SINGAPORE BASE
ANTI-ESPIONAGE DRIVE. BPIEB PARTICULARLY BUSY. ROUNDING UP OF ALIENS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 19, li a.m.) LONDON, May 18. The Sun-Herald says that Japanese and Germans have been rounded up at Singapore. They are attending police headquarters in connection with a new anti-espionage drive at the naval base. The control of aliens will be transferred from the immigration authorities to special police. All aliens must notify their movements. “ Spies have been particularly busy, resulting in a rfew Official Secrets Act, which heavily penalises anyone collecting or passing information useful to foreign Powers or an enemy. Photographing and sketching have been banned in prohibited places, and tourists are not allowed to photograph from ships in the harbour.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19889, 19 May 1936, Page 7
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121SINGAPORE BASE Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19889, 19 May 1936, Page 7
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