NAVAL OFFICER COURTMARTIALLED.
EMBEZZLEMENT OF CANTEEN
FUNDS.
IMPRISONMENT AND DISMISSED
THE SERVICE.
By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.
Sydnky, February 9. Lieutenant C. M. Footk, of the warship "Encounter, has been tried by courtmartial on charges of desertion and embezzlement of the canteen funds, of which he was president. The amount involved is £92. He was found guilty of desertion and fraudulent conversion of the money to his own purposes, a.nl was sentenced to sir months' hard labour, and ordered to be dismissed the service with disgrace.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13409, 11 February 1907, Page 5
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86NAVAL OFFICER COURTMARTIALLED. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13409, 11 February 1907, Page 5
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