25 YEARS AGO

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 113, 6 February 1935, Page 8

25 YEARS AGO

The Knyvett Case

(From “The Dominion,” February «, 1910.) An official statement relating to the reconsideration of the Knyvett case has been made. “When the papers went before Cabinet,” says the Prime Minister, “the whole matter received the fullest possible consideration. Cabinet decided that it had no recommendation to make to his Exdellency. The position now is that the decision for Captain Knyvett’s dismissal stands.” [The dismissal of Captain Knyvett from the volunteers followed the alleged!}' unauthorised visit of a party- from Auckland under his command to Fort Kelb. urn, Ngahauranga. Great public feeling was aroused in Auckland, leading to a Court-martial, and a debate in Parliament. In the final result, military discipline was vindicated.]

Amused at the antics of a Somali chieftain at Hagenbeck’s Zoo, the Kaiser decorated him with the Universal Badge of Honour. Herr Lattman was loudly cheered by the Conservatives .in the Reichstag when he characterised the Kaiser’s act as utterlj’ out of place.

The unusual sight of a constable on a cabman’s “dickey” created considerable interest in Christchurch on Friday. It appears that the proprietor of the vehicle wns deemed by the policeman to be too intoxicated to drive the cab, and the guardian of the law thereupon placed him inside the vehicle and drove him to the station.