BETRAYED BY DOG

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1932, Page 2

BETRAYED BY DOG

GERMAN SPY'S FATE. LONDON, April 20. The first German spy in Britain to be tried and shot during the wa r was betrayed by his own dog, an Irish terrier. The spy lost the dog and advertised for it in the local Press. The police found the dog, whose collar bore a name and a Berlin address. This >'S one of the stories told by Captain D. J. Munro in his book, “Seapa Flow,” just published. Captain Munro was formerly King’s Harbourmaster at Cromarty. He describes how, just before the war, en&ny spies interested themselves in the defence preparations at Cromarty and Inverness. Their activities were known and their movements were closely watched. At flit' proper time all were rounded ii]) except one. who escaped to Germany. There lie reported that Cromarty was defended, but not Seapa Flow. “For some reason,” writes Captain Munj-o. ,: tlie German authorities disbelieved him as they believed that Seapa Flow was heavily defended. He was tried and shot as a spy in our own interest, whom we had permitted to escape to convey false information.’ Actually, says Captain .Munro. Seapa Flow ’x only defence at the outbreak of the war was a territorial company of artillery, without, guns.