A SERIOUS OFFENCE.
(Per Pxtisa Assooution.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 26. George Scone was charged at the Magistrate's Courl today that, while on an over- :,<>;,- ship on tie- high seas, he obtained information which might be useful lo His Majesty's enemy, viz.: secret information regarding the route movement- ami position of the said steamship, contrary to the Official Secrets Act, 1911 (Imperial!. According t'i the evidence ol the Crown, Scono was an A.P.. oil a vessel, and while employed clearing out the chart room look (he position-book out of a locker and was making notes when the third officer entered and caught him. The accused, who claim ~,| 1,,, v.a, a Britisher, said he looked at U lc book in oi-d-r to settle an argument among the crew regarding the position ol (he vcwol. He did not gel the information for any other purpose, ..,,-, Accused was committed for trial, bail beiii" refused.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10118, 27 October 1917, Page 6
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149A SERIOUS OFFENCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10118, 27 October 1917, Page 6
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