A SUPPOSED SPY
INCIDENT AT THE BLUFF. (By Tol«eraph.—Prose Association.) Inveroarglll, March 4. A supposed German spy . wandered round the Bluff on Tuesday on a hawking expedition, and called on most of the Bluff housewives* His poor English'* appeared to give the show away, and the police were informed. The man had a light flaxen beard, spectacles, and a slouoh hat, • and two swags of drapery goods. The police trailed him along Barrow, Street, and then pounced on him. The ! "spy" expressed surprise, admitted.! that he was a foreigner, denied that he was German, and produced proofs to show that he was a Russian. Ho said that he lived in Ireland for 18 years, and came .to New Zealand to try and earn an honest living. He was in Christchurch for a while, but business was so bad that he had to take on hawking. The police, were satisfied' with ' his papers, and allowed him to proceed.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2401, 5 March 1915, Page 6
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157A SUPPOSED SPY Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2401, 5 March 1915, Page 6
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