SPIES IN WAR TIME

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2305, 12 November 1914, Page 7

SPIES IN WAR TIME

GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.

His Excellency the Governor (Lord Liverpool) has .issued, a proclamation which gives the Defence authorities greater power in dealing with spies. and ■other people who practice treachery. The'-proclamation states that military officers or: "any person authorised foi that purpose" may arrest-suspects with-out.-warrant. ..Any- alien enemy arrested may be'brought before a magistrate to be dealt with, or may be detained by the-military unless discharged by the Minister' of Defence. Houses or other buildings .and.-'ships, or land that -come -underthe suspicions of-the military. authorities, by force, if' necessary, and searched and documents, instruments, or anything elso'may be seized..,- -Boats-/or", ships--entering -..or leaving a defended harbour may if unidentified be fired upon by day or night. Quards stationed at buildings or elsewhere may firo "or attack" persons attempting _ to leave or* enter such places who disregard warnings from'the. guard!'

... Alienehemies can be tried! by Courtsmartial on the information of the At-;tomey-Geheral 'laid"before the • Governor... Power's are given to the military .authorities to..elicit information, ...and such information'must bo given to them by any person asked of it. 'By clause 14 of the Proclamation "no person shall in any manner publish ; or spread' false .reports likely to create■ disaffection or alarm." Pn/ato wireless apparatus without license is prohibited, under olause 19— "no person shall, without permission of a military authority, or of • the Minister.of Defence, publish or communicate, or permit to be published or communicated,. any information .with respect to the movements or disposition of/any of the forces, ships, or war material of His Majesty or His .Majesty's Allies, or with respect to the plans of any naval or military operations by any such forces or. ships, or with respect to any works or measures undertaken for or connected with the fortification or- • defence of any place, or as to any other ; military_ or naval matters if; the information, is. such-as might be directly or indirectly...useful, to. the enemy." '<r Communication with prisoners of war shall not be made without permission' of a military authority, except through the Post Office.' "No person shall by day or night show any light, or do any other act whatever! which is intended as, or'may reasonably be suspected, to be a signal-to or a communication with the enemy or any prisoner of war. Powers conferred by these new regulations are in addition to and not in derogation of, any powers exercisable by members of the Defence Forces or Police Force."