CASE OF F. W. WOLTERS
♦ NOW ON SOMES ISLAND. In connection with the cas6 of F. W. Wolters, a naturalised • German, who has been for some time a resident of Wellington, and who came into prominence recently as the principal figura ■in « disturbance among French Ro-.. servists who were visiting here, correspondence now in the possession of the Prime Minister shows that he was naturalised in 1006; that he has obtained his New Zealand degree of .Master of Arts; and thut he applied to the Internal Ali'airs Department for a passport to enable him to go to Switzerland ~ to sit for an examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in April, but was refused. He then applied to the Attorney-Genera} (the Hon. A. L. Herdman) and was informed by the latter that he could not possibly interfere. Since then Wolters had been in communication witii the Prime Minister to achievo the same purpose, and was npr.in informed that in the present state of affairs there could be 110 interference with tlio decision previously communicated to liim. In his communications with the Prime Minister Wolters claimed that ha wa6 a loyal subject of Britain. At present Wolters is at Somes Inland. For some tiuio he worked in the Government Printing Office, but not during the last year or two.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 4
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219CASE OF F. W. WOLTERS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 4
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