GERMAN AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1933, Page 6

GERMAN AFFAIRS

REICH INQUIRY

FURTHER EVIDENCE

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(Received this clay at 1.80 p-.m.) BERLIN, October 23.

Doctor Schatz, an expert chemist expressed the opinon that self-lighting fluid caused the fire, Vanderlubbo merely climbing into the window in order to distract attention from the real incendiaries, and take the blame himself. Sebatz added that be bad analysed remnants of the soot from the scene ; of the fire, and confirmed the theory that the incendiaries used a self-lighting fluid in which they soaked a firelighter, which was laid on cotton waste soaked with paraffin, causing spontaneous conflagration vi.non vapourisation. Several persons, would he needed to lay the fire, each having his own job. It 'lorglar assisted, bis clothes should lia\e had astrong, peculiar smell. Questioned how incendiaries entered, Sohatz said he.had an opinion thereon, but it was not- his business as an exnert. to express it. Torgler remarked “Besides van dev Luhbe there are four innocent here. If you can reveal the truth, it is vour duty as a human "being.”