MORE GERMAN LIES

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20955, 7 November 1939, Page 8

MORE GERMAN LIES

TALES OF INDIGNITIES NAZI PARTY MEMBERS DENIAL BY BRITAIN (OfTlclal Wireless) (Received Nov. 7, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Nov. 6 Currency has been given in Germany to reports of indignities and ill-treatment by British authorities of certain members of the German Consulate in Glasgow, which entirely misrepresent the facts of the case. These reports state that two of the persons concerned, Herr Liebake and Herr Appelstaedt, were taken to prison and ordered to do convict’s work, and that a woman secretary, Fraulein Wagner, was compelled to do convict’s work and undertake the most menial tasks. The facts are as follows: The three persons concerned, who were notoriously active members of the Nazi Party, were arrested in Glasgow when war seemed to be imminent under the Aliens Act. in order to investigate whether a deportation order should not be issued against them. They were taken to a remand prison and treated as are all persons ! detained awaiting trial, and were given every consideration. There was no question of treating them as convicts. They did not wear prison clothes and were subjected to no indignities. Up to this stage the Foreign Office had never been informed that any of these persons was a member of the consular service. While in the remand prison a protest was received from Germany that they were, in fact, consular officials, although none of them had had. a career as a council. On receipt of the German protest they were released. All are now in Germany. SINKING OF STEAMER ANOTHER STORY DENIED NO BRITISH MINES (Official Wireless) (Received Nov. 7, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Nov. 6 German broadcast allegations that the Danish liner Canada was sunk by a British mine are denied in London, where it is stated that no British mines have been laid anywhere near the position in which the Canada was sunk. It is pointed out, furthermore, that British mines, if they break away from their moorings, are designed to become immediately safe, in accordance with international law.