1937-02-19 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1937.

OFFICER IN THE TOWER, FREE,

TELLS OF MARIE LOUISE

I Was Never In Love With Her: I Loved Another German'

HATRY WAS HIS Four Years

FRIEND

-LONDON, JAN, 20. BAILLIE-STEWART—"THE OFFICER

Baillie-Stowart was arrested

at Aldershot; January 20, 1933: -taken to the Tower, January

20,

**

Court-marualled, March 20- THE 28: xentenced. April 13, to five servitude for be. foreign

N TOWER AVASTE WAS BATH AT MAIDSTONE JAIL years, Benal

YESTERDAY WHEN THE GOVERNOR SENT FOR HIM, TOLD] Power. HIM HE WAS TO BE FREED AT ONCE.

The Home Secretary had recommended ho should be released for his fathor's funeral::the King had signed the order.

Baillie-Stewart was smuggled from a back exit into a Lendon' train. He went to the London Daily Express office, wrote the story below.

It tells of his visits to Germany and Holland, which raised. the suspicions that ended in his five-year sentence for betraying military secrets.

R tells about "Marie Louise”—the “beautiful spy" with whom he was sald to be intimate. "If I went to Germany to find her I would be a marked man,” he declares,

to

traying secrets

*

* Released from Maidstone JAU January 20, 1937; was due to be feced February 10.

ATTLEE DIDN'T MEAN IT

MR. ATTLEE, parlia-

ERADIO BROADCAST

London Talk: "This Is England"

B.B.C.. DANCE ORCHESTRA

Radio Programme Broadcast by mentary chief of the 845 k.e's), 31.40 metres (9.62 m.e's). ZDW on a Wavelength of 355 metres Socialists, who in a speech HKT The London Piano-Accorde in Paris gave the impres-on Band. asion he advocated sharing

I was rushed to the station in taxicab and put on a train for

London with 5 in my pocket,

latry was wheeling a barrow in the prison garden. He smiled

to me as I went. We could not shake bals: his hands were covered in garden dirt.

"I had quarrels. A few days ago a prischer suspected me of reporting

In prison, he reveals, Clurence. Hatry was one of his friends, blin to the governor for shameful He left him wheeling a garden barrow.

Now Baillie-Stewart faces the world again. ་་1 afraid," he says.

am

practices.

not Fight With Gloves

Norman Baillie-Stowart gave the London Daily Express one of the scoops of the year when he let the world's biggest news paper have exclusive rights of his story.

"The death of my father has made me

convict

licence, Ballfie-Stewart told the Daily Eri

press.

"Four years ago at 5p.m. January 20, 1933-) was placed un- der arrest after Secret Service agents had questioned me for four and a half hours in Command Head- quarters, Aldershot.

"Who is. Murie Louise--the 'beautiful German spy' with whom I was said to have bren In- timate during my visits to Ger- many? Some people Bait! she was Just a code word.

"Others said she was a man-a Secret Service chief. And while 1 have been in prison she has twice been reported executed, thrice Im- nnprisoned.

"I was twenty-three. I was officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, son of an officer. brother of ofleer, absorbed in my job.

an

"Four days later I was told, "You will be leaving here in half hour." No one would tell me where I was to be taken.

"They put me in a car and drove

me towards London.

"To the Tower realised where I

"Still I

Wis

I saw a notice

London,

ΟΙ

was being taken.

of

"I knew all the answers to the Marle Louise questions. But I must

them. The Interests postpone friends In Germany hung on my answer.

'I dare not try to find Aarle Louise myself. If I went to Ger-

to do so, many

I would be a marked man from the moment I left England.

"While I have been in prison all my letters even Christmas

cards and calendar---have been examined by the War Office be-

Was Refused

"I had not reported the man. But he attacked me as I was sitting down and knocked me almost unconscious. I did not call for help, 45 I did not want to be involved in trouble.

But next day I went to the governor, told him what had bap- pened, and asked to be allowed to do the only decent thing to light the man with gloves in the gym- monium. The governor said it was more than he dared do. And I had no other means of redress. "But I do not think I was unpopu- or in prison. If i did not ind Lavour with some of the offelals it was because from the first I set myself out to Bght a system not recognise and still retain my self-respect.

"I suffered mhay Even now am free I must report regularly to the police for a year,

could

1 p.m. Time and Weather. 1.03 Songs by John McCormack Peter Dawson (Bass-

Celeste Octet,

out the British Empire, ex-(Tenor), plained subsequently that he Baritone) with the J. H. Squire didn't really mean that at all.

