in his idea of the story in his novel was Japan, China, Hongkong, Java and the wheels go round."

Mr. Cortelyou is a mechanical him to write on RAF paper, use terested in flying and was a girl reality.

the Philippines to send delegates to At a bookstall he asked if, as a gilder in Germany. engineer and is a builder of motor-envelopes with the RA.F. crest and to

Lewis said that at the ten table on foreigner, he was allowed to buy the the congress has been extended at destroy any letters he might get from He attributed his perfect her. record as a driver to "being care- When Dr, Gortz was arrested on his that afternoon he mentioned that he Air Force List and he was told that the request of the governor of Ha- ful."

return from Germany on him were still had about 14 days leave and she averybody could buy it.

He made the sketch of Manston "It's plain common sense," he thres letters addressed from the air-asked him if he would go to Germany

getting permission from an airman. said. "Some of the safety cam-craftman to the young woman and to spend a holiday there. He told aerodrome from a public road, after Miss Emig told him that she would He told him he was a Gorman. He paigns popular, right now are some photographs of aeroplanes sent her that he could not afford. ft. pretty silly;

help him financially. She also told did not hide anything. He had don't know enough about the tinued, the police found at the bun returning to Germany any day.

On October 26, Br. Parham con-him that she and Dr. Gortz would be intended to write an essay on the

development of the R.A.F.. mechanics of their cars. Twenty glow a large number of articles or 30 years ago, when a man which clearly

STORY OF indicated that DESTROYED bought a car, he often had to 'get Gortz had been making extensive

R.A.F. MAN'S LETTER

Among the medical experts ex- out and get under and had to researches regarding the R.A.F. The

Mr. Parham: Did she make some Dr. Gortz's statement added that pected to take an active part in understand the machinery to keep most important was a sketch of the

remark about a possible war?-Yes; "One day Miss Emig got a letter the congress will be W. S. Now, the car going. He understood his aerodrome at Manston,

Notes on the sketch made it clear she just mentioned that I was to addressed Miss Zundapp from a cor- chairman Chinese Medical Asso brakes and hia gears. Cars were

that the information fell within the remember that if there was another tain Kenneth Lewis. We both did not ciation, Shanghai; J. H. Liu, direc- category information which might be war Germany would be on the Eng-know this young man. He said in his tor, Department of Health, Nan- uroful to an enemy."

admiring Miss

an drivers to-day by him.

new and strange then and drivers were not so familiar with them, so they were more careful how they used them."

•

Spoed And Safety

HER LETTERS

Hish aide.

letter that he was

wail by the U.S. State Department,

"Many of the noted medical ex- pente who participated in the first congress held here in 1929 have signifled their intention of attend- Ing this summer's meeting.

H.

Dr. Gortz again landed at Harwich Lewis said that he had written to Emig for smart riding and that he king; P. F. Greene, chief of sur- on Nov. and was taken into custody. Miss Emig at her request using was interested in motor-cycling and gical division, Huanan-Yalo Medi- very polite form if he cal College, Changahau; H. L. On him were found a large number of R.A.F. created paper and envelopes. he asked in

Chang, Peiping Union Medical Articles which showed that he had He had now two letters and two post- could see her, with my permission. been assiduously collecting R.A.F. in- cards ho hnd received from her. "Miss Emig showed me this letter College; B. Martin, head of de- Mr. Cortelyou' keld that too formation.

young man with whom she could talk University, Canton, Prof. Later he made a tomark which, Mr. Other letters he had destroyed at her and I was very glad she had found apartment of surgery, Sun Yat-sen much "harping" was done on speed

request.

He was given to understand that and write English, as she was trying Digby, University of Hongkong; in connection with talk about Parham submitted, rather indicated safety.

that the friendship between Miss Dr, Gortz and Miss Emig were re-to learn this language."

Major W. E. II. Cook, of the War. S. Lee, Sevorenace Union Medi- "Spoed means nothing unless Emig, and the airman was not of an turning to Germany in regard to the

former's novel.

Office, read a letter stated to be from Cn College, Seoul, Korea; E. road, traffic and weather condi- innocent character,

He said to the officer, "Perhaps After Miss Emig had gone to Ger- Dr. Gortz to his wife, saying: "Do Nowak, Soerabala, Java; J. K. W. tions are taken into consideration," Miss Emig, my niece, has been get many they continue to write to one not let us get to hate each other Neuberger and J. Kullman, Sema- he said.

ting herself into trouble because she another. At first ho wrote to her at speaking of "cruel years" and "the rang, Java; Archibald Watson, Mr. Cortelyou had two sugges had been friendly with a young Hamburg and then she sent a post-spectre of bankruptcy standing in Adelaide University; Sir James and T. F.. Ryan, Mel- tions with regard to safety. One fellow in the Air Force who has been card asking him to write to an address front of me," and saying he would like Barrett in Berlin.

to place himself at the disposal of the bourne: J. Hardio Neil, Auckland, was that state motor vehicle de sending her photographs."

Mr. Parham read the address: Secret Service, partments award an insignia of "MATERIAL

"Berlin W 8; Hospiz am Gendarmen Dr. Gortz sprang up and, gesticu-N.Z.; H. O. Bames, Los Angeles; marit to drivers who have no acci- FOR A NOVEL" dents, the insignia to be fastened When charged he made a long Marke," and produced three letters lating with his arms, cried, "I protest Clarence E. Roes, San Diego; J, to the driver's car. The other was statement, supplemented later by which Lewis said he had written, and against these translations. Al these C. Gelger, director of public that drivers who had no accidents another, and in them he made three pointed out that they were found in things are in a quite wrong and dif-health, San Francisco; W. Jones the possession of Dr. Gertz, and sill ferent light. It is a wrong transla-Harriman, Long Beach; L. R. benefit by reduced Insurance rates: points:

1 That the material he was col-contained photographs of

lecting was for a novel ho was machines. writing and also for an essay on COULD BE

LATE KING'S LAST

CHARTER

.:

the enlargement of the British BOUGHT IN A SHOP Air Force.

the

aerial tion,"

CIPHER

IDENTIFICATION

Chandler, dean of school of medi- cine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; A. H: Peacock

An alleged letter of Dr. Gortz and A. T. Wannamaker, Seattle,

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2.That what ho did he did openly. Lewin said that he also cent news-applying for employment in the Ger Wash., C. Jeff Miller, New BUY WHILE THE FULL RANGE IS AVAILABLE 9. That he had no intention of in-paper cuttings of no value, and a man Air Ministry was stated to say Icans: Malcolm T. MacEachern, semi-aerial view of the front of Lee that he was in contact with American associato director, American Col fringing the law.

of Surgeons, Chicago., ALSO copy of an application regarding em- graph was missing from the enve- his work of examining prisoners,

"I was successful in my methods The congress will be divided TO DANCING ACADEMY ployment in the German Intelligence ope

Mr. Cairns (cross-examining) of interrogation in which I used draw into fourteen major ecctions for Service and also a cypher indicator. One of the last Royal Charters

There was also found a document far as you know, you have not suping-room tones," the letter was stated discussion and study. The divi- from whom I was unable to get more surgical research, neuro-surgery, to be granted by King George is apparently a letter to his wife, un-pod His Elg with any secret in- to say. There was hardly an aviator sions Include: general qurgery,

And those photographs which you or less Important statements."! ~" now in the possession of the Royal finished and undated, in which he re-formation-No, sir,

ferred to the fact that he wished to

Majar Cook explained to the Bonch plastic surgory, traumatic surgery. WHITE COATS AND GLOVES Academy of Dancing, formerly the ace himself at the disposal of the sent, including the semi-aerial view,

surgery, otolaryngo- Association of Operatic Dancing Secret. Service and to show them they could all be bought at an ordinary system of cipher and cipher ident!-orthopedic shop7-Yes. of Great Britain, whose president had made a mistaka in refusing him. And you were asked to label it by

Evidence was then called," is Mme. Geneo-Ialtt..

'Some months ago the King gave

Mre. Florence E. Johnson, the adding an RA.F. creat on the en- owner of the bungalow in which Dr.velop Yes, w

.

Acation which was alleged to have logy, ophthalmology, malignancy, been found in Dr. Gorte possession. proctology, anesthesia, gynecology Major Cook agreed that the cipher and obstetrics, roentgenology and was a means of checking the identi

cinu. Mm, Genes-Islti Bald, and in the pocket she found a camera there is a warning outside the contents of the communication.

envelope, "Just watch this"-You, On, the application of W. Parham

Un permission to call the associa Gurts lived at Breadstairs, said that Bo that if any secrets were being fication of the sender of information, neurological surgery. tion the Royal Academy of Dan- he had an overall for motor-cycling, communicated to Hamburg or Berlin It did not attempt to conceal the other Dr. George W. Swift, Seattle, Wash., Internationally prominent The Royal Charter was granted at AIRCRAFTMAN

but it was a protection as well, the court was cleared so that the for his work in neuro-surgery and It does not prevent the Post Ofen evidence of three witnesses from the president of the Pan Pacific Sur- the King's last Privy Council inIN WITNESS-BOX London, and on Jan. 17 it received Kanneth-Lewis, gerosh-com-opening such fattors?They do open Air Ministry might be taken in gical Association, will preside

over the congress.- United Press. This signature at Sandringham. plexioned young aircraftman in them In Germany, I believe.

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