OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT.
cIIAItGE AGAINST SEAMAN.
(PRESS ASSOCIATION TKLEGBAX.) . WELLINGTON, October 26
• George Skone was chargedftfc the ■ Magistrate's Court to-day that while on - ■ an oversea ship on the high seas he obtained information, which might bS - ' useful to his Majesty's enemies, namely,, secret information regarding tne route/; movements, and posrtion of the said steamship, dontrary .to the , Official V ! Secrets Act, 1911 amperial). V /S: \ According to; the evidence called by. J the Crown, Skone was an A.B. on vessel, and while employed-in cleaning } out the chartrdom he took the.positioo ;' ■ book out of the locker and 'was m airing notes when the third officer entered v caught him. : \ - •' Accused, , who'"• ''claimed*"' 'ib 'Z be ft Britisher, said he fad looked' at. the' .book in order to. settle an. argument* among the crew regaijdaig 'tho poeitiua . of the vessel. He did not get the'infop- * > mation fpr-any 'J : - Accused was committed for triai: trail being refused. -; V*' . ' .. • .v- ■
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16043, 27 October 1917, Page 7
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