Mr. Attlee was staying at the luxury Hotel Meurice, through whose portala pasa kings and queens and princes on their journeys about un- quiet Europe.

'Common Heritage'

1.39 Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Weather, Time and Announcements.

1.40

Variety and Dance Music. 2.15 Close Down.

+

p.m. Chinese Programme,

7 p.m. Irish Music.

Tenor Solo-The Hills of Donegal (Sanderson).. Danny Malone; Violin Solo-Medley of Hornpipes

Journalists who found him there (a) The Leinster Echo; (b) The asked him to elaborate the passage Honeysuckle; (c) The Star Hornpipe In his speech in which he said that: St. Patrick's Night (Paddy O'Brien ....Sean Nolan; Vocal and Talking-

"the commun social heritage gives a party); Melodeon Solo The of Britain and France is to Le Boosbeck Long Sword Dance-Luss saved," it could only be done by Dallogi......G

George Tremain; "agreeing to sacrifice some of the Tenor Solo-The Irish

Emigrant toys we have held dear for many(Barker), Danny Malone; Baritone years, such as complete sove-Solos-Kirconnel Lea (arr..

Moffat); reignty, prestige. Empire and

the Johnnie Cope....Philip Malcolm, rest."

Mr..Attice replied:-

7.30 Stock and Exchange Markets 7.35 p.m. From Offenbach's Sam- ple Box-Fantasin (Urbach), played by Marek Weber and His Orchestra. 7.10 From the Studio. A

"I meant that there must be the sacrifice of the ideal of Im- perialism, which inevitably leads Recital by Norman Brooks (Violin) to war--not the sacrifice of actual and Empire territories.

It is necessary to

'redistribute

Maurice Dufour, (Piano. Accordeon).

2. Un

"I don't suggest for an Instant that 1. Lolita.....Santengini;

the Giorno TI Dire......Kramer; world; what I do insist on is

the Serenade d'Amour......Rigaud; 4. punishments.necessity to invite the world to enter Amanecer, Ranchera....Blanco; 5.

Beautiful Lady in Blue. with us into the inheritance of world and use its products for the 8 p.m. Time, Weather und An-

nouncements. benefit of all.

"I protest most strongly against this. So far as I know no one convicted at a court-martial "has previously been made to report as a condition of release.

Talk of "Toys".

the

8.02

London "This is England." Talks

by representative English people,-7,

Ronnie Balls, of Yar-

not afraid. Later,

"I wish that nationni sovereignty mouth; Fisherman. Introduced by when ■ I asked why I had been taken

might be limited to a superior sove-Anthony Weymouth, (Electrical to the Tower, n Secret Service agent

reignty within the framework of the Recording). "I still have friends in my old reLeague of Nations. That is my fold me that "they would not have

8.15 p.m. From the Studio. fare they reached me in my cell.giment. Members of it sent me bren responsible for

meaning when I talk of the toys Interlude at the Plano by Doreen my personal safety at the hands of my regiment." "I did not tell the truth

At Christmas. I also received that I advise should be sacrificed for about card

Ma. "I was put in dim room into Marie Louise at my trial, because copies of regimentul magazines: And the safeguarding of democracy and

1. Copper coloured girl; 2. No which

faint light filtered through the matter is too personal. To tell they said they feared for my per-

peace."

regrets; 3. I've got you under my arrow-slit windows, guarded by a at this moment would be dishonour-ponal safety when they took me to

skin; 4. Until to-day; 5. Lounging monumental guardsman with

It is not just a question of a hugeable.

at the Waldorf. her alone. Other people-good men bearskin, rifle, fixed bayonet.

and women are involved."

directed by Henry Hall.

"Still in my officer's uniform, I was taken to Wormwood Scrubs, where I walted with the drunks and other prisoners until it was my turn to be received with a hot bath (a bigamist turned on the water for me!) and an issue of prison clothes..

"I was never in love with her. I did not fall in love during my visits to Germany. But at the time of my arrest I was in love with another German girl

"I belleve I am

love still In with her. I would like to meet her again. I do not know if there is any chance of that now,

"Three weeks later they dressed me up again in my officer's unl- form so that my photograph could

"I shall always remember my last be taken for record purposes.

