1936-03-16 — Page 3

SPY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936

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 grants by turning them back at state borders has caused, wide. spread comment. Chief Davi sent squads of police to the Ari zona, Nevada and Oregon borders to stop indigents entering the ntafe.

Found! The Perfect Motorist

AND GREEN:

GERMAN AIRMAN ON ESPIONAGE TRIAL

Photographs from R. A. F. Man and Cipher Code

A

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

IN GORTZ

You sent nothing you think you' ought not to have sent?-No. MEMBER OF NAZI FLYING CLUB

who

Detective-Sergeant Allen, arrested Dr. Gortz at Harwich, said) that a search of baggage revealed a series of documents. There was a Press cutting relating to Wing-Com- mander Salth, of the R.A.Fa letter from Dr. Heinrich Kobl, a diary and notebook, and a sheet from the Air Pilot" relating to Hornchurch.

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

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

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

a young woman, stated to be his niece, with a young R.A.F.ed, "but now do some private Gying 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, stated that the young woman des cribed as Dr. Gortz's niece, Marianne Emig, spoke to him when his motor- cycle broke down. She wore claroi coloured breeches, a white scarf and a green jumper.

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

AERODROME

་

R.A.F. uniform, was next called. 11e said that now he was stationed at Halton RA.F. camp.

Detective F. Smith produced articles found in the bungalow.

They included an identity sheet re- lating to. Dr. Gortz, a file of papers including a letter addressed to "Dear Gara, a book called the "Air Pilot."

A

plan of Manston Aerodromu found in a trunk), and a sketch man showing the aerodromes in South- East England.

21

There was also an R.A.F. list 1935, a man of East Anglia, an exercise list of publications on aeronautics, In September he was stationed with book bearing the name of Marianne the R.A.F. at Lec-on-Solent. He had Emile and enclosing newspaper cut- 16 days' leave, and motor-cycled to tings, an R.A.F, diary, souvenir post. cards of H..S. Eagle, aircraft ear- This home at Broadstairs.

After about a week he had somerler, a cipher identification indicator, ignition trouble with his bicycle at the writing pad with a draft letter he bottom of Crow 11. A young woman ginning "Dear Mr. Lewis." with a motor-cycle came up and naked- If she could help him.

Mr. Parham produced a photograph which Lewis sald was his and was of the young woman. Lewis sald that she was wearing claret-coloured breeches, a white scarf and a green pullover. He was wearing Army

Mr. II. J. Parham appeared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, and Mr. Alexander Cairns defended.

Gortz 2 tall, upright figure, service uniform. appeared in the dock with his dark hair Immaculately brushed and wear-SAW HER Inga amart double-breasted mult, NEARLY EVERY DAY

khaki ahirt and red tie.

On Sept. 11 he came to Broadstairs with a young woman and took a bun galow in Stanley Road.

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

DR. GORTZ'S

ALLEGED STATEMENT

The detective said, that Dr. Goriz stated that he was in resident of Ham- burg, "I do not think I hurt in any way the law," he added. "In any case I had no intent to offend the hospi- tality I enjoy in England."

CLARET, GUILTY

ASKS $110,000

While workmen were ripping up a carpet in her apartment, charges Betly Burns, Glm actress, a tack flew into her eye,

vialon. Imparing her

She has fled sult for $110,000 against Los Angeles apartment owners.

Hongkong Doctors For Surgical Convention

He said that he intended to get some stuff for a great novel with a setting in East Anglia and the Ger man country of Anglia (Schleswig- Holstein) describing two families con- benected by origin and later by mar

rlage. On the horizon, in his story, was the danger of n. European war.

Dr. Gortz stated that after holidays HONOLULU MEET of a month in Freshwater, Isle of

Honolulu, Mar. 12. Wight, Slapton, in Devon near Dart- mouth, and Launceston, Cornwall, le

surgeons went by motor-bevele accompanied PROMINENT by Emig. Suffolk.

from all countries bor-

He returned to Leu-un-Solent, but returned to Broadstairs about n'fort night later for the week-end. On the Saturday he had tea at the invita- tion of the young woman, Miss Emig, at the bungalow with her and Dr.

Outlining the case, Mr. Parham said that Gortz Innded at Harwich on Aug. 20 this year and described him Trenton, NJ., Mar. 6.

selt as a lawyer novelist who had Joseph S. Cortelyou of Ha-come to study export law cases at worth, Bergen county, is to Cambridge. He had been to this day in New Jersey's hall of fame country before. for motorists after a citation by Arthur W. Magee, acting motor

Gortz. vehicle commissioner, for having AIRCRAFTMAN

Mr. Parham What was the topic Later they stayed at Burton Mill, driven motorcars for 39 yerra INVITED TO GERMANY of conversation at the ten table botern Cambridge and Thetford.dering the Pacific will without a single accident, without Gortz and the young woman, In ten minutes Dr. Gortz started toThey found at Mildenhall a

Marianne Emig, occupied the bunga- tell me his experience in the German low from September 14 to a date in Air Force. Gradually the converan Lewis, October. They became friendly withinn worked round to the Royal Air a young aircraftman from Manston Force.

