Melbourne newspapers report that a German professor, who had taken out papers of naturalization in Australia and was at the head of group of German students visiting the country for purposes of scientific investigation, was discovered to have a quantity of rifles and ammunition stored at his residence Further search revealed a number of documents dealing with the movements of the Australian naval squadron, and sketch plans of most of the important harbours on the Australian coast.
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