Igood-bye to her. I arranged to meet refused to put on my uniform for her again in southern Germany, at auch a purpose without a direct the winter sports. But a month be order from the governor. It fore the date fixed for our reunion 1 came.

was arrested.

I was due to be released on Feb-

ruary 10. I was counting the hours Hd Photograph

as I lay in the prison hospital. The chaplain came in.

He sat by my side, 'My boy,' he said, 'I have some sad news for you.'

Freedom News

Surprised Him

He handed me my mother's tele-

gram to the governor, announcing

my father's sudden death

In His Bible

the Tower)

"Hundreds of people have written

me letters of sympathy since I went "TRYING" OUT 8.30 The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra,

to prison. I did not have any of those letters given me until to-day, just before I was released.

"Оле woman hus regularly sent me books anonymously. I thank her for helping me so much to bear my punishment, and all the_letter- writers, too.

My uniform is still at home, A Frenchwoman has asked me for my kilt. She can have he Fer- haps I shall use my sword as 2 frelron.

mean.

"Now I must care for my mother and repay her devotion. Repay? I can never do that. Until I went to prison I did not realise how much the love and care of a mother can "She visited me once every two this girl. But she was not a spy. months.

She sat on one side of Her identity must be kept secret. table, I sat on the other. A warder "Since I went to prisan I have was present at every one of those had her photograph with me in meetings. We were allowed to talk my cell. I did not hang it on the for an hour. The warder heard all wall. I hid it in my

Bible. I that was said.

"I cannot say how or where I met

preferred to do so rather than let Upset By

the warders gaze at her face.

"I was questioned at the court-

"I petitioned for my release im-murilak about the reasons for my mediately.

To-day I was taking visits to Germany and Holland.

I

Mother's Calls

THE GERMAN

NAVY

8.55 London News and Announce- menis.

9.15 "In a Persian Garden"-- Suite (from The Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam), (Fitzgerald and Liza Lehmann), by Domn Labbette, U-BOATS CRUISE. TO Harold Williams and Harold Pedler. Muriel Brunskill, Hubert Eisdell,

AZORES

9,57 Slavonic Dance No. 11 in F Major (Dvorak), played by The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, con- By A Naval Correspondent

ducted by Vaclav Talich. The unnouncement (published 10

London-Big Ben. p.m. recently in a London paper) that the Albert Sandler and His Orchestra.

U.28 und Heartless (Meisel); La Tosca- new German submarines U.35 have left Kiel on a cruise tasting Fontosle (Puccini, arr. Tavan): The- several weeks in the neighbourhood of Melody (Nelson and Knight);. For second serenade (Heykens): Gipsy the Azores shows that Germany is love of you (Franz Vienna); Prelude beginning to show the capabilities of (Haydn Wood); Indiana Sweetheart |(Hansen); Maruschka (De Leur): her new Navy.

Cuban Serenade (Midgley). It must be remembered that it was the great sea-keeping qualities of the

10.30 Variety Vocal-High Hat, Trumpet and German submarines during the War Rhythm....Valaida;. Instrumentul- which allowed them to remain away

Hot Pic,-Quick Step; Slow Fox- ..Scott Wood and His Six

from their bases for six weeks and Vocal-When the Poppies more at a time, and was largely res bloom again....T The Street Singer my weekly bath at 2 p.m. when went to Germany because of my in--brought me news of my

"My mother was always cheerful ponsible for their menace to British (Arthur Tracy); Vocal-Yodelling the "screw the warder-put his tense interest in the people and their and of friends, told me only the

father seaborne trade.

Hobo....The Hill Billies; Organ Solo head over the partition and said:

-Film Hits of the moment....Sidney country. had made friends with happy things.

• "The governor wants you.

She always sald: Nor can it be forgotten that the Torch; Vocal-Oh, my goodness.... Germans in Africa, been on safari "Be brave. 4(When I had dressed again 1

The time will pass objective of this cruise-the Azores-Mae Questal; Vocal-Old Sailor.. with Germans in

in Kenya, knew all quickly, and was taken to a hospital cell. The

we are waiting for is a great focal point of trade in the Jay there. the German

The Street Singer (Arthur Tracy). colony governor

walling. Would

We shall be happy again to- Atlantic, and proved a profitable "I went to Holland to meet a friend gether when you are free."

11 p.m. Close Down.

I made three

hunting ground for some of the larger or four

"Her visits upset me for days German submarines during the Great DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES thereshe trips

arrested.