Mr. Parham: Bid they both takej Aerodrome who was on leave, and appeared anxious to get information part in this conversation?-Yes, air, about the aerodrome.

She asked the airman to let her|GIRL GLIDER have photographs of R.A.F. machines IN GERMANY

over receiving a "ticket" for traffic law violation and without ever getting a "bawling out" by a policeman.

Wife In Samo Closs "She has a perfect record," Mr. Cortelyou said. "One reason is that she undersinnds what makes the wheels go round."

station at Lee on Solent.

HER LETTERS

house, the owner of which was Mr. gather in Honolulu August

ĮHIS INTEREST-

R.A.F. MAN'S LETTER

hnd

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-

AS AN AVIATOR He went to Germany and arrangedgical Association at which Mr. Cortolyot has his offico in

sufficient means to maintain him to New York, and commutes daily,

the end of the year. Not only is he what Mr. Magee

latest developments in all Returning to the guest-house he and phases of surgery will.come calls a "safe driver," but Mrs. and to send her postcards of machines Did they either, or both of them, Miss Emig eyeled to places such as Cortelyou 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. category.

She also said that she and her uncle the British Air Force I was sur-t. Filmunds. At Mildenhall they priset at the information, they were saw the nerodrome being constructed.

An official invitation to the gov were returning to Germany any day able to tell me about the Royal Air As a war aviņtor and still a pilot on important work and she invited the Force.

he was interested in new airports and crnments of the United States, aircraftman to go to Germany, saying Lewis stated that Miss Emig men he found that the greater number of Canada, Central and South Ame- she would help him financially

tioned Manston twice, and she seemed these were in East Anglia, Norfolk,. It was agreed that they should to have an excellent knowledge of it. Suffolk and Lincoln, so he saw that rica, Australia, New Zealand. write to each other. Miss Emic naked she told him that she was very in his idea of the story in his novel was Japan, China, Hongkong, Java and Mr. Cortelyou is a mechanical him to write on R.A.F.-paper, use terested in flying and was a girl reality...

the Philippines to send delegates to At a bookstall ho asked if, as a engineer and is a builder of motor-envelopes with the R.A.F. crest and to

destroy any letters he might get from slider in Gerniany.

Lewis anid that at the tea table on foreigner, he was allowed to buy the the congress has been extended at cars. He attributed his perfect her, record na i driver to "being care- When Dr. Gortz was arrested on his tmt afternoon he mentioned that he Air Force List and he was told that the request of the governor of Ha- fal."

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

He made the sketch of Manston wali by the U.S. State Department." "It's plain common sense," he three letters addressed from the air asked him if he would go to Germany

getting permission from an airman. Many of the noted medical ex- said. "Some of the safety cam-craftingn to the young woman and to spend a holiday there. He told aerodrome from a public road, after paigns popular right now are sine photographs of acroplanen sent her that he could not afford It.

Miss Emig told him that she would He told him he was a German liepents who participated in the first pretty silly, an drivers to-day by him.

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

On October 26, Mr. Parham con-ins that she and Dr. Gortz would be intended to write an essay on the congress held here in 1929 have

development of the R.A.F..

signified their intention of attend- mechanics of their cars. Twentygalow a large number of articles returning to Germany any day.

[Ing this summer's meeting. STORY OF

Among the medical experts ex- Mr. Parham; Did she make some Dr. Gortz's statement, added that pected to take an active part in remark about a possible war?-Yea; One day Miss Emir got a letter to congress will be W. S. New, she just mentioned that I was to addressed 'Miss Zundapp from a cer-chairman, Chinese Medical Asso remember that if there was another tain Kenneth Lewis. We both did not clation, Shanghal; J. H. Liu, direc.. war Germany would be on the Eng- know this young man. He said in his tor, Department of Health, Nan

letter that he was admiring Miss king; P. F. Greene, chief of sur- Dr. Gortz ngain landed al Harwich Lewis said that he had written to Emig for smart riding and that he on Nov. 8 and was taken into custody. Miss Emig at her request using was interested in motor-cycling and gical division, Huanan-Yale Medi On him were found a large number of RAF crested paper and envelopes. he asked in a very polile form if he cal College, Changshau; II. L. Chang, Peiping Union Medical articles which showed that he had He had now two letters and two post could see her, with my permission.

"Misa Emig showed me this letter College; B. Martin, head of de- been assiduously collecting RA.F. in cards he had received from her, Mr. Cortelyou held that too formation.

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

He was given to understand that and write English, as she was trying Digby, University of Hongkong: In connection with talk about Parliam submitted, rather indicated sufety,

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

Major W. E. H. Cook, of the War Y. S. Lee, Sevorenace Union Medi- "Speed 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 cal College, Seoul, Korea; E. rond, traffic and weather condi-innocent character.

