CADGING ORDERS FOR BEER"

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 126, 28 May 1914, Page 5

CADGING ORDERS FOR BEER"

I THE CANTEEN SCANDALS. i JUDGE'S STERN REPROOF. ! i . : _ . COL. WHITAKER SENT TO j GAOL. ' I i Received 2.10 p.m.) j LOXPOY Mar 27. i In lh» '■sntcrn r.i«p». Lieu-j tenant-Colon"] Whitaker and Archibald! Mint-* (head of t.be Viv.il nud Military j j Dppartmcn'. at Liptnn-'i pleaded 'Guilty." OlonH Wbiuker"? defence '-as j ! li-i favour war- shown to Lipton.-'. and. ; til" -"inly monr>~ r<venrrl were ill rom- i ■ fnr iii? sij.it. In i'rete. Whitakrr read a leilcr from C.olnwl ! ■ I Fiennes, representing >' firm of Maid- ' j -stone brewers, nfjferin;: him a free trip. I 1 i and askinpr him to iij-c his influence with I • the oolnuol in Crete on behalf ft thrir I beer. ' J Mr. Justice Darlinjr. in tunirainfr up. ' Faid that it was. reprrrttahlp that Colonp! ■' Firnm's. now L"rd Savr and SHp. wbiwc ' nn(v?tor put hi* hanri to Mn?ii : i t :irtn. ! shraild have wrilton -\uh a letter. Wlnt:ikcr. in broki'ii ii-.fm-. Siliil ih;il ■' i h.- war. not a«;iiv that 1..> was cluing ' jwronj.'. Hi- did it hwnuw nf lii> iifed 'i of money, liavinp two -.on*, at Snndliiirci. ' ' H<> threw hiraaelf on the .ludjfi. , "* m.'ny. I Mr. .TiißtiiT Darlinp, nniiiv-lwrtinp on the letter, sternly i-ommented on the , deradencf «hown by the representative j of a great family in radging orders for | beer. Whitaker was sentenced to >ix montlif' while the other military offenders were bound o\er. Mint.i and (anffiol.l "ere lined t.iflO ' au-h Irni: £ 100. and Lain?. Owen. • re?l«. and Lynch t-Mi. ?wain wai bound 1 Whitakrr made a ~e,ond appeal fnr] clemency, and the .Tudgr ordered his removal from i.he Court. The nmc.Arrav .iflieerf. and nine civil- ■ ;,,n, \,'o ibave b-en proved ? uilty of i I eor.Miirinjr together that .-lit. and considpra:ion* should be corruptly ..flTored 1 to. and accepted by. dherf officer* a? 1 inducement* and r<»viH* f.T *hrwrinjf fa sour to [.ipton > Limited' in rotation = in the aff.iir* and bu.'ine.'f of :hc Crown Lieutonatit-fol'-'iK , ; and Brpvr.t Colonel 'Iγ. H. T. Wtaii.ikPT. retired. I.t:c 2nd Bat- - j t.iJi.Tii V.-rk.-hirc Li.zh- Infanlrj at i : Malta. J C.hi.irtcrm.i.-ier md Hon. Licuteuint William Tame? ArrtMrong. l*t Ur.nlion Xori-ilk R?jritnfnt. ' I >p r? e.ant-Major Geoyse Tct.-hy B-n-Inrit. Hi] Battalion Kidinj; Kepri- \ ment. Quartermat-ler and ITor.. Lieutenant Jjino F.urn-. sili Hiicr.in>. Quartermaster and Hon. Lieutenant Tliom.l* Henry 2nd Battalion Rovml L.iiK-.i.-tcr Ketrinient. ijiiaj-tcrmsstpr and Hon. Lieuien;ini William Kelly. Wt F.atl.ilion Lein.-ter I "t.iff >er™eant -Maior Tliom.i.- Mil. I ward, formerly of tiv- Arm:- Service ! Corp?. i QiiarlfTDiarter and Hon. l.ic\i:rn.int ■ .niw Hon. Cipiiini i;e.-.r?p Edward Mit- ! che'.;. l«t Usttaiion IV\ Rpjimcnt. r | QiurtermJ"ter .ml Hon. T.icurcnant "'mow Hon. retired. Cbarie* s |Quarre!l. '.i'o a' trie Mlffolk Recrinierit. i % Ar. hilia 1.1 Min:o. head o; Ihe nayil 1 '.in.-! niiliup lirpar'.mrnt of LipionV. i J -.''-in I aii-li.-kl. director and general I i r.nm- i Cr.ii?. r.-vmerly icneral II J miinaaer of .he military department in '• U.mic: l.yni-h. man.ii'er of i'.h , i-.iuteen I department for Irc'.and. \ndrew biinj. miiit.irv nj.iiiaprr ■■! I .;,.. \],lcr-bot depiitmen:. i Frederick Will'mii Owen. in«pe.-ior. , \ -.a'.i'btirT hr.m.h of the military depart.,„■■'■>..i- ni iii.-' military dpptirt:iienl ill :ii,. i o'.che-tcr d^tri.-i. Alfred Swain, prim-itr.il clerk, military 1 deiKirnueni. <itv P.0j.1. ' I .lame- \'a** "Se.-,.-. formerly manager ■' lat 'Mrtll.i for LiptonV.