WHA

Stewart?' be asked.

you.

you like to go out to-day, Balule--not the girl I loved. ld not know afterwards. I used to cry.

**I said, "Yes, very much." "He said, "Well, you can go this of them. Three months after my afternoon, and you will catch last trip I was train shortly."

$1

was overjoyed...I was trem-

bling so much that I could

warders had to help me.

Into

55.

Q

for carriage on the train

London, They gave me a ticket and Nearly Killed

am not afraid to face the world again. I shall hold my head high.

War.

the

months

It normally takes nearly two years "Perhaps soon I can begin to think

do not know what I shall do, to build a submarine in this country. of the future again. By heaven, Iwhat new career I shall seck. But Yet it was only nineteen months ago Hot have suffered in prison. I am a sen- with the support of my mother and that it first became known that Ger- gel on my civlilan 'clothes. Three silive man, I found prison associo- the trust of faen the future with i dedance of the Treaty of Versailles.

those friends who still tions dreadful.

believe in me

many was building submarines In From the first I refused to address confidence, sure that I shall find This precipitated the Anglo-German "The governor led me through cor-warders as "sir." I endured punish-happiness again. riders into the law courts. Omcials ments, but I never "airred" one of

Naval Agreement of June, 1035. "Hairy and I worked together in put me in a taxi and bundled me them.

garden during my last three Under this agreement Germany had in Maidstone. He is the to declare her building programme, trusted prisoner of the garden party, and under this programme she ad- He is very quiet, has a few friends mitted the construction of 20 sub-

his

own. and selects them with marines, 20 of which were to be of cure. He is popular with every-only 250 tons. It was not until May

Inst

year that Germany admitted that "Captain Eric Miles, ex-chief of she had. In fact, 30 submarines built the London Salvage Corps, was and building. Yet U.20 and U.35 another of my friends. He has have already left Kici on a long! kept entirely to himself through cruise. out his sentence. He speaks to hardly anybody.

I am going to tell the truth.now.

By Monotony

of

body,

do

It has never been told. I did not tell the truth at my trial. The destroyed me. The food, the cell, "The deadly menotony of it almost Secret Service did not know the and the work I was forced to truth.

I will not shame me, What I were only a small part of my auf- did was done from the best mo-

fering.

"I longed for a chance to express tives. I have nothing to confess with shame. I did not go to myself in some way apart from the Germany er to Holland to sell letter I was allowed to write home secrets, as they suggested at my each month, I wrote poems and trial. There was no question of songs. They were my only form of my ever selling secrets for money. self-expressien. "The British Secret Service trapped

RAPID ASSEMBLY

The speed at which, Germany Is able to turn out submarines further London paper that Germany had confirms the statements made in 'a coffected the parts of a large number of submarines-and-perfected-on- organisation for their rapid assembly.

"He is librarian. He is kept in á separate part of the prison from the Harris brothere the fire ral Typical of the prison rule is the

sera in respect of whose activiles he was convicted. me, but not through the money that fast that all mention of Mrs-Simp

was deleted from the weekly was posted to me. The £50 and son

"Miles used to pick me good books £30, I think it was-I forget the news

autobiography--for sheet when King Edward's travel and. footing mums which were quoted at abdication was announced. All the which I shall always be grateful. Both U.28 and 1.35 are listed as "He will be released in nine more merely sea-going submarines." If

como 'from, them.

Marie Louise

-A Code Word?

convicts were left wondering why

my trial as evidence of guilt-idid not the King had abdicated until Irlend days. He has constructed a special these submarines, of 400 tons dis-i ly warders told them the full story. clock, which he is allowed to hang placement and armed with six 21-inch "Clarence latry sent me a mes. on the library wall. Its face is torpedo tubes, one 3.5-inch gun and BEO of condolence when he heard divided into sections-ench showing a small anti-aircraft gun, are capable the death of my father. Hoone month of his sentence. „je of operating in the neighbourhood of

"It has only one hand, made of the Azores for several weeks, prison to-day, dar

"He was the last man I saw be. The hand now points to half a min- abilities of the 750-ton submarines| forethe governor, smuggled me ute to twelve-tha: hour of Juare-which Germany has built and which out through a. Ettle-used exit and lease."

are listed as "ocean-going."

I know where that money came. from. It was not paid to me for Army secrets. I cannot say what it was for-not

of

one

Bald-goodbye to me as I left the cardboard, blacked with Indlan ink: must wonder. what will be the cap-{

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