NOTEPAPER CHEQUE.
PEER COMMITTED. LONDON, October 11. Lord Torrington has been committed for trial on a charge of passing a valueless cheque. The prosecution alleged that he pre* sented a cheque for £10, written on note* paper, upon a Nottingham bank, to Oliver, a chemist at West Mailing, Kent. Oliver, although suspecting the cheque* validity, advanced £5. The bank dishonoured the cheque because Lord Torrington's monthly allowance of £25 had been stopped. Torrington did not reply to Oliver's request for an explanation, but anonymously sent a money order for £o after proceedings had been instituted.
Lord Torrington, who is 39 years old, succeeded his father, the eighth Viscount, in 1889. He was divorced four years ago. He was Page of Honour to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. During the war he was taken prisoner while flying.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 249, 21 October 1925, Page 7
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