SPOTTING SPIES
GERMAN AGENTS’ SLIP WAR CUSTOMS NOT KNOWN r ';; ftl'f ■■■ An instance of how German spies are spotted in spite of the fact that they spf&k faultless English has been received;' The case shows how lack of familiarity with war customs was the undoing of one of Hitler’s men. In Britain at present cigarettes are >- rationed, ' and owini? fo this fact 'fit is a point of etiquette when in company foi* a man, if he lights ' up, to offer his case to the others present. Each reciprocates in turn. Further, the term; “ air raid ” is never used. “Blitz” is the popular word used to describe bombing from above. Unfamiliarity with these two customs recently led to the detection of a German spy in a hostelry near aerodrome. Surely it was poetic' justice Ihat a German spy should be /caught because he did not use a German word!
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Waikato Independent, Volume XLII, Issue 4003, 18 May 1942, Page 3
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148SPOTTING SPIES Waikato Independent, Volume XLII, Issue 4003, 18 May 1942, Page 3
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