KITCHENER'S DEATH.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3107, 28 December 1921, Page 6

KITCHENER'S DEATH.

EX-UFFiCIAI.'S STATEMENT. CZARINA AND RASPUTIN. A recent cablegram from Condon staled iluii ilie War diiice had applied a heavy hand to the rumours that ihe late .Karl Kitchener was inn rayed by a female Ge rnian spy, which was the _ theme ot a him ihai was recenlly shown in England. Ihe War Cilice admil'ted that a German woman. Fibre Boeekcr, was boast nig m Beilin that slip had got 10,000 marks from Germany for her alleged achievement. but pointed out that she was sentenced in London 10 uvo years' imprisonment a month before the Hampshire sailed long hclore arrangemeiils for ihe journey had been made. In connection with the film story of ihe death of Lord Kitchener it is interesting to note that the following Gory appeared in ihe Weekly Dispatch of October 16: When the Kitchener film screening was delayed in London, the film company responsible. Si aeon I’liiys. Ltd., slated I liar several ex-Govenimeni oliicials had come forward to supply them. with a convincing version of the manner in which Lord Kitchener's death was brought about. According to tins allegation, the sinking of Ii.M.S. Hampshire, in which Lord Kitchener was travelling, was facilitated by iho information ol a German _ woman spy was given unwillingly by British ollicers. Two days after ihe recent amionncenmi.i was made an ex-ofitcial. closely connect adwith Lord Kitchener during tlm war. called at iheir offices, slate the film com-

pute;, and said, that he desired In give a more detailed account ol the manner ot Kitchener’s death. He inrlher agreed to appear m Ihe film ami to take the pari, under his own name, which he played in the actual scenes that preceded Lord Kitchener's departure lor Russia and his shlim»quent (lttal.lt eti route. BETRAYED AT A CAFE. From the information he supplied, which necessitated a partial rceon-tnation of the film, it was argued that the a'-in::! betrayal of Lord Kitchener was brought .■'hour by Elhy Boeckor, u prepossessing woman in the pay of the German Government, who in Tjl6 .was detained at Holloway J’rison, on what pretext is not known. She was suspected, bur then; was P ■ n no «vi deuce against her. Hire is t nv each in Germany, and 1 ,s an address tit Lie Wilhclmstras.se. It is said to be known that she received 10,000 marks for the information she supplied. This she obtained in a West End cafe front several ollicers whose position was such that the news of t urd Kilrhetter s impending departure was knout! to them. Nobody susper ted her of being a spy. Site was not able to give the route which the Hampshire would take; hip the Pact that the vessel was hound lor Rtt-sia .how ed that she mils' pass through one of two channels. The re>; was easy. CZARINA AND R ASPCTIU More, amazing even than this . ,r- Ihe manner i.i wlneli th ■ inK<rma!;on (hat Til (llelicr intendec to vc-il Rn-.va reached Germany. '1 ho Czar was still on (lie Imperial throne. By code the announcement was made to ihe Pm. tan Government by wireless that Lord KU better would pay a visit to that country. lies, according to rccref service report-, was | . Gon by tbe Czarina, to the notorious monk Rasputin (who had great influence over tier), and he in turn communicated it to a German agent, who sent it to Berlin, it was after this that the woman Bocekcr received instructions to ascertain the movements and possible destination of Lord Kitchener. j