SPIES GAOLED.
NAZIS , ACTIVITY. Danish Police Discover Organisation. NEWS OF SHIPS' MOVEMENTS. United Press Association.—Copyright (Received 1 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, January 26. After a trial in camera, Captain Horst von Phflujk Harttung, Germanborn former Danish correspondent of the Berlin newspaper "Boersen-Zei-tung," -was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for espionage. Four other Germans were sentenced to eight months, and three Germanborn Danes were deprived of civil rights for five years. On November 23 the Danish police made 12 arrests, following the discovery of an organisation for supplying news of ships' movements in Danish waters and otdier information valuable to a foreign Power in war time. The organisation was 'believed to have acted ae a clearing liouee for information collected by Nazi agents in Scandinavian and Baltic countries. The police had long been aware of the organisation's activities, but had refrained from taking steps for fear of Germany's reaction.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 22, 27 January 1939, Page 7
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