A SUSPECTED SPY.
BRISBANE. Aug. 30. M. Leon Perrett, a Russian, has been detained and his effects seized, under the Safe Defence Act, on suspicion of his being a spy. He was observed taking photographs of the fortifications in Townsville. The Government are awaiting a report on the subject and the result of the examination of his effects. M. Perrett has appealed to Sir S. Griffith, the Premier, claiming to be a mining expert, and that he is preparing to report to the Russian Government on the mining industry in Australia, lie will be brought before the Police Court to-morrow. In the meantime the authorities are developing his photographic plates,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TEML18920901.2.5
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Temuka Leader, Issue 2393, 1 September 1892, Page 1
Word count
Tapeke kupu
110A SUSPECTED SPY. Temuka Leader, Issue 2393, 1 September 1892, Page 1
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in