FENNER.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2319, 25 March 1914, Page 2

FENNER.

IN THE ENQUIRY. LORD MURRAY AND PARTY FUNDS. A . NOTE FROM FRANCE. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH- ::i COPTEKIHT. PEB PUEBB l-SOCtATION. (Received March' 25, 9*"'a.m.) London,' March 24. Viscount Murray, who, as the Master of Elibank, was Chief Government Whip, gave evidence at the enquiry into his investment of party funds, that he instructed Fenner to invest a certain amount of party funds in Home securities-, leaving Fenner to select the stock. All the purchases were made as investments. He did not possess information on political matters which" ivas-not open to the general public through the press. Although the coal strike was'on at the time, lie had no information from Ministers about it, and saw no impropriety in investing in railway stocks. Mr Fanner changed the stocks from one railway to another in order to secure'better dividends. v Paris, March 24. Fenner is still awaiting extradition;