ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 216, 30 August 1911, Page 5

ARMAMENTS AND MEN.

XFORT OF .WAR MUNITIONS

ANOTHER VESSEL ARRESTED

[ PRESS ASSOCIATION —CO (".’RIGHT. ]

London, Aug. 29.

The steamer Hcssie, laden vith war munition.'., lia« been detained .at Barrow.

The “Daily Express’ ’states flint Scncr Gomez., Portuguese Minister, believing that the equipment of a certain steamer was connected with Ro,inlist plans in Portugal, comniunieated with the British Foreign Office.

LORD ROBERTS AND THE

CADETS.

(Received 30, 11.15 a.m.)

London, Aug. 29.

Lord Roberts, at the Crystal Palace. inspected Rushall’s cadets and presented each w’ith a framed portrait of himself, also the officers and some of the men with a book containing the story of his life.

SPIES AT KIEL

(Received 30, 10.30 a.m.) Berlin, Aug. 29. A Danish ship’s boat has been S3sa.i.ru oxy pun pnx[ avau pozms made for suspected espionage. SCHULTZ COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. (Received 30, 9.30 a.m.) London, Aug. 29. Schultz, charged with espionage, has been committed for trial. Bail refused. Mr. Duff, solicitor, and Mr. Tarran, tradesman, testified that Schultz represented himself as correspondent to an important German newspaper and promised them £5O per month for their services and ultimately a permanent '£looo per annum. He asked Mr. Duff to obtain the information for Plymouth district, and Mr. Tarran for Portsmouth, Southampton, Woolwich and Chatham. He told Mr. Duff if he was unable to answer questions he must say so, and that Government must see the information before it was published, hence there was no need for accuracy. Schulty intended to depart, leaving Messrs. Duff and Tarran to send the information. Schultz received money from a man named Tobler at Ostend, and a cipher code which was frequently used was found in his possession. [TER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AVellington, Aug. 29. At its meeting this afternoon the Education Board approved of the principle of allowing the Defence Department to make use of the school buildings and sheds at night in connection with the drilling of senior cadets and .territorials. In putting a written request to tliis effect before the board the Commandant of the Forces (Major-Gen-eral Godley) pointed out that with the current funds it would be impossible to obtain the necessary funds for all the drill shed accommodation needed.

, Mr. Kebble moved, “That the board fall in with the request of the Commandant, subject to certain conditions.”

Mr. Field, M.P., seconded the motion and at the same time deprecated the exorbitant charges expected by certain other authorities in respect to grounds and buildings used from time to time by the Defence Department. The matter was generally discussed, and it was pointed out that the proposal would be all right so long as the board sustained no serious loss or inconvenience. The question of supervision was obviously important. If a large number of men congregated in a room a lot of> damage to the fixtures, etc., might be done unless they were under proper control. ritiinately it was decided to grant the use of the school buildings in the direction required, provided the Commandant made arrangements with school committees for the proper care of property and the payment of the cost of lighting and cleaning and any other charges involved.