He said to the ofleer, "Perhaps After Miss Emig had gone to Ger- Dr. Gortz to his wife, saying: "Do Nowak, Soernbala, Java; J. K. W. tions are taken into consideration," Miss Emi, my niece, has been get many they continued to write to one not let us get to hate each other" Nouberger and J. Kuilman, Sema- ting herself into trouble because she another. At first he wrote to her at speaking of "eruel 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-spectro-of-bankruptorstanding in Adelaide University Sir James 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 and T. F. Ryan, Mel- was that state motor vehicle de-sending her photographs."'

in Berlin,

to place himself at the disposal of the bourne: J. Hardio Nell, Auckland, partments award an insignia of "MATERIAL

Mr. Parham read the address: Secret Service. "Berlin W 8, Hospiz am Gendarmen Dr. Gartz sprang up and, gesticu-N.Z.; II. O. Bames, Los Angeles; merit 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. Recs, San Diego; J. to the driver's car. The other was statement, supplemented later by which Lewis anid he had written, and against these translations. All these C. Geiger, director of public that drivers who had no accidents another, and in them he made three painted out that they wore found in things are in a quite wrong and dif-health, San Francisco; W. Jones

the possession of Dr. Gortz, and still ferent light. It is a wrong transla Harriman, Long Beach;

of benefit by reduced insurance rates, points:

1 That the material he was col-contained photographs

macițines. lecting was for a novel he was writing and also for an essay on COULD BE the enlargement of the British Air Force.

or 30 years ago, when a man which clearly indicated that Dr. DESTROYED bought a car, he often had to get Gortz had been making extensive out and get under and had to researches regarding the R.A.E. The understand the machinery to keep mest important was a sketch of the the car going. He understood his aerodrome at lauston. brakes and his gears. Cars were new and strange then and drivers were not so familiar with them, so they were more careful how they used them."

he said.

Speed And Safety

LATE KING'S LAST

CHARTER

One of the list Royal Charters.

to be granted by King George is

now in the possession of the Royal

Association of Operatie Dancing

is Mme. Geneo-Taltt. ...

- "Some months ago the King gave

Notes on the sketch made it, clear that the information fell within the category "information which might be

useful to an enemy.

2 That what he did he dit openly.

ferred to the fact that he wished to

lish side.

BOUGHT IN A SHOP

acrinl tion."

CIPHER:

IDENTIFICATION

L. .R.

CHINA

BLOG:

THE SMARTEST 1936 SPRING MODELS

IN

HATS

FROM NEW YORK. -HAVE-ARRIVED,

Chandler, dean of school of medi- gine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; A. H. Peacock An alleged letter of Dr. Gortz and A. T. Wannamaker, Seattle, Lewis said that he also sent nows applying for employment in the oor Wash., C. Jeff Miller, NO BUY WHILE THE FULL RANGE IS AVAILABLE paper cuttings of no value, and a man Air Ministry was stated to say cans: Malcolm T. MacEachern, semi-aerial view of the front of Lee that he was in contact with American associats director, American Col

ALSO

WHITE

WASHABLE.

BAGS FOR SPRING

That he had no intention of in- fringing the law. At the bungalow was also found anh-Solent uir station. Thin photo and English wartime officers through lego of Surgeons, Chicago. 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 (éross-examining): So of interrogation in which I used draw into fouricon madof eactions for Service and also a cypher indicator.

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, apparently a letter to his wife, un-Pormation 1, with any secret in- to say. There was hardly an aviator sions Include: general surgery,

And these photographs which you or less Important statements." finished and undated, in which he t-Ng, sir.

lace himself disposal of sent, including semi-aerial Major Cook to Bench surgery, traumatic surgery, fication which was alleged to have logy, ophthalmology, malignancy, of Great Britain, whose president had made a mistake in refusing him. shop 7-Yes."

And you were asked to label it by been found in Dr. Goriz possession proctology, anesthesia, gynecology, Evidence was then called.-. Bronco E Johnson, the adding an R.A.F. creat a the en- Major Cook agreed that the cipher and obiretrics, roentgenology and

Was means of checking the ldënti-- owner of the bungalow in which Dr.velop? Yes. us permiselon to call the associa- lived at Brandstales, said that So that if any secrets were being fication of the sender of Information.neurological surgery. tion the Royal Academy of Dan-ho had an overall for motor cycling, communicated to Hamburg or Berlin it did not attempt to conceal the other Dr. George W. Swift, Seattle, cing." Mme. Genes-Isitt said, and in the pocket she found a camera. there is warming contents of the communication... Waab, internationally prominent

Anvelope, Just watch this 7-Yes, On the application of Mr. Parham The Royal Charter was granted at AIRCRAFTMAN AM

but it was a protection as well. the court was cleared so that the for his work in neuro-surgery and the King's Inst Privy Council In: IN WITNESS-BOX

It does not prevent the Post Office evidence of three witnesses from the proekdent of the Pan Pacific Sur- London, and on Jan. 17 it received Kenneth Lewis fresh-com-opping such letters! They do open Air Ministry, might be taken in gical Association, will prosido

camera

lover the congress-United Press. his signature at Sandringham, plexioned young aircraftman in thous in Germany, I believe

Preet Jovice and to show them they could all be bought at an ordinary a system of cipher and cipher idem orthopedile, dargory, otolary WHITE COATS AND GLOVES

ELITE STYLES

SHELL HOUSE

HONGKONG