MASTER SPY

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 55, Issue 3929, 21 July 1937, Page 10

MASTER SPY

WOMAN’S PASSPORTS OF EVERY NATIONALITY At the head of the list of every police officer at every port in Britain is the name of a woman, says a special correspondent of the Sunday Express. She is the most wanted woman in the world. A plump, mature, cultured woman in the thirties, she is one of the world’s greatest spies. She holds a position of immense t'-ust and importance with the German Military Intelligence. The political police of every European capital have sought to capture tier, but she is as elusive as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Her story is an amazing one. She was born in Silesia of wealthy parents. She has figured in English spy trials, but she does not rely upon sex appeal to unearth military secrets. She has a cool, calculating brain, and is a brilliant organiser. She controls a staff of men agents. She has charm and vivacity. She can speak many languages. There is no reliable description of her in existence, though she is known to have been twice in Britain. She was responsible for the detection and capture of a young man of British parentage who was recently beheaded in Germany. She possesses passports of every nationality, and can command thousands of pounds for her expenses. She is known to have sent many agents to England during the last few months to find out details of Britain’s rearmament.

Recently she came close to capture in France. When officials went to her hotel to arrest her they were told: “She left a few minutes ago.” They did not catch her.