RACE POLLUTION

Grey River Argus, 11 February 1938, Page 6

RACE POLLUTION

A Nazi “Crime” JEW AND GERMAN GIRL. [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received February 10, 9.25 p.m.) LONDON, February 10. The Berlin correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says: An important issue, namely whether a British subject may be properly tried in Germany for “race pollution,” which is unkown to the laws of other countries, is raised by the trial at Hamburg of Harry Herz. He is a German born Jew. He was granted British nationality in the year 1907. He has been sentenced to twentyfive months gaol and fined £1650 for offences commmitted against the German currency regulations, and for race pollution. It has not been revealed however, which portion of the sentence is attributable to the respective charges. A German girl shared Herz’s apartment with him. She was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, and was fined £B. Banknotes valued at one thousand sterling were found in her hatbox. These were confiscated.