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RADIO IN WIFE'S COFFIN. One story illustrative of Balkan subversive activity tells of an Italian who married a Graek woman who lived in Istanbul. When she died her body was entombed in the crypt of a church which the husband built in Greece. A gruesome feature of the stately funeral procession was a glass panel on the coffin revealing her wellpreserved face. The husband lived a saintly life, spending much time praying at his wife's tomb. He laid a place for her at table and scared away a succession of housemaids. One day the British Intelligence service told Greek authorities that radio signals in code were coming from a station near the church. While the holy eccentric was absent, they broke into the church, found a transmitting set and Greek navy and military plans. One story said that the head seen at the funeral was trunkless and the transmitter was built into the coffin. Yes. the Balkans is a stage of serial thrillers played by bizarre actors.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 June 1941, Page 6
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