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Disclosed State Secrets FINED £IOO AND COSTS END OF OLD BAILEY TRIAL lAN HAMILTON’S EVIDENCE BACIvENZIE A PATRIOT By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received Jan. 13. 10.20 a.m.) London. Jan. 12. At the Old Bailey. Compton. Mackenzie. tile novelist, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Officials Secrets Act in connection with disclosures in his book. "Creek Memories.” lie was linel £IOO and ordered to pay the costs of the trial, not exceeding £IOO. General Sir lan Hamilton gave evidence. He said Mackenzie’s character was excellent. Replying to the Judge’s questions, he said he was patriotic and well affected towards the King. Curtiss Bennett explained that Mr. Mackenzie barl returned his royalties to the publisher directly the book was twinned and had paid the costs of the printing, amounting ro £9OO.
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Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 3930, 13 January 1933, Page